Senior Life Sciences Consultant

Vizient, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits plan

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a Life Sciences Strategy Consultant to provide strategic advisory services and manage projects delivering insightful data analyses and strategic recommendations.

You will lead quantitative analytics, apply AI tools, and translate findings into executive-ready deliverables for senior client teams. The role requires 5+ years in life sciences strategy consulting, expertise across pharma, biotech, medical devices, and MedTech, and advanced Excel and BI tool proficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of life sciences strategy consulting experience.
• Experience across pharma, biotech, medical devices, and MedTech industries.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and expand senior client relationships and contribute to growth and culture of Life Sciences consulting team.
• Act as thought partner to projects, shaping options and data approaches.
• Present research methodology, insights, and strategic recommendations to clients.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Data analysis

AI tooling fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

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. #LI-JB1 #IDS

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!

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.

Working at Vizient means shaping the future of healthcare, every day. Alongside our clients, we're building a healthier, more human healthcare system. We connect people, data, and solutions to enable healthcare organizations to improve financial sustainability, enhance system performance, and deliver better care.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, with 11 offices across the United States, Vizient has more than 5,000 employees who bring deep expertise and a shared commitment to transforming healthcare. Together, we're solving some of the industry's most complex challenges while creating opportunities to learn, grow, and drive lasting change for healthcare organizations and the communities they serve. Through our enterprise of companies, we deliver meaningful impact across the continuum of care:

• Apexus - The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
• aptitude - The industry's first online direct contracting market, supporting self-contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers.
• Kaufman Hall - Leading healthcare advisory services to support our clients in achieving financial, clinical, and operational excellence.
• Provista - Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic, and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health, and senior living.