Sathguru - Senior Consultant/Manager - Corporate Strategy - Life Sciences Segment (5-10 yrs)

The current position is in the life sciences practice of Sathguru (Sathguru, www.sathguru.com) and will be based out of Hyderabad, India.

Founded in 1985, Sathguru is a market leading advisory firm across segments of life sciences. The advisory practice covers strategy, innovation, investment banking, policy and ESG.

The candidate will work with new ventures and established companies in healthcare (pharma, biotech, nutraceuticals, devices, diagnostics, and healthcare care providers) to advise them on growth, strategic investments, partnerships and portfolio development. The candidate will also be involved in the new ESG practice that is currently being conceived.

Primary responsibilities of the role include:

1. Opportunity assessment, business strategy and planning-You will be involved in assessing new business opportunities, developing business plans, product strategies and operating models for new ventures and new initiatives/segments of existing companies.

2. Portfolio optimization, technology/product commercialization and strategic partnerships - you will work closely with the innovation advisory team to evaluate commercial potential of technologies, assess commercialization/strategic partnership opportunities and scout for execute strategic partnerships for technology commercialization.

3. Innovation funding, enterprise funding and M&A - you will work closely with the corporate finance and innovation advisory team to raise innovation and corporate funding (non-dilutive grants, VC, strategic investors etc.) and you will be involved in buy side and sell side M&A work in the healthcare sector.

4. Policy and development - You will work with global health organization on aspects of access to drugs and health supplies, policy and development initiatives for nurturing industry ecosystem and fostering competitiveness and growth.

Qualifications and qualities sought:

1. Scientific foundation in applied life sciences/biology/biochemistry and MBA (techno-commercial qualification)

2. 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in healthcare advisory practice of consulting firms, 3years+ experience will considered for senior consultant.

3. Strong capability to write, communicate, facilitate and present cogently to all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management

4. Strong analytical skills and perspective to deliver value adding insights to clients and develop reputation for thought leadership

5. Self-starter and motivation to be part of an agile and aggressive team focused on building a differentiated practice in the life sciences sector

About Sathguru (A Great place to work firm since 2017):

Started in 1985, Sathguru is one of the leading advisory firms in life sciences with market leading practices in:

- Corporate strategy

- Corporate finance and M&A

- Innovation advisory - Technology landscaping, evaluation and access, technology advancement and commercialization

- International Development

- ESG

- Executive education

As the only business advisory firm in India that also has an innovation advisory practice, the life science advisory group at Sathguru is differentiated by its unique capability to leverage the understanding of underlying technology drivers and innovation opportunities to deliver holistic perspective to clients in this innovation led industry. With strong international connectivity and local presence in Boston, one the most vibrant life science hubs, Sathguru leverages it strong network and understanding of healthcare innovation to catalyze success for clients.