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Senior Associate Consultant is the second level of role in the Solici consulting career path and provides an opportunity for you to continue building a strong foundation for a successful career in consultancy.Who we are
Solici is the strategic competitive intelligence division of Cambridge Healthcare Research. Founded in 2013 and having grown to over 120 staff today, CHR gives healthcare decision makers the power of knowing by providing critical insights, analysis and interpretation that informs pivotal decisions that advance healthcare.Our vision at Solici is to help the brightest ideas reach patients. We achieve this by combining research excellence with deep subject matter expertise in a range of therapy areas and a passion for enabling our clients to deliver innovative products and services to those who need them.Our values enable us to embed considered and curious teams at the heart of any client challenge:Collaboration - We build strong connections to achieve more togetherExcellence - We aim for greatness in everything we doCommunity - We deliver beyond work for our people, our clients, and wider societyCourage - We embrace challenges as opportunities for growthIntegrity - We always do the right thingWhat you will do
Senior Associate Consultant is the second level of role in the Solici consulting career path and provides an opportunity for you to continue building a strong foundation for a successful career in consultancy.You will be part of integrated project teams spanning research and analysis, consulting and client leadership, operating autonomously and acting as a role model for Associate Consultants, whilst continuing to develop your existing expertise in competitive intelligence to support our clients in the pharmaceutical industry to better understand their competitive environment and make key strategic decisions for their assets.Solici''s consulting career path provides opportunities for Senior Associate Consultants who have mastered their role to progress internally into more senior roles providing greater opportunities in client and project management, leadership and business development.Key responsibilities will include:Research planning - Partnering with consulting and research colleagues to help develop robust research plans, including key milestones and deliverables, to support the successful delivery of projects that maximise client satisfaction.Briefing researchers - Briefing research colleagues clearly to help them identify and access relevant data sources for updates on competitive landscapes relevant to assigned projects and conduct primary research according to agreed terms. Providing honest, professional and constructive feedback to help researchers improve the quality of their outputs.Formulating client-ready output - Understanding therapeutic areas to authoritatively review [e.g. quality control], evaluate and develop primary and secondary research output from research colleagues into insightful content, through creating easy-to-navigate, concise and readable client-friendly slide decks and email notifications, covering key findings and actionable implications to support project deliverables.Project team and client interaction - Coordinating [e.g. building agendas and taking minutes] and participating in internal meetings with project teams and external meetings with colleagues and clients.Conference coverage - Attend conferences in the UK and overseas to deliver high quality coverage, engaging with relevant key opinion leaders and commercial sources to drive conversations that address the key intelligence questions, and writing up daily research outputs into clear, concise and client-ready summaries.Workshop support - Supporting workshops [as required by projects] by contributing to the development of materials [such as client briefing packs] and assisting facilitators on-the-day [e.g. through transcribing discussions].Commercial awareness - Developing an awareness and understanding of project scoping and profitability to shape one''s own approach to achieving project deliverables. Building a broad understanding of the external market, key client challenges and both industry and therapy area trends.Business development - Researching and contributing to the creation of proposal materials and pitches. Representing the company effectively in external settings [e.g. at industry events or publishing thought pieces etc.]Quality control and colleague development - [Peer] reviewing work and coaching and supporting colleagues, coordinating their efforts as required, to ensure outputs from project teams are of the highest quality.Continuous improvement - Using expert knowledge and experience from past projects to proactively contribute towards the development of more effective and efficient ways of working that support CHR business strategy and culture.Who will thrive here
Together with degree-level qualifications in life sciences, you will have already developed a strong foundation for a career within consulting, typically through at least 18-24 months working within competitive intelligence, but demonstrable capability and achievements are of greater importance than tenure. You will also be able to demonstrate the following:Skills
Planning, organising and prioritisation skills to successfully complete deliverables and achieve milestones in a timely/punctual mannerIT skills across the Microsoft suite [especially Excel and PowerPoint]Primary and secondary research skills to identify appropriate data sources and informationAnalytical skills to convert gathered research into relevant client-friendly outputsWritten and verbal communication skills to proactively collaborate effectively with others and develop impactful and user-friendly materials with a clear narrative and logical flowAttention to detail to ensure own and others'' outputs are accurate and of the highest qualityBehaviours
A collaborative and solution-focused attitude to achieve success as part of a team and with other teamsCritical thinking to use appropriate judgement in a variety of situations, including evaluating the reliability of research findingsGrowth mindset with an openness to accepting and acting on constructive feedback to improve one''s own capabilitiesAn inclusive, empathetic and encouraging attitude to support, constructively challenge and get the best out of othersProactivity and using initiative to keep colleagues updated on one''s own progress and anticipate and address challenges with achieving project deliverables and milestonesMotivation to develop specialist expertise required to understand research requirements [e.g. therapeutic areas, data sources etc.]Personal alignment with and commitment to upholding and embedding CHR''s valuesOther
Flexibility and willingness to travel to and cover conferences in the UK and overseas throughout the yearBenefits
Compensation and BenefitsCHR''s head office is in Shoreditch, London and provides the opportunity to work within our hybrid working model. Due to the customer-facing nature of this role, we anticipate 2-3 days per week on-site in our London office. We offer a collaborative and stimulating environment with an opportunity to make and influence decisions that will drive CHR forward, as well as a competitive salary and benefits package that includes:Base salary depending on prior experienceAnnual bonus25 days holiday per year (with an additional day per year of service, up to 30 days) plus all bank/public holidays and Christmas/New Year closurePrivate Healthcare and Life AssuranceContributory Pension SchemeCycle to work schemeMind and Body allowance to support activities that proactively support your health and wellbeing (such as gym membership or wellbeing apps)A collaborative and stimulating leadership environmentAn opportunity to make and influence decisions that will drive CHR forwardEquity, Diversity and Inclusion
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and make all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Seniority level
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