This is an opportunity to join a thriving consultancy during a time of expansion. You will join their talented team in their Cheshire offices.

Role Summary:

To complement and expand the offering of the unit through application of relevant experience and a high level contribution. In this role, it is expected that the successful candidate will be able to:

• apply strong academic and commercial experience to varied project needs
• demonstrate industrial sector experience that is relevant to defining target project outcomes
• build and sustain business relationships with Health Economics & Pricing groups in global HQ and local affiliate client companies.
• deliver client-satisfying market access strategies on time and on budget.

The role is expected to have three key elements, but remains flexible around the proportion of time dedicated to each.

The three elements include:

• Project delivery
  • Client liaison, strategic input and provision of added value
  • Understand, credibly challenge and further develop client briefs and effectively communicate briefs to the team
  • Project management including: overall budget and financial management of projects and resource management within the project team
  • Responsibility for ensuring high quality outputs, to brief and within agreed budget
• Business development
  • Contribute to the development of proposals and pitches
  • Identify new opportunities with both new and existing clients
• Line Management
  • Responsibility for line management of a number of Research Associates and Research Managers.

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• Science Degree, PhD preferable
• Can demonstrate strategic and analytical thinking
• Has an excellent understanding of market and industry awareness from both an international and domestic perspective
• Can demonstrate experience of:
  • Reviewing the work of others and providing constructive feedback
  • Effective project management
• Relevant agency experience, or previous work experience in a HTA group, in academia, NHS, other healthcare service provider or industry
• Demonstrates strong capability for financial management, producing project specifications, undertaking financial tracking and reconciliations therefore ensuring project forecasts are met.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Experienced and respected team leader
• Attentive to detail with strong organisational skills
• Good presentation skills and ability to facilitate meetings
• Computer literacy
• Enthusiastic self-starter, eager to achieve
• Team player
• Ability to cope well under pressure, multi task and can meet tight deadlines
• Confident and assertive in client and colleague interactions
• Ability to travel as required

The Company:

The company is recognised as a leading agency in providing creative solutions to issues associated with market access for the pharmaceutical industry.

Their work can be described in four related disciplines:

• Product value demonstration
• Health outcomes research
• Healthcare policy
• Evidence-based research

Their clients have Global, pan-European or market-specific roles and commission projects from each of these perspectives.

Benefits Package: