Sustainability Principal, Pharma & Personal Care

Quantis • New York, NY

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Drive change that matters. Build the partnerships shaping a sustainable future. Do you want to work with leading organizations to help them achieve their sustainability ambitions? Do you want to be part of a team recognized as a sustainability leader, driving impact through strategy, innovation, and collaboration? Are you excited to build lasting relationships with industry leaders and help guide their transformation journey? Are you ready to turn your business acumen into real sustainability impact for people and the planet? THE ROLE As a Sustainability Principal focusing on client relationships, you’ll drive business development at a strategic level across Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care sectors in the US. You will build and maintain high-impact client relationships and lead large scale projects. You’ll own business development strategies for your sector and lead one or more key accounts. You’ll develop long-term client partnerships, secure high-value contracts, and drive strategic growth within the firm. You will contribute significantly to the company’s revenue growth and market presence in the sector, by developing an innovative offering and building a strong external profile. You’ll design and implement account strategies aligned with client priorities, ensuring high-quality, consistent delivery in collaboration with internal experts. You’ll be a line manager for a team to supervise the work of your team members and to support their growth and development. You will also be expected to mentor and help develop other colleagues at various levels in other teams. WHY YOU’LL LOVE QUANTIS Quantis, a BCG company, is a leading sustainability consultancy tackling the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. For nearly two decades, our expert team has partnered with organizations across the globe to transform industries and shape an economy that thrives in harmony with nature. We guide companies from business as usual to business at its best by uniting the latest science with strategic insights, helping them reduce impacts, implement solutions, and operate within planetary boundaries. United by a common purpose, our 250+ professionals embody a unique, collaborative culture that we call the Quantis Spirit. We are innovative. We are impact-oriented. We are science-driven. We are Quantis. Learn more about Quantis and our mission. ARE YOU READY TO SHAPE STRATEGY, LEAD GROWTH AND STEER TEAMS? You’re eager to apply your sustainability experience, business development, client relationship and consulting capabilities, and leadership skills to our mission of aligning businesses with planetary boundaries.

Requirements

• 8-12+ years you’ve been working in strategy consulting and/or in the Pharmaceuticals and/or Personal Care sectors, with significant exposure to and interest in corporate sustainability. You have a strong knowledge of the sector, understand the challenges and needs, and have a significant network.
• Successful track record in sales, bringing on new clients and building strategies for clients.
• Solid experience providing effective and visionary peer and team leadership, and strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrated strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong project management experience and skills.
• Bring a Master’s or PhD degree or equivalent experience that equips you to guide companies to understand and design transformative and science-based strategy (Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, Economics...).
• Intellectually curious, have a science-based mindset, and motivated to learn and grow.
• Bring an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy co-creating innovative solutions with your team.
• Confident using generative AI tools, while maintaining a critical and thoughtful mindset.
• Communicate effectively in fluent English.

Nice To Haves

• Additional knowledge in further corporate sustainability topics and/or sectors other than your specific sector.
• Exposure to/experience with topics related to corporate/product footprinting, nature (biodiversity, water), climate strategy & risk, land & agriculture, ESG reporting and stakeholder engagement and other relevant sustainability topics.
• Good knowledge of sustainability frameworks relevant to your sector and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development at a strategic level across Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care sectors in the US.
• Build and maintain high-impact client relationships and lead large scale projects.
• Own business development strategies for your sector and lead one or more key accounts.
• Develop long-term client partnerships, secure high-value contracts, and drive strategic growth within the firm.
• Contribute significantly to the company’s revenue growth and market presence in the sector, by developing an innovative offering and building a strong external profile.
• Design and implement account strategies aligned with client priorities, ensuring high-quality, consistent delivery in collaboration with internal experts.
• Be a line manager for a team to supervise the work of your team members and to support their growth and development.
• Mentor and help develop other colleagues at various levels in other teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level