| Description |
An independent communications and consultancy agency has a requirement for a Principal Consultant to join their Risk Management Practice.
Purpose of the role:
Define, document and deliver work programmes:
- explain/present the company’s purpose and capabilities to potential and existing clients
- negotiate business with clients and write discussion documents and proposals
- scope, plan and lead major, multi-component work programmes
- monitor resource, budget and delivery requirements
- liaise with Practice Head and Operations Director re personal and team workloads, programme status, resource requirements, costings and budgets
- liaise with Finance Director re programme costings and budgets, and client invoicing.
Client account development:
- maximise new work opportunities (programme development and new leads)
- lead and contribute to sales activities.
Practice development:
- work with the Practice Head to provide thought leadership and innovative practice offerings
- represent Practice on relevant industry bodies or present at conferences.
Team management and development:
- delivery team management (resource utilisation including collaboration with other practices)
- working with the Practice Head, identify and support training and development needs of team members.
Competencies:
- Analytical & authorship/editorial skills: ability to analyse and interpret clinical data; research and write structured reports and regulatory documents; write to different styles, audiences and vehicles; edit others work.
- Consulting skills: ability to reduce complex information into simple, actionable frameworks; ability to innovate and develop new solutions
- Organisational skills: ability to prioritise own and team workloads; work to deadlines and under pressure.
- Communication and interpersonal skills: ability to work in multiple teams or alone; communicate with people at all levels, negotiate and lead; present and deliver with clarity and confidence.
- Motivational skills: ability to develop people/teams, setting goals/focusing on achievements.
- Computer literacy: ability to use Microsoft Office suite.
Role development:
- Individual responsibility for identifying training and development needs.
- Development of advanced consulting or account management skills/Deputise for Practice Head
- Development of new service offerings, including use of Associates/sourcing new Associates.
Knowledge/Experience:
Essential
- MD or PhD plus a minimum of 3 years experience in Regulatory/Drug Safety/Risk Management in the pharmaceutical industry/CRO.
- Commercial acumen gained through a consultancy or agency environment with experience of providing support to commercial sector clients in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Demonstrable record of project delivery, accurate work, business development and new service offering development.
- Ability to be perceived as a thought leader/ respected at senior level by client in the Risk arena
- Experience at authoring a range of regulatory documents e.g. PSUR/Label/Risk Management Plan/Annual safety reports/Protocols
- Good clinical and epidemiology knowledge
- Flexible/ willingness to travel and work patterns at last minute
- Coaching and training ability and experience
Desirable
- First hand experience of FDA/EMEA meetings
- Publication record in Regulatory/Drug Safety/Risk Management
- Specific qualifications in Pharmaceutical Medicine e.g. MSc, Dip Pharm Med
Package:
An excellent salary and benefits package is offered.
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