Principal – Life Science Consulting

Inizio Engage•Albemarle, NC

2d•$260,000•Remote

About The Position

This is a remote position that requires regular travel to client locations and to Nuvera’s home office in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. Nuvera, now part of Inizio Engage, is a specialized consulting firm in the life sciences, focusing on designing, building, and managing optimal patient and healthcare professional (HCP) treatment experiences for rare diseases and specialty medicines, using data-driven strategies to improve patient access, adherence, and outcomes from early development through post-launch, offering solutions from strategy to operational implementation. Shape the future of the patient experience This is a remote position that requires regular travel to client locations and to Nuvera’s home office in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. At Nuvera, we bridge the gap between operations and strategy helping pharmaceutical and biotech leaders design, build, and manage seamless support experiences that simplify the complex journey of starting and staying on therapy. Our Principals play a defining role in that mission. You will expand our business, build new capabilities, and lead work that shapes how treatment experiences are delivered, combining deep expertise with non-traditional thinking to drive what is meaningful, not just what is possible. Your impact in this role As a Principal, you will operate at the intersection of client leadership, strategy execution, and business growth.

Requirements

Education & experience
Bachelor’s degree or higher (MBA preferred)
12+ years in life sciences, including 4+ years in strategy consulting managing multiple client engagements
4+ years leading projects focused on solving complex business problems through strategy, performance improvement, or optimization
Experience with unstructured, non-IT projects requiring you to define approaches and build analytical frameworks
Leadership & delivery
Proven experience formally managing teams, mentoring talent, and leading cross-functional stakeholder groups
Business development
Demonstrated ability to generate new business
Practical requirements
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Visio
Ability to travel as necessary to client sites and the Cedar Knolls, NJ office, including overnight and weekend travel
U.S. citizenship or valid work authorization
Domain expertise
You bring depth across multiple areas of the life sciences ecosystem, including experience in several of the following:
Product launch and commercialization
Product strategy and positioning
Commercial operations
Patient services and patient experience design
Market access, reimbursement, and product access
Adherence solutions and hub services
Health outcomes strategy and optimization
Specialty pharmacy distribution
Customer insights and engagement
Commercial model transformation

Responsibilities

Lead high-impact client engagements
Build and sustain trusted relationships with senior leaders across pharmaceutical and biotech organizations
Serve as the senior advisor on multiple strategic projects, owning delivery, facilitating executive workshops, and acting as the final quality gate for all client deliverables
Build teams and capabilities
Lead and mentor Nuvera project teams, including performance management and professional development
Identify, define, and help implement firmwide infrastructure and operational enhancements
Shape and launch new service lines and client offerings
Drive business growth
Personally generate $2M+ in new business annually through new opportunity development and client expansion
Lead business development efforts that extend Nuvera’s market impact and long-term growth trajectory