AVP/Senior Consultant - Pharmaceuticals & Diagnostics (6-7 yrs)

About Company:

Axience is a professional business services firm, established with a credo of delivering "Integrated Bespoke Solutions" for our clients.

We provide high quality bespoke and boutique-style financial and business research services and have established ourselves as well-regarded research firm with a strong clientele, board and management team.

Our main offices are located in Mumbai (India) with small capabilities in Dubai (UAE) and Cluj Napoca (Romania) with extended sales and execution capabilities.

Research and Consulting:

- Under our Research and Consulting vertical, we support reputable large and medium-size corporates and consulting firms globally in projects varying from simple newsletters and company profiles to complex competition intelligence / benchmarking, feasibility studies and strategy formulation.

- We have a dedicated focus on the pharmaceutical, life sciences and diagnostics industry cluster, where we are looking for professionals with high-quality experience in global pharmaceutical / life sciences / diagnostics strategic / market / competitive research and intelligence as well as experience / exposure in commercial analytics / forecasting / HEOR and other areas.

- Our business is a mix of ongoing dedicated analyst relationships and ad-hoc value-added projects.

- This mix allows our staff to have arguably better learning and growth opportunities than our peers.

Position: AVP.

Role Definition:

- Will be responsible for all ongoing projects (existing and new) for one or more accounts in the pharmaceutical and diagnostics industry and possibly other sectors.

- Manage / work on a range of projects including market entry study, opportunity assessment, competitive landscape, target / supplier identification & benchmarking, newsletters, company profiles, etc.

- Lead anywhere between one to four accounts based on size and importance of accounts, experience - and seniority of account lead and other factors and work time to time on other accounts and initiatives.

- Support junior team members by providing guidance for day-to-day project delivery and coaching on the subject matter or functional skills.

- Manage the relationship with clients (account management) by building a strong personal connect with internal senior stakeholders and client contacts.

- Have a customer-centric mind over and above delivery centric approach and engage directly with senior management of the firm.

Academic and Professional Background:

- Top tier education with advanced degrees in life sciences or pharmaceuticals related.

- At least 6 years of experience working on various projects related to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

- Experience in complex ad-hoc projects requiring structured analysis and thinking over and above information collection and presentation is critical to this and most roles at Axience.

- Experience in analyzing all aspects of the industry dynamics - market sizing, segmentation, outlook, growth drivers, trends, challenges, competition, M&A, regulatory aspect and others.

- Prior experience in managing research and consulting projects from scope definition to delivery and client engagement.

Position: Senior Consultant.

- A Senior Consultant at Axience is hired typically from peer groups or related backgrounds with a minimum of 3 years of experience.

Detailed responsibilities may include (but not limited to):.

- Be a part of the team working on various pharma / biotech / med devices business research projects aiding decision making for reputable large and medium-sized global corporates and consultancies, and be exposed to truly global professional standards.

- Understand research objectives, design partial or full research strategies, interpret and analyze information for accuracy, exhaustiveness, and applicability.

- Work on projects ranging from analysis of scientific literature, clinical trials, market-entry study, market / product opportunity assessment, competitive landscape, among others.

- Also work on projects related to competitor analysis, benchmarking, newsletters, company profiles, etc.

- Collecting data & information from the public domain and through telephonic interviews with related industry participants.

- Mapping industry professionals and their background to build analytical insights and for primary interviews.

- Understanding, analyzing and presenting the data and information gathered in the almost client-ready format in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Academic and Professional Background.

Pharma / 4 yrs.

Knowledge of the Pharma / Biotech / Diagnostics industry is a must.

Knowledge of drug development process, US / EU Life Sciences regulations.

Seasoned professional with:

- A minimum of 3 years of experience (in pharma / diagnostics companies as well as market research and advisory firms), and.

- Excellent academics: top 10-15% candidates only the class in bachelor's and master's degrees as applicable.

Required Skills For Both Positions (must have):

- Exceptional oral and written communication skills (English).

- Quantitative analytical skills.

- Ability to balance hand on and hands-off approach.

- Should be proactive in prioritizing and organizing the tasks to meet deadlines, while working on multiple projects.

- Superior analytical, interpersonal skills and ability to dig deeper into the problems and suggest solutions.

Please note that Mumbai based candidates or those who are willing to relocate to Mumbai will be considered / preferred.