Associate Consultant - R&D Advisory

Associate Consultant - R&D Advisory - US

Updated: October 21, 2025
Location: Bridgewater, NJ, United States
Job :12119

You are the first to roll up your sleeves and work with relentless energy until you solve the unsolvable, beat the unbeatable and come out on top.

In this role, you’ll join the R&D Advisory Group within Syneos Health Consulting where you will help make life science R&D organizations and operations more efficient and effective across research, clinical, regulatory, quality and pharmacovigilance. As an R&D Associate Consultant, you’ll help organizations in times of change whether that’s a change in operating model, strategy, processes, technology, or a combination of these.

You will:

• Work with senior customer stakeholders to comprehend the customer’s business goals, processes, operations, and expectations
• Clearly define opportunities to deliver value to the customer by executing management consulting projects
• Develop customer proposals, demonstrating a clear understanding of the needs and objectives, approach and solution, plus the commercial construct to deliver projects
• Develop engagement strategies and present findings and recommendations to team members
• Plan and lead the execution of project engagements
• Conduct quality management oversight of project deliverables
• Develop content to leverage in business development opportunities with prospective customers
• Actively build a network of potential customers by utilizing social media, attending seminars and conferences, and through referrals
• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or business
• Consulting management experience in the life sciences, pharmaceutical/biotech consulting, or equivalent industry
• Experience working in one or more R&D operational roles either in industry or consulting
• Strong presentation and business development skills

Desired Requirements:

• Master’s degree in life sciences or business

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $X to $Y. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and/or individual performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.
At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which our people can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, health benefits including medical, dental and vision, company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time.

Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of this website, please contact us at: [email protected].

One of our staff members will work with you to provide alternate means to submit your application.