Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - R&D Drug Development / Clinical Trials

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STRATEGY INSIGHTS & PLANNING CONSULTANT - R&D CLINICAL

Strategy Insights & Planning Consultants (SIPCs) create and deliver solutions for our clients and project teams. SIPCs leverage their analytic, synthesis and communication skills to derive insights and solve business problems. In particular, SIPCs apply problem-solving frameworks to client issues, support clients in change initiatives and employ standard analytic techniques to help guide client decisions.

What Youll Do:

• Leverage knowledge of Life Sciences R&D organizations, data and systems, business processes and stakeholder types to aid analyses and recommendations for strategic solution offerings;
• Have a significant direct client interaction, managing multiple projects simultaneously;
• Apply advanced analytics (predictive and prescriptive) and data management knowledge on clinical data sources (both internal CDMS & CTMS and real world data) to provide insights for Clinical Trial Optimization;
• Represent R&D business in Clinical Trial Optimization and drive innovation, business case development, and lead user needs assessment workshops and roadmap development for existing and new opportunities;
• Build ongoing client relationships with key business users and leaders including client presentations;
• Manage and advise the clinical needs assessment and requirements gathering process by meeting with stakeholders to define the business and functional requirements following user centric design best practices;
• Drive methodology and frameworks for Clinical Trial Optimization solutions;
• Advise on clinical business process enhancements based on experience/best practices, business knowledge, and gaps in current vs. future state;
• Coach the cross-functional project team on the business perspective and data domain to inform key project decisions;
• Coach and mentor teams, conduct & develop training programs to contribute to capability building and knowledge sharing.

What Youll Bring:

• Bachelors (and often graduate) degrees with a strong academic record in business, medical or life sciences, engineering, applied math, statistics or related fields. Alternately, candidates may possess a Masters (preferably PhD) in pharmaceutical sciences, decision sciences or related field with a business application;
• 4-8 years of relevant post-collegiate job experience;
• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Empathy, adaptability and high personal impact;
• Close attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset;
• Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks;
• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, team leadership.

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