Consulting Director

pobl. is an independent talent consultancy specialising in medical communications, healthcare advertising and market access. We're hiring for a Consulting Director to join a boutique pharma consulting business.

• Business development:
  Lead efforts to identify new opportunities, craft compelling proposals, and pitch the firm's value proposition to prospective clients.
• Building a portfolio of work:
  Partner with the Head of Consulting to develop and execute a strategic vision for the practice, growing relationships with existing clients and securing new opportunities.
• Leading client engagements:
  Take ownership of strategic consulting projects from ideation to delivery, focusing on high-priority practice areas and ensuring tangible outcomes and client satisfaction.
• Hands-on problem solving:
  Dive into the detail when needed, supporting the team, giving feedback on work and acting as a thought partner internally and for clients.
• Shaping project delivery:
  Understand complex and sometimes ambiguous client needs to design and deliver innovative solutions, maintaining quality and impact at every stage of the engagement.
• Mentoring:
  Mentor a diverse, global team of consultants, investing in their growth and success while delivering high-performance outcomes.
• Taking the stage:
  Share your perspective as a thought leader and advocate for the firm, on stage or on webinars.

• Consulting experience:
  Experience in strategy or management consulting, with at least 4 years focused on life sciences or pharma.
• Commercial nous:
  Confidence partnering with the Sales team on calls with prospective clients, building proposals and scoping work.
• Life sciences knowledge:
  Deep expertise from life sciences consultancy projects in one or more of the practice areas: commercial strategy, medical affairs transformation, and patient strategy and engagement.
• Leadership:
  An authentic, pace-setting leader dedicated to bringing out the best in others, with a strong track record of managing teams that deliver innovative work.
• Creativity and facilitation: A creative problem-solver who is energised by ambiguity, runs engaging workshops and coaches others to do the same.
• Communication and independence: A clear, compelling communicator with a point of view, comfortable in a high-trust environment and never waiting to be told what to do.

Please note:
Applicants require the right to live & work in the United Kingdom