Industry Strategy Analyst – Life Sciences Industry

Join our team in Strategy consulting for an exciting career opportunity to work on the CEO agenda of our most strategic clients across the globe.

Practice: Industry Strategy (Life Sciences), Strategy & Consulting Global Network | Level: Analyst | Location: Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bangalore | Years of Exp: 1 - 3 years

Area of Work: Strategy & business consulting in Life Sciences industry – across Commercial or  R&D portfolio’s such as Market Assessment & Sizing, Growth Strategy, Operating Model, Product Strategy, Revenue Upliftment, Route-to-market, Sales & Distribution, Consumer Marketing, Trade Marketing, Pricing & Promotions, Digital Commerce, Supply Chain, Cost Transformation & Productivity Reinvention, Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sustainability & Responsible Business.

Functional Expertise: End to end understanding of Life Science value chain spanning R&D, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Quality and Post Market Surveillance.

Level: Analyst

Location: Gurgaon, Mumbai & Bangalore

Years of Exp: 1 - 3 years post MBA

Explore an Exciting Career at Accenture

Do you believe in creating an impact? Are you a problem solver who enjoys working on transformative strategies for global clients? Are you passionate about being part of an inclusive, diverse, & collaborative culture?

Then, this is the right place for you! Welcome to a host of exciting global opportunities in Accenture Strategy & Consulting.

The Practice- A Brief Sketch:

The Industry Strategy Practice in Accenture’s Strategy & Consulting Global Network is a part of Accenture Strategy & focuses on the CEO’s most strategic priorities. We help clients with strategies that are at the intersection of business & technology, drive value & impact, shape new businesses & design operating models for the future.

We provide you with a great learning ground, deep-rooted in Industry & Business Strategy, where you will get an opportunity to advice & work with our key Life Sciences clients, driving end-to-end transformative strategic value & business growth. As a part of this high performing team, these are some of the responsibilities:

• Conduct market research & analysis to identify trends & opportunities in the life sciences industry. Analyse client’s business, market, competitors and make appropriate inferences. Also, interpret data in context of industry and company specific issues. 

• Work with clients to identify their strategic goals & develop comprehensive plans to achieve them.
• Work with consultants and co-create strategies to address the challenges facing life sciences companies, including competition, regulatory issues, market launch & technological advancements.
• Provide solutions for complex client problems while following the fundamentals of issue-based problem-solving.
• Identify strategic cost take-out opportunities & drive business transformation.
• Shape the operating model with an understanding of challenges in data maturity in Life Sciences companies & help conduct feasibility studies to evaluate new business opportunities, including mergers & acquisitions.
• Act as a true client partner to architect future proof operating models embracing future of work, workforce & workplace powered by transformational technology, ecosystems & analytics.
• Actively contribute to the data synthesis process, solution design & creation of actionable insights, implications, & recommendations to address client's business issues in the areas of launch-to-market, sales optimization, revenue management, incentive management etc.
• Work with our ecosystem partners, help clients reach their sustainability goals through digital transformation.
• Provide industry expertise in various sub-segments of the Life Sciences Industry
• Develop & execute strategies to address the challenges facing Life Sciences companies, in areas of patient services, product development, R&D, commercial, medical.
• Prepare & deliver presentations to clients to communicate strategic plans & recommendations.
• Support practice workstreams & help build the practice.
• Monitor Life Sciences industry trends & keep clients informed of potential opportunities & threats.
• Participate in the development of proposal responses, thought leadership content, including white papers & presentations, on Life Sciences industry topics.

Bring your best skills forward to excel in the role:

The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of the Life Sciences industry, including emerging trends, challenges, & opportunities. They will have a proven track record of developing & executing successful strategies for Life Sciences companies. The candidate will work with our clients to identify their strategic goals & develop comprehensive plans to achieve them. Key skills that will enable this include:

• A Strategic Mindset to shape innovative, fact-based strategies & operating models

• Issue Based Problem Solving to decode & solve complex & unstructured business questions

• Business Acumen to drive actionable outcomes for clients with the latest industry trends, innovations & disruptions, metrics & value drivers
• An excellent, established track record for delivering consulting engagements.
• Strategy consulting experience in Corporate Strategy/Restructuring, Growth Strategy, Market Entry Strategy, Operating Model Strategy, Business & Financial Model Development, Value & Investment Case Design, Strategic Cost Reduction & Productivity Reinvention, Digital Business, AI Strategy, M&A

• Business / Life Sciences Industry experience in general management in Life Sciences organizations with background in strategy / product development / sales / marketing / supply chain / manufacturing or R&D.
• Enable & grow strategy capability with practitioners through upskilling agenda, key metrics management & develop next generation leaders
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and presentation skills with an aptitude for compelling storytelling. Cross cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. 

Your experience counts!

• MBA from a tier 1 institute
• Prior experience in the Life Sciences industry - either as a strategy Analyst or as an industry professional
• Post MBA, 1 - 3 years experience in one or more of the following:
  • Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organization Strategy, Pricing & Profit Optimization, Growth & Innovation, Strategic Planning, Sales & Distribution, Consumer Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, etc. - ideally in Life Sciences industry
• Life Sciences industry knowledge & experience in emerging & developed markets

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to work on transformative projects with leading global companies
• Potential to co-create with leaders in strategy, industry experts, enterprise function practitioners &, business intelligence professionals to shape & recommend innovative solutions that leverage emerging technologies.
• Ability to embed responsible business into everything—from how you service your clients to how you operate as a responsible professional.
• Personalized training modules to develop your strategy & consulting acumen to grow your skills, industry knowledge & capabilities
• Opportunity to thrive in a culture that is committed to accelerate equality for all. Engage in boundaryless collaboration across the entire organization.

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