Consulting Associate/Strategy & Medical Affairs (Life Sciences)

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

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 organizations 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 clinical development, to the launch of therapies 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 the healthcare space and the global pharmaceutical industry. As an integral member of the team, you will help us deliver 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 gain exposure to colleagues from our global offices and experience across a wide range of geographies, therapeutic areas, cross-functional client teams, and projects.

Consulting Associates are important members of CRA project teams and work together with experienced Senior Associates and Principals to deliver consulting, strategic marketing, medical affairs support, and market research projects to clients. In this role you will own and personally deliver components of the client engagement, contributing to the overall success of each engagement. As you demonstrate strong advisory and project management skills, your responsibilities will grow rapidly.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with senior colleagues to deliver consulting projects that address specific client needs;
• Gain exposure to working across multiple disease states and treatment landscapes;
• Apply scientific and disease state knowledge to translate complex science into clear, actionable insights;
• Conduct primary and secondary research to identify, collect, manage and analyze data to identify trends and strategic implications;
• Critically evaluate and synthesize insights from literature reviews, secondary research, HCP interviews and advisory boards to inform strategic recommendations;
• Assume responsibility for generating sections of client reports, presentations and other client deliverables (e.g. excel Workbooks and strategic plans) whilst under supervision;
• Support client facing interactions, including meetings, presentations, and workshops;
• Proactively develop your knowledge of the life sciences industry as well as consulting methodologies;
• Work on multiple projects at the same time.

Qualifications

• PhD in a life sciences related discipline;
• Up to 3 years of relevant consulting or Medical Affairs experience preferred;
• Strong understanding of clinical trial design and statistics;
• Knowledge of different disease states and treatment landscapes;
• Knowledge of the role of Medical Affairs in launching a therapy;
• A strong analytic focus; Experience with business analytics or computational data analytics (“big data” or AI) 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;
• Willingness and readiness to travel to client locations when required.

Benefits

• 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs;
• Technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague;
• Leadership and collaboration opportunities through internal firm development activities;
• 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;
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance;
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match;
• Life and disability insurance;
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays);
• Paid parental leave;
• Wellness programs and employee assistance resources;
• Commuter benefits.

Schedule

CRA creates a work environment that enables colleagues to benefit from being together in the office while also allowing for periodic remote work. Individuals are asked to spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to a client's location), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team.

Pay

A good-faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is $110,000 - $126,500. Starting pay within this range may vary based on factors such as education level, experience, skills, geographic location, market conditions, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for additional bonus incentive compensation.