Consultant (Competitive Strategy)

Prescient Healthcare Group•Jersey City, NJ

7d•$90,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for a Consultant within the Competitive Strategy practice at Prescient, a pharma services firm. The consultant will work on strategy consulting projects involving competitor, customer, medical, and commercial insights, primarily for global healthcare and pharmaceutical clients. The role involves applying therapeutic, clinical, and commercial understanding to support client asset and portfolio development and commercialization strategies. The consultant will help generate insight-led recommendations to enable confident business decisions. Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills are essential, as the role involves close collaboration with senior team members and a global analysis team. The consultant will own workstreams, contribute to analysis structuring, and ensure output clarity. An entrepreneurial, growth-oriented mindset is expected, with opportunities to develop client-facing presence and become a strategic partner. A solid understanding of the US biopharmaceutical landscape is required, with a continuous eagerness to deepen this knowledge.

Requirements

Relevant experience within biopharmaceutical consulting, competitive intelligence, healthcare strategy or a related client-services environment; CI experience is preferred
Therapeutic area experience in CVRM, immunology or infectious diseases, gained through consulting, competitive intelligence, industry or academic work.
Strong results orientation, demonstrated by: Consistently producing high-quality deliverables and contributing effectively to project outcomes
Building effective working relationships with clients and project teams through clear communication and reliable delivery
Solid foundational knowledge of the biopharmaceutical industry, especially clinical development
Clear and confident communication skills, enabling effective interaction with clients and internal teams, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to strategic discussions with guidance from senior colleagues
Strong learning agility to adapt to rapid change and new situations
Ability to communicate complex ideas in simple terms
Ability to give and receive feedback
BA/BS required

Nice To Haves

An entrepreneurial, growth-oriented mindset
An advanced life science degree is preferred
Therapeutic area expertise in cardiovascular, renal and metabolic (CVRM) diseases, immunology or infectious diseases.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and execution of projects that address clients’ strategic business questions, ensuring your analyses, deliverables and insights meet high standards of quality and client satisfaction
Support account teams by spotting opportunities to add value through project delivery, building strong working relationships with day-to-day client contacts and helping strengthen Prescient’s presence within existing accounts
Support proposal development through background research and input into scoping discussions
Own discrete workstreams and support day-to-day project activities, including research, evidence collection, data analysis, synthesis of insights, and preparation of client presentations and reports, with direct client interaction where appropriate
Participate in client meetings, present findings from your workstreams where appropriate and collaborate with project leadership to ensure clients experience best-in-class service
Apply and deepen your expertise in therapeutic, clinical and commercial areas relevant to client engagements; share emerging insights with the team, and support Analysts in understanding key scientific and commercial concepts with a particular focus on CVRM, immunology or infectious diseases.
Attend relevant conferences where appropriate to gather insights, engage with experts, and support the team in capturing and synthesizing key learnings from presentations, posters and booths
Contribute to a positive team environment by supporting Analysts and Senior Analysts, offering guidance on research and analytical approaches and helping maintain a high standard of structured, impactful insights