Consulting Associate/Management Consulting

About the role

CRA’s Life Sciences practice helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, and medical device companies achieve optimum performance across key aspects of their business, including innovation, commercial success, organization, and reputation, all for the long-term benefit of patients, clinicians, employees, and shareholders. We work with life sciences businesses directly as well as with their legal counsel, industry associations, government organizations, and advocacy groups from the earliest stages of research into new therapy areas, through product development, to the delivery of products that will achieve commercial success and fulfill the expectations of our clients and their key stakeholders.

Joining the Life Sciences practice at CRA will provide you with a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge of healthcare globally. As an integral member of the team, you will help us deliver to our clients high-impact solutions that are implementable and make a difference. We provide professional development and mentoring that will give you access to our global practice where you can get exposure to colleagues from across our offices and gain experience across a wide range of geographies, therapy areas, aspects of the industry and projects.

Qualifications

• Graduates of PhD programs with demonstrated consulting or business strategy experience or those holding a Master's degree
• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• A strong analytic focus and a background in one of the following disciplines (or related disciplines): the Life Sciences, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Psychology, Sociology, Bio-engineering, Public Health or Business
• Experience or keen interest in the life sciences and healthcare
• Experience with business analytics or computational data analytics (“big data”) is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Eye for detail and self-motivated to deliver high quality work on time
• Some knowledge of fundamental consulting methodologies tools and techniques

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

Pay

A good-faith estimate of the base wage range for this role is $110,000 - $115,000; actual total compensation may also include benefits and bonus.