Manager,Business Consulting,Life Sciences Job Belfast area,Northern Ireland UK,Business

Manager, Business Consulting, Life Sciences, Belfast

Location:

Belfast

Other locations:
Primary Location Only

Date: 12 Aug 2026

Requisition

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The opportunity

Life Sciences is a rapidly growing sector in EY Ireland. Within this area, we are building significant Life Sciences Commercial, Market Access, R&D Medical capability, with an ambition to become the leading Life Sciences Strategy practice in Ireland.

We intend to focus these roles along the whole Life Sciences R&D Medical, Commercial and Market Access value chain with a strong portfolio of offerings for Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Med Tech organisations. The role will operate as part of the wider Health Sciences & Wellness team as well as holding the specific accountabilities set out below.

Joining the Life Sciences team as a Manager gives the right candidate the opportunity to accelerate their career in Life Sciences business consulting and help shape how EY takes the Life Science business forward by bringing innovative solutions to the pharmaceutical / biotech / medtech sector and changes to health systems currently facing major affordability and delivery challenges. The nature of the role demands a hybrid skill set that combines commercial strategy, qualitative and quantitative rigour to problem solving, with strong creative intuition and a growth can-do mindset.

Your key responsibilities

Engagement responsibilities, which include:
Managing multiple clients and project teams, ensuring a deep understanding of the main challenges for pharmaceutical/ Biotech/Med Tech organisations across the commercial value chain and the delivery of high-quality insights by applying critical thinking
Partnering with clients to resolve their most pressing challenges in areas such as franchise/portfolio/disease strategy and asset positioning; product launches, commercial & medical affairs alignment; evidence, market access, pricing and reimbursement strategies; delivering innovative health care solutions to improve patient care pathways
Delivering high quality engagements and solutions to clients by leveraging your skills and experience and ensuring all team members are fully aligned on the project scope, deliverables and timelines
Building and fostering trusted relationships with new and existing clients
Identifying and acting on opportunities within projects and across both your own and EY’s network of clients to secure and contribute to new business proposals, pitches and business growth as required
People responsibilities, which include:
Supporting the Partners/Directors with the allocation of resource to each project
Developing junior team members through supervising, coaching and mentoring
Contributing to performance feedback & people initiatives including training, recruiting and retaining talent within the Life Sciences Community
Other responsibilities, which include
Driving internal initiatives aimed at accelerating EY’s leadership in Life Science Consulting
Contributing to practice thought leadership through writing and speaking engagements

To qualify for the role, you must have

At least moderate amount of experience gained in a combination of a traditional management consulting environment and/or a Global Pharmaceutical / Biotech or Med Tech organisation.

A combination of both consulting and industry experience is preferred.
A proven track record in delivering projects and engagements in one of the core areas:
Commercial Strategy;
Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access;
Digital Therapeutics;
Real World Evidence;
Innovative Contracting;
New Product Planning and Business Development & Licensing
High level of comfort in a consulting role and experience with a client-facing position in an agency/consulting environment, including leading client workshops and developing and delivering strategic recommendations
Experience working in multidisciplinary teams and ideally across regions/countries.
Experience in a thought leadership role, demonstrated through…