Strategy& Pharma and Life Sciences Consulting Manager

PwC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC, a leading global professional services firm, seeks a corporate and business strategy consultant to advise Pharma and Life Sciences executives on growth and transformation. You will lead engagements with C-level clients, guide teams through strategy to execution, and foster leadership development within the group.

You will leverage enterprise strategy insights, manage multi-consultant engagements, and build durable client relationships while delivering high‑quality strategic recommendations

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree
• Minimum Years of Experience: 7 year(s) experience
• MBA preferred

Responsibilities

• Inspire and motivate team members to achieve exceptional results
• Implement strategic planning initiatives to enhance client outcomes
• Cultivate leadership development within the team
• Analyze complex issues and develop actionable solutions
• Deliver outputs that meet client expectations

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Client relationships

Market analysis

People management

Education

Bachelor Degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in strategy consulting focus on providing strategic guidance and insights to organisations. They analyse market trends, assess business performance, and develop recommendations to help clients achieve their goals. These individuals work closely with clients to identify opportunities for growth, optimise operations, and enhance overall business performance. As a corporate and business strategy consultant at PwC, you will analyse client needs, provide consulting services across different strategic areas, and offer guidance and support to help clients develop and implement effective strategies that align with their business objectives and drive growth. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree
• Minimum Years of Experience: 7 year(s) experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree Preferred: Master of Business Administration

The Opportunity

As part of the Enterprise Strategy and Value team, you shall advise Pharma and Life Sciences executives on their toughest business challenges. As a Manager you shall lead client engagements, build relationships with C-level executives, and guide teams through complex business issues from strategy to execution. This role emphasizes leadership development, strategic planning, and the ability to motivate and inspire teams to deliver exceptional results.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and motivate team members to achieve exceptional results
• Implement strategic planning initiatives to enhance client outcomes
• Cultivate leadership development within the team
• Analyze complex issues and develop actionable solutions
• Deliver outputs that meet client expectations

What Sets You Apart

• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of and/or success in professional services or corporate roles, helping Pharma and Life Sciences companies define and evaluate their Enterprise and digital strategies to drive growth and operating model enhancements to achieve growth
• Lead client engagements with generally of 3 - 7 consultants each
• Build client relationships with C-level executives and maintain those relationships over multiple years
• Lead and support business development - relationship development, proposal development and delivery
• Counsel C-suite clients in designing, structuring and delivering major enterprise wide transformation programs
• Understand key drivers of profitability and financial resilience, and ability to integrate those drivers into a sustainable strategy
• Build productive and collaborative relationships with team members and proactively providing and seeking guidance, clarification and feedback
• Conduct and manage market research and quantitative and qualitative analyses, including the timely synthesis of complex data into meaningful insights and the ability to readily grasp analytical frameworks and employ them effectively to either qualitative or quantitative evidence
• Experience leading portfolio restructuring programs to allow organizations to drive differentiated growth in the market
• Experience leading teams to generate a vision and creating an atmosphere of trust, leveraging diverse views and encouraging improvement and innovation
• Experience managing a team to a successful project conclusion through problem solving global, enterprise-wide strategy issues
• Able to identify and address client needs
• Able to build, maintain, and utilize networks of client relationships
• Communicate effectively in an organized and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats

Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws.

At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

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Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We’ll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.