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Job Title: Consultant
Company name: Leerink Swann Strategic Advisors
Location: Boston, MA
Industry: Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Medical Device
Function: Strategy Consulting
Company description
Leerink Swann Strategic Consultants works with leading and emerging life sciences clients to identify and develop growth opportunities through optimizing internal portfolios, assessing external opportunities, and assisting with post-merger integration. By combining an unparalleled ability to blend scientific information, clinical and business expertise, and financial analysis, we provide the insights our clients need to make the right decisions and enhance the value of their enterprises.
The broader Leerink Swann organization also encompasses a full-service investment bank ranked #1 for six consecutive years by Institutional Investor among life science-focused boutique investment banks.
Position description/responsibilities
- Participate in projects that have significant impact on leading and emerging life sciences companies
- Develop core consulting capabilities, including primary research, analysis, problem-solving, forecasting, synthesis, and deliverable creation
- Interact with and present findings to senior client executives
- Advance strategic recommendations to support decisions in such areas as M&A, clinical development, discovery, and product commercialization
Why work for us
- Join a growing, successful consulting firm with a highly entrepreneurial spirit
- Become an expert in the life sciences space, with a deep understanding of the intersection between science, medicine, and business
- Gain experience leading significant project engagements and independently solving client problems
- Interact and work with the investment banking team
- Explore a career in consulting, while developing a network in the life sciences and positioning yourself for positions in venture, business development, brand management and product development in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
- Work in a highly collaborative environment that values initiative and offers significant levels of responsibility in client and firm building efforts
Qualifications
- Advanced degree(s) in life sciences such as a Ph.D. or an M.D., or an MBA with a demonstrated focus in life sciences either through coursework, undergraduate studies, or operational experience
- Prior experience at pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies and/or consulting firms a plus but not required
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Professional presence
- Superior problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Self-starter, with a team-oriented attitude