Principal; Medical Strategy

Do you want to help shape the medical strategies that guide how new medicines reach patients?

Are you energised by turning clinical and scientific evidence into clear strategic recommendations that medical affairs leaders act on?

Do you want to lead medical strategy and planning projects for global pharma and biotech clients, drawing on both primary and secondary research?

Are you a highly motivated professional interested in being part of a dynamic team of self-starters, working with global healthcare and pharmaceutical clients across the full product life cycle?

Prescient is looking for an experienced Life Sciences Consulting Principal to join the Medical Strategy team in our growing Medical Practice.

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills that you can apply to medical strategy and planning?
• A passion for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry and a deep understanding of drug development?
• A strong working knowledge of clinical trials, GCP, FDA and EMA requirements?
• Great interpersonal skills: the ability to lead projects and teams and develop less experienced colleagues?
• Strong client relationship skills and an appetite to grow accounts and win new work?
• A strong focus on quality work and a commitment to delivering to a deadline?

If so, consider turning your expertise into a valuable career at Prescient.

Prescient has four core practices:
Commercial, Competitive Strategy, Medical and Value, Pricing and Access. We specialise in supporting our biopharma clients in making insightful strategic choices for their products and portfolios. The Medical Practice is the scientific engine of the Prescient platform. We are insight-led and evidence-driven, partnering with many of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies across oncology, rare disease, immunology, neuroscience and beyond.

The Medical Practice works across three core pillars:
Medical Strategy and Planning;
Integrated Evidence Strategy and Generation; and Organisational Excellence. This role sits within Medical Strategy and Planning, where we help medical affairs teams set strategic direction and plan the evidence and activities that support their products across the life cycle. Our work spans medical strategy and planning, evidence planning, literature review and synthesis and advisory work with medical affairs leaders.

As a Principal, you will lead complex medical and evidence strategy projects for global pharma and biotech clients, working with practice leadership and taking accountability for high-quality, on-budget delivery. You will run multiple projects at the same time, act as a trusted advisor to senior medical stakeholders and lead, coach and develop the teams who deliver the work.

You will build a recognised presence across several client accounts, growing existing relationships and winning new clients. You will lead proposal development and pitches, working with client partners. You will also take part in or lead internal projects that advance Prescient's capabilities.

Rigorous analytical thinking, with the ability to form hypotheses from limited information while keeping a balanced view. The ability to distil complex clinical and regulatory matters into a clear business case and roadmap for execution. An entrepreneurial, growth-focused mindset that you apply to clients, the business and the colleagues you develop.

• Project Leadership:
  Deliver complex medical and evidence strategy projects, working through others to deliver high-quality outcomes on time and on budget and being hands on where needed.
• Strategic Insight:
  Oversee research and analysis, guiding the team from findings to clear strategic implications, and challenge clients' thinking to stretch beyond the obvious
• Deliverable Development:
  Own client deliverables end to end, including the design and facilitation of high-impact client workshops
• Project Management:
  Run multiple projects at once, keeping a strong grip on efficiency, profitability and quality
• Client Management:
  Act as a trusted scientific and strategic advisor to senior medical stakeholders, building relationships that extend across client teams
• Business Development:
  Grow existing accounts and win new clients, with support from client partners, leading proposal development and pitches
• Capability Building:
  Take part in or lead internal projects that advance Prescient's capabilities, such as new team training, methodologies, systems and tools, and…