Consultant - Sales - Pharma (8-10 yrs)
REPORTS TO : Head - Pharma Consulting EXPERIENCE : 8-10 years; 2-4 years of client facing experience EDUCATION : PG in Pharmacy/ Biotech/ Microbiology or a Medical Doctor (MBBS/BDS/BAMS), MBA a plus
LOCATION : Bangalore
ROLE DESCRIPTION
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
This is a client facing role. Key responsibilities include :
- CLIENT ENGAGEMENT: will ensure client satisfaction by maintaining high-quality, proactive communication, understanding and meeting project requirements, and by managing client expectations across projects/engagements
- PROJECT OWNERSHIP: will own delivery of consulting and research projects, meet timelines and manage project risks; will represent project teams in review meetings with clients
- REVIEW AND QC: will review work done by analysts and junior consultants; will ensure high quality deliverables by actively contributing through insightful analysis of data
- TEAM MENTORSHIP: will be required to drive team members in acquiring new skills and support them in delivering increasingly superior quality work
OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF ROLE :
- Will support sales/presales teams with subject matter expertise and proposal development, etc.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS :
MANDATORY :
- Client facing experience a must - needs to engage clients by developing and delivering compelling reports/ presentations and by leading project/ industry-related conversations
- Needs to be a self-starter - ability to own and deliver projects or parts thereof with near-zero supervision; ability to plan and prioritize multiple workstreams to meet timelines
- Must be comfortable in a highly collaborative environment
- High on research skills - proven ability to structure research questions, plan and execute research- both qualitative and quantitative, and drive strategic insights through in-depth analysis
- High level of proficiency in MS-Office applications - PowerPoint and Excel in particular - Familiarity with databases (clinicaltrials.gov, pubmed, IMS sales data, etc.)
GOOD TO HAVE :
- Experience of selling consulting/research projects to US/EU based clients
- Skills such as model-building (forecasting, market sizing, epidemiology modeling) would be a strong plus
- Cross-cultural experience (working with teams in US/EU)
- People management experience
OTHER REQUIREMENTS (TRAVEL / LOGISTICS ETC.) :
- Occasional travel involved to client location for specific research assignment, sales meetings, etc.
- Work timing: regular day shift
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