Senior Life Sciences Consultant

Vizient, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 88,900 - 155,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits plan

Incentive eligibility

Job summary

Vizient, Inc is seeking a Strategic Advisor for their Life Sciences consulting team in Chicago. This role involves providing strategic advisory services, managing projects, and leveraging data analysis to inform critical business decisions.

The ideal candidate will have 5 or more years of experience in life sciences consulting, advanced Excel skills, and proficiency in AI tools. A comprehensive benefits plan is offered along with a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in life science strategy consulting.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel functions and data visualization.
• Engage confidently with senior executives and facilitate discussions.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advisory services to clients.
• Manage projects to deliver insightful data analysis.
• Design and lead quantitative analytics to inform business questions.

Skills

Microsoft Excel proficiency

AI-enabled tools experience

Data visualization tools

Strategic thinking

Communication capabilities

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Summary

In this role, you will provide strategic advisory services for the Life Sciences consulting team by supporting business and intelligence development activities. You will manage individual work efforts and projects to deliver insightful data analysis which may include strategic recommendations, effective project management, technical or operational consulting expertise.

Responsibilities

• Act as a thought partner to project teams and clients, helping shape strategic options and data approach methodology.
• Cultivate and expand senior client relationships and be a key contributor to the growth and culture of the Life Sciences consulting team.
• Design and lead quantitative analytics that generate insights and hypothesis generation that inform critical business questions.
• Use advanced Excel and data visualization skills to extract insights from complex and multi-source data sets, develop data dashboards, and create automated and recurring reports with creative use of data visualization.
• Translate complex findings into executive-ready deliverables including models, slides and concise written narratives that clearly articulate options, trade‑offs and recommended actions.
• Research and apply appropriate AI tools to accelerate analysis, develop new frameworks and enhance both individual and team workflows.
• Work with project teams to develop deliverables including methodologies, data analyses, and strategic recommendations.
• Present research methodology approach, key insights and strategic recommendations to clients.
• Design research tools and methodologies applicable to address and inform decision‑making for project needs.
• Perform data analysis, produce quantitative modeling, and interpret qualitative data to create actionable recommendations and inform business strategy.
• Contribute to business development by shaping proposals and identifying follow‑on opportunities with existing clients.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience in life science strategy consulting required.
• Advance proficiency in Microsoft Excel including VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Formulas, Pivot Tables, charts, and graphs is required.
• Experience applying AI‑enabled tools including generative AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics platforms to accelerate analysis, develop insights, and support strategic recommendations required.
• Demonstrated technical and analytical capabilities to extract key insights from multiple disparate data sources required.
• Life sciences strategy consulting experience across more than one sector such as pharma, biotech, medical devices, and MedTech is required.
• Experience working with teams and managing multiple projects in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment required.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau or other data visualization tools highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to engage confidently with senior executives, ask provocative questions, and facilitate productive, decision‑making discussions.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and hypothesis‑driven problem‑solving skills; able to connect disparate data points from multiple sources into a coherent story.
• Exceptional storytelling and communication capabilities in writing and in presentations, ability to simplify complexity for non‑technical audiences.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments with a bias for option generations and moving work forward based on imperfect information.
• Collaborative, low‑ego teammate with high learning agility, skilled at mentoring and receiving coaching, and contributing to a positive, high‑performance team culture.
• Intellectual curiosity about how life sciences companies create value and a drive to stay ahead of emerging trends.
• Ability to create well‑structured, compelling communications for internal and external audiences.
• Willingness to travel.

Benefits

Estimated Hiring Range: $88,900.00 to $155,500.00. This position is also incentive eligible. Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.