Principal (Cell Therapy, Competitive Strategy)

Prescient; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Career development

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Prescient is seeking a Principal to lead day-to-day competitive strategy engagements for US-based biopharma clients, coaching Analysts and Consultants while delivering high-quality insights.

You will shape strategic direction, manage client relationships, and drive account growth across portfolios, with a focus on cell therapy and related therapeutic areas. Experience in consulting and life sciences is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in biopharma client services and consulting is required; CI experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in cell therapy with knowledge of autoimmune/AID dynamics.
• Strong results orientation with a track record of managing day-to-day project execution and timely delivery.
• Ability to build trust through credibility, preparedness and clear communication.
• BA/BS required; advanced life science degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of competitive strategy engagements, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Structure and manage workstreams; guide junior team members and maintain momentum.
• Develop productive client relationships and ensure best-in-class service throughout engagements.
• Identify and qualify new business opportunities; support proposals and growth across accounts.
• Develop deep understanding of therapeutic areas, clinical development and competitive landscapes.

Skills

Biopharma consulting

Competitive intelligence

Cell therapy

Project management

Client relations

Strategic analysis

Therapeutic areas

Proposal development

Mentoring juniors

Education

BA/BS

Advanced life science degree

Tools

Job description

Do you have a passion for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry?

Do you want to work across a mix of strategy consulting projects that draw from competitor, customer, medical and commercial insights?

Are you a highly motivated professional interested in being part of a dynamic team of self-starters, working with global healthcare and pharmaceutical clients across the full product life cycle?

If so, consider turning your expertise into a valuable career at Prescient. We welcome applications from life science professionals with project management or consulting experience within our growing Competitive Strategy practice.

About Our Competitive Strategy Practice

Prescient has three core practices: Commercial, Medical and Competitive Strategy. We deliver best-in-class biopharmaceutical intelligence, acting as a thought partner to top biopharma organisations across the world. Our offerings are designed to anticipate and respond to competitive risk across the product life cycle - from early pipeline through post-launch - delivering timely insights and strategic implications that enable integrated decision making across competitive intelligence, marketing, medical and commercial functions.

When you join this exciting venture, you will work with global healthcare and pharmaceutical clients across the full product life cycle, from discovery to loss of exclusivity, to help them unlock the full potential of their brands and portfolios.

About the Opportunity

You will be part of a fast-growing PE-backed business that allows high-performing employees to make an impact and contribute to growing the business. You will have the chance to channel your experience and know-how into supporting the development and commercialisation of our clients' assets and portfolios.

As a Principal, you will act as the day-to-day lead on small and mid-size projects or key workstreams within larger engagements. You will increasingly work through others, coaching and supporting Analysts and Consultants, making strong individual contributions and providing effective support to senior team members where needed.

You will be a core point of contact for clients, developing productive and enduring relationships and establishing yourself as a credible strategic advisor. You will help ensure projects are delivered effectively, efficiently and in line with Prescient's high quality standards.

As most of your clients will be based in the US, the Principal position requires a good understanding of the evolving US biopharmaceutical market and trends.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting: Report to a Director, Associate Vice President or Vice President within the Competitive Strategy practice, ensuring clear communication on project progress, risks and resource needs


• Project Execution and Management:


• Lead the day-to-day management of competitive strategy and competitive intelligence engagements, ensuring high-quality deliverables and adherence to timelines and budgets


• Structure and manage workstreams, guide junior team members and ensure that analytical approaches align with client objectives


• Client Interaction and Service:


• Build credibility by understanding client contexts, anticipating needs and delivering thoughtful, actionable insights


• Support senior leaders in ensuring clients experience best-in-class service throughout the engagement life cycle


• Account Development:


• Proactively identify and qualify new business opportunities across existing accounts, shaping proposals and recommending strategic growth pathways to account leads


• Take a leading role in deepening client relationships, regularly engaging senior stakeholders, articulating value and driving account expansion through consistent, high-impact delivery


• Subject Matter and Therapeutic Area Expertise:


• Develop and apply a strong understanding of relevant therapeutic areas, clinical development pathways, regulatory considerations and competitive environments


• Serve as a knowledge resource to internal teams


• People Leadership: Provide day-to-day coaching, feedback and oversight to junior team members to support their development and ensure high-quality contributions


• Conference and External Engagement: Attend industry conferences or virtual events to gather competitive insights, deepen therapeutic knowledge, and build familiarity with key stakeholders and trends

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience in biopharma client services and consulting is required; CI experience is preferred


• Demonstrated experience and expertise in cell therapy is required, with a strong understanding of the therapeutic landscape and key industry dynamics and trends; expertise in autoimmune/AID is preferred.


• Strong results orientation with a proven track record of:


• Managing day-to-day project execution, ensuring high-quality outputs and timely delivery


• Structuring workstreams, managing junior team members and maintaining project momentum


• Awareness of business development opportunities, with the ability to recognise potential areas for account growth, contribute to proposal development and support senior leaders in strengthening client relationships


• A strong grounding in therapeutic areas, clinical development, product strategy and the competitive landscape; ability to quickly learn new disease areas and modalities


• Confidence in interacting directly with clients to clarify needs, present findings and support ongoing engagement


• Ability to build trust through credibility, preparedness and thoughtful communication


• Growing capability to act as a strategic partner, including recognising business development opportunities to add value or expand support within an account


• Clear and confident communication skills, enabling effective interaction with clients and internal teams, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to strategic discussions with guidance from senior colleagues


• Ability to connect details to strategic implications, synthesise complex information and communicate insights in a clear, structured manner


• Willingness to "roll up your sleeves" to support analyses while helping elevate the team's work


• Ability to give and receive feedback constructively


• Ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt to new situations, and rapidly acquire new therapeutic or methodological expertise


• BA/BS required; an advanced degree in a life science discipline is preferred

What We Offer

• A competitive package and remuneration linked to performance


• A strong values-based culture grounded in collaboration, curiosity and excellence


• Tailored career development based on your interests and aspirations – not a one-size-fits-all approach


• A team of smart, supportive colleagues who invest in each other's success


• Leaders who are accessible, ambitious for the team and committed to mentorship


• Opportunities to influence the business and help shape our growing Competitive Strategy practice


• A flexible working schedule and recognition for outstanding contributions


• A flat hierarchy that empowers you to take ownership and make an impact

About Prescient Healthcare Group

Prescient® is a pharma services firm specialising in dynamic decision support and product and portfolio strategy. We partner with our clients to turn science into value by helping them understand the potential of their molecules, shaping their strategic plans and allowing their decision making to be the biggest differentiating factor in the success of their products. When companies partner with Prescient, the molecules in their hands have a greater potential for success than the same science in the hands of their competitors.

Founded in 2007, Prescient is a global firm with a footprint in 10 cities across three continents. Our team of nearly 475 experts partners with 27 of the top 30 biopharmaceutical companies, the fastest-growing mid-caps and cutting-edge emerging biotechs, including some of the biggest and most innovative brands. More than 70% of our employees hold advanced life science degrees, and our teams deliver an impressive depth of therapeutic, clinical and commercial expertise.

The annual full time base salary range for this role is ($155,000 - $165,000). Specific compensation is determined through interviews and a review of relevant education, experience, training, skills, geographic location and alignment with market data. Additionally, positions may be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus as determined by bonus program guidelines. Prescient offers PTO and paid holidays, the terms of which are set forth in the program policies. All full-time employees also are eligible to participate in various benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance and 401K; in each case in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Prescient has been a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital since 2021 and Baird Capital since 2017. For more information, please visit www.prescienthg.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and fully comply with applicable legislation in all of the geographies in which we operate. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable national, federal, state or local laws.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.