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Management Consultant

Consulting
London, United Kingdom
Req ID: 899

Description

Management Consultant
VML HEALTH is a global healthcare agency with a vision to make the world of health human-centric with connected brands. VML HEALTH has offices across the world & three global healthcare hubs in London, New York, & Milan.

Within VML HEALTH is the Global Strategy Team (GST), home to a diverse set of strategic thinkers and consultants. It represents the highest levels of strategic competency and consulting acumen under an agile business model, working independently with clients or as part of an integrated agency team.​ The GST brings together four key disciplines to build brands and shape the healthcare environment from as early as pipeline development through to loss of exclusivity: Medical Strategy, Engagement Strategy, Brand Strategy, and Medical Consulting. This role sits within the Medical Consulting discipline.​
The Medical Consulting team focuses on early engagement across a range of disciplines including Commercial, Medical Affairs, HEOR, Market Access, Clinical Development, Patient Advocacy & Policy teams – our clients include pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostic companies alongside patient advocacy organizations and academic organizations.
The Medical Consulting team supports organisations to achieve more effective decision making through a focus on early and cross functional working, enhanced focus on patient engagement, and integrated planning and execution of value-based development, commercialisation projects and disease leadership programmes. We run a variety of global accounts involving close collaboration with our creative, digital, medical education, and marketing teams to bring creative solutions for clients as they move forward in development and launch of their assets.
This role is based in our London office with close collaboration across our core hubs and domestic teams.
About the role
We are looking for a Management Consultant to provide client leadership, strategic consultancy & team management across a range of healthcare projects.  
Working with members of the core leadership team, you will shape, develop and deliver effective content and programmes that meet client objectives, budgets, and timelines. In addition, you will contribute to organizational development, developing proposals and supporting with pitches, as well as mentoring and line managing junior members of the team.
Opportunity to work with a dynamic consulting team that engages with a wide range of clients & gain exposure to a broad range of disciplines across healthcare marketing from creative to customer experience.

 

Requirements
A minimum of 5 years-experience in a healthcare consulting role, as well as:
  • Experience in managing clients, evaluating needs & creating bespoke approaches to client problems
  • Ability to plan and prepare for strategic workshops and advisory boards with a range of stakeholders including pharmaceutical clients and their key customers (HCPs, Advocates, Payers etc.)
  • Experience in conducting both primary and secondary research and interpreting findings to create research reports and client recommendations
  • Demonstrated aptitude for learning, interpreting, and communicating scientific and medical information and written outputs, adapted for a range of different audiences
  • Strong evidence of leadership and role model behaviours
  • In-depth knowledge of the healthcare environment
  • In-depth knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, and demonstrated ability to relate scientific understanding to a client’s strategic needs
  • Proven ability to work well in a busy, deadline-driven environment
Experience
  • Business development experience and delivery of healthcare consultancy projects
  • Commercial liaison with a variety of healthcare stakeholders and clients
  • Running and managing client/ customer meetings
  • Workshop & advisory boards
  • Primary and secondary research
  • Line management and coaching
Knowledge and skills
  • Critical strategic thinking with the ability to think outside the box and solve problems
  • Project and process management skills
  • Microsoft Office skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication including presentations and report writing
  • Interpretation of information and data to create meaningful materials and insights for clients
  • Facilitation skills
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems in the UK, EU and US
Personal characteristics
  • Planning resources and time efficiently to keep to timelines
  • Client image and style awareness
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Enthusiastic and motivated
  • Travel to pharmaceutical industry clients and health service providers based on client need
 
Qualifications
 
  • Qualified to Degree level (Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences) with preferable postgraduate degree PhD or MBA

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