Gurugram, India

About You

Is biopharmaceutical consulting the career path for you? Are you looking to become a catalyst for clinical and commercial success? Do you have good attention to detail and a curious mindset? Prescient is looking for early-career pharma professionals to join us as consultants in our growing Competitive Strategy division in Gurugram, India.

Do You Have Experience And Passion For

• Working in the development and commercialisation aspects of the biopharmaceutical industry, especially in the EU and US?
• Making an impact on the development of life-saving and life-changing novel therapeutics, especially in the field of oncology?
• Researching and assessing treatment paradigms, unmet needs and market trends?
  
  

Do You Have

• A creative and analytical mind and the ability and desire to source relevant insight through secondary data analytics and primary research?
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to operate effectively as part of a global team?
  
  

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

About Prescient Competitive Strategy

Prescient Competitive Strategy, a Prescient Healthcare Group business, offers best-in-class biopharmaceutical intelligence, providing impactful insight and decision support to product and portfolio teams from early clinical development through to loss of exclusivity.

About The Opportunity

As a consultant, your time will be divided as follows:

• 70% conducting secondary research
• 30% conducting primary research
  
  

You will be part of a fast-growing PE-backed business that gives high-performing employees opportunities to make an impact and contribute to its growth. You will have the chance to channel the knowledge and experience you’ve gained through your advanced degree to support the development and commercialisation of portfolios, assets and brands by integrating therapeutic, clinical and commercial expertise to ensure that clients are able to make decisions with confidence.

Through the effective collection and analysis of market, competitor and stakeholder information, you will be responsible for supporting Competitive Strategy engagements across our clients’ product and company life cycles.

As you would be working with global clients, the consultant position requires an understanding of the evolving biopharmaceutical market and trends. Knowledge of drug development and commercialisation is also desirable.

• Reporting: You will report to a senior executive within Prescient’s India office
• Time Allocation: 80% of your time will be spent in the India office, with 20% spent on domestic or international travel for client meetings, conferences and inter-office visits
  
  

There is also an opportunity for experienced consultants to take on project management roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Evidence Generation:
• Secondary Data Analytics: Source, analyse and report published information, whether it be scientific, clinical, commercial, corporate or regulatory
• Primary Research: Conduct discussions with industry experts to understand market trends and competitive positioning
• Analysis and Reporting: Collaborate with other members of the project team to analyse findings, develop insights and create client presentations that deliver a linear, evidence-based story on the topics in focus
• Conference Attendance: Cover key conferences, where you will interact with a wide range of experts and delegates and attend key symposia, presentations, posters and booths
• Maintenance of Knowledge Assets: Build data repositories, linked to specific therapeutic areas and market and regulatory dynamics
• Client Management: Collaborate with other members of the project and account teams to ensure that clients experience best-in-class customer service and that all projects are run in a proactive, communicative and efficient manner
• Subject Matter Expertise: Act as a valued subject matter expert externally and mentor junior staff internally
  

Required Experience And Skills

• PhD with at least two or more of the following degrees in the life sciences: BTech (biotechnology or related areas), BPharm, MTech (biotechnology or related areas), MPharm, MSc/MBA combination
• More than three years of relevant professional experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries, academia or consultancy organisations, of which at least two were focused on oncology, neurology, immunology and/or biosimilars consulting
• Experience in primary research within the pharmaceutical environment
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with global colleagues and contribute to client reports
• Analytical skills, including the ability to collect, organise and disseminate significant amounts of information, with attention to detail and accuracy
• The ability to develop insights that add value from available information
• An understanding of the drug development and commercialisation processes
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• A desire to expand your skill set and learn about the business and the market
• Fluency in English
  
  

What We Offer

• A competitive package and remuneration linked to performance
• The opportunity to manage pharmaceutical and biotechnology client accounts through tough business problems related to their portfolios, assets and brand strategies
• A high-growth, entrepreneurial environment where you can create significant client and business value and forge your own path
• A platform for accelerated professional development and career growth, with significant levels of responsibility and accountability
• The opportunity to be mentored by seasoned industry professionals, become an expert in cutting-edge therapies and be exposed to senior-level client decision making
  
  

About Prescient Healthcare Group

Prescient® is a pharmaceutical services firm specializing in dynamic decision support and the development of product and portfolio strategies. We partner with our clients to turn science into value by helping them understand the potential of their molecules, shaping their strategic plans and allowing their decision making to be the biggest differentiating factor in the success of their products. When companies partner with Prescient, the molecules in their hands have a greater potential for success than the same science in the hands of their competitors.

Founded in 2007, Prescient is a global firm with a footprint in ten cities across three continents. Our team of nearly 475 experts partners with 27 of the top 30 biopharmaceutical companies, the fastest-growing mid-caps and cutting-edge emerging biotechnology companies, including some of the biggest and most innovative brands. More than 70% of our employees hold advanced life sciences degrees, and our teams deliver an impressive depth of therapeutic, clinical and commercial expertise.

Prescient has been a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital since 2021 and Baird Capital since 2017. For more information, please visit: www.prescienthg.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and fully comply with applicable legislation in all the geographies in which we operate. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable national, federal, state or local laws.