Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Strive to achieve defined revenue and cost goals.
• Build / write proposals (gather requirement during client briefing, formulation of winning research solutions for client’s business problems, designing of commercial framework, effective presentation of solution and offer, etc.) with minimum support from senior team members.
• Actively participate in tasks related to business development with or without the support from senior colleagues; clearly articulate research and advisory services to client and engage them with thought leadership; drive marketing outreach programs; initiate and develop industry /capability decks, white papers, thought papers, articles, case studies, etc. to support business development.
• Take lead to build / develop / train / mentor a team of research specialists specialized in offering techno-commercial research & advisory services in Life Science (Medical Devices/Diagnostics/Biotech/Pharma) domain. Ensure nurture of talent and recruit team members as and when required.
• Accountable for handling all client communication incl client query with respect to a specific study – kick off calls, deliverable presentation, feedback calls, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; including the ability to articulate and facilitate technical, business, and analytical discussions (thought leadership)
• Strong analytical mindset and with strong technical background to generate insights and actionable recommendations for the client.

Qualifications, experience, and educational requirements:

• Ability to effectively manage project independently and handle multiple projects/tasks at a time. Organized, detail-oriented person, with good time management skills.
• Experience in handling a team of qualified professionals. Excellent teamwork and strong communication skills include the ability to articulate and facilitate technical, business and analytical discussions. Able to work with global cross-functional teams and stakeholders at different levels in an effective/proactive manner.
• One should have worked on different custom market research studies, with experience of handling different open-source and commercial databases. Up to date with recent industry happening and challenge areas for medical device, pharma and diagnostics industry, as well as aware of trends in medical technology, clinical trials, indications, therapy areas, type of research methodology, latest technologies like Big Data Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Technologies, Digitalization, Wearable Technologies, etc.
• Bachelors AND Master’s Degree in Life Sciences - Pharmacy, Biotechnology, related fields or equivalent experience (B. Pharm or M. Pharm or Bachelors in Life Sciences) OR MBA OR MTech - Biomedical Engineering. Additional certification or related programs in Project Management, Market Research, or Intellectual Property would be an advantage.
• Excellent at using MS PowerPoint and command over MS Excel to process varied data sets in spreadsheets (Pivots, charting, etc.) is highly desirable. Exposure to Power BI or other data visualization tools would be an advantage.
• Requires a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in conducting custom business and market research.