Senior Life Sciences Consultant

Vizient; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient in Centennial, CO seeks an experienced Life Sciences strategy consultant to provide strategic advisory services for the Life Sciences consulting team, delivering data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.

You will manage multiple projects, apply AI-enabled tools, and present executive-ready analyses to senior clients, shaping proposals and identifying growth opportunities while collaborating in a fast-paced, high-performance team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of life science strategy consulting experience.
• Experience across pharma, biotech, medical devices and MedTech.
• Advanced Excel proficiency as listed (VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH).
• Demonstrated ability to extract insights from multiple data sources.
• Experience applying AI-enabled tools to accelerate analysis and inform recommendations.
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau for data visualization.
• Strong ability to engage with senior executives and facilitate decisions.
• Storytelling and written/presentation communication skills.
• Willingness to travel.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and expand senior client relationships and contribute to growth and culture of the Life Sciences consulting team.
• Act as a thought partner to project teams and clients, shaping strategic options and data approach.
• Present research methodology, insights and strategic recommendations to clients.
• Design and lead quantitative analytics to generate insights and hypotheses.
• Research and apply AI tools to accelerate analysis and develop frameworks.
• Translate complex findings into executive-ready deliverables—models, slides and narratives.
• Work with project teams to develop methodologies, data analyses, and strategic recommendations.
• Perform data analysis, modeling, and interpret qualitative data to inform business strategy.
• Contribute to business development by shaping proposals and identifying follow-on opportunities.

Skills

Strategic consulting

Data analysis

Executive communication

Project management

Mentoring

Learning agility

Storytelling

Collaboration

Adaptability

Business problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

AI tools (generative AI, ML)

Excel (VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)

Job description

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

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

• Cultivate and expand senior client relationships and be a key contributor to the growth and culture of the Life Sciences consulting team.
• Act as a thought partner to project teams and clients, helping shape strategic options and data approach methodology.
• Present research methodology approach, key insights and strategic recommendations to clients.
• Design and lead quantitative analytics that generate insights and hypothesis generation that inform critical business questions.
• Research and apply appropriate AI tools to accelerate analysis, develop new frameworks and enhance both individual and team workflows.
• Design research tools and methodologies applicable to address and inform decision-making for project needs.
• Translate complex findings into executive-ready deliverables including models, slides and concise written narratives that clearly articulate options, trade-offs and recommended actions.
• Work with project teams to develop deliverables including methodologies, data analyses, and strategic recommendations.
• 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.
• Life sciences strategy consulting experience across more than one sector such as pharma, biotech, medical devices, and MedTech is required.
• Advance proficiency in Microsoft Excel including VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Formulas, Pivot Tables, charts, and graphs is required.
• Demonstrated technical and analytical capabilities to extract key insights from multiple disparate data sources required.
• Experience working with teams and managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment 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.
• 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.

Estimated Hiring Range

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $88,900.00 to $155,500.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

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.