Principal Consultant

Performance Development Group

Principal Consultant at PDG offering innovative business performance improvement solutions for Life Sciences. Leading client engagement, solution design, and delivery in a remote role with occasional travel.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Creating solution concepts for proposals and other sales pursuits, based on business needs provided identified during client meetings and/or client document review with the Solution Designer and PDG’s Sales Team
Architecting solutions as part of a client engagement, based on data gathered as part of a discovery process
Overseeing and providing input into the solution buildout to ensure that the requirements of Solution Architecture are being met
Partnering with our sales team to perform a deep dive into our client’s business needs, brainstorm and proactively prescribe solutions that will help address the client’s business challenges
Acting as the subject matter expert relative to PDG’s solutions and remaining as part of the engagement team throughout the life of each project to provide support

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Master’s Degree in Learning and Development, Human Performance, or Organizational Leadership & Development is preferred; however, commensurate work experience will be strongly considered in the absence of an advanced degree.
Minimum of eight to ten years of experience in the areas of solution design, performance consulting, human performance technology, change management, and/or adult learning and development
Significant experience in the Life Sciences industry, either as an employee of a Life Sciences organization or a partner to the industry.
Experience architecting sales performance solutions
Experience analyzing needs and developing solutions based on input from client interviews, document review, and industry analysis
Strong communication skills, able to build strong relationships with internal and external customers.
Outstanding leadership skills. Has the ability to influence without authority and can make valuable suggestions that are presented in such a way that makes the client feel fully committed.
Employment at PDG is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check, which is conducted as a condition of employment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package
Participation in PDG's annual bonus program

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Hard Skills & Tools

solution designperformance consultinghuman performance technologychange managementadult learning and developmentsales performance solutionsneeds analysissolution architecture

Soft Skills

communication skillsrelationship buildingleadership skillsinfluence without authority

Certifications

Master’s Degree in Learning and DevelopmentMaster’s Degree in Human PerformanceMaster’s Degree in Organizational Leadership & Development