Cambridge Healthcare Research

Associate Consultant

Cambridge Healthcare Research

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £40,000 per year

About the role

  • Partnering with colleagues to develop robust research plans, including key milestones and deliverables in line with the client brief.
  • 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 constructive feedback to help researchers improve the quality of their outputs.
  • Understanding therapeutic areas to authoritatively review [e.g. quality control], evaluate and develop primary and secondary research output into insightful client-friendly slide decks and email notifications, covering key findings and actionable implications.
  • Coordinating [e.g. building agendas and taking minutes] and participating in internal and external meetings with project teams and clients.
  • Attending conferences in the UK and overseas to deliver high quality coverage, engaging with 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.
  • Supporting workshops by contributing to the development of materials [such as client briefing packs] and assisting facilitators with transcribing discussions.
  • Developing an awareness and understanding of project scoping and profitability. Building a broad understanding of the external market, key client challenges, and industry and therapy area trends.
  • Researching and contributing to the creation of proposal materials and pitches. Representing the company in external settings [e.g. at industry events or publishing thought pieces].
  • 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.

Requirements

  • Master’s or PhD degree in a life sciences discipline; or
  • Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences discipline with at least one year of post-study professional experience in either a life sciences or consulting environment.
  • Experience within a Consulting or Analytical role would be beneficial.
  • Written and verbal communication skills [including excellent English] to collaborate effectively with others and develop impactful and user-friendly materials with a clear narrative and logical flow.
  • Planning, organising and prioritisation skills to successfully complete deliverables and achieve milestones in a timely manner.
  • IT skills across the Microsoft suite [especially Excel and PowerPoint].
  • Primary and secondary research skills to identify appropriate data sources and information.
  • Analytical skills to convert gathered research into relevant client-friendly outputs.
  • Attention to detail to ensure outputs are accurate and of the highest quality.
  • A growth mindset with an openness to accepting and acting on constructive feedback to improve your own capabilities.
  • A collaborative and solution-focused attitude to achieve success as part of a team.
  • An inclusive, empathetic and encouraging attitude to constructively challenge and get the best out of others.
  • Drive, ambition and self-motivation. Our work requires perseverance, proactivity and personal accountability.
  • Proactivity and using your initiative to deliver beyond expectations.
  • Able to work US based hours (14:30-23:00 GMT)
  • Based in the UK and able to commute to our London office if needed.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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