Senior Consultant, Life Sciences (R&D) – Baringa
About Baringa
We set out to build the world’s most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people‑first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start‑ups, in every sector. You’ll find us collaborating shoulder‑to‑shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges. We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world – from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Our Pharma & Life Sciences practice are looking for an experienced Senior Consultant, with a focus on R&D, to join the team.
Responsibilities
We provide advisory services to our clients across the pharma value chain from R&D to commercialisation, using our industry expertise and consulting skills. Example types of work include:
* Developing strategies and operating models to transform ways of working across clinical development
* Implementing change in global, cross‑functional organisations in a strategic and sustainable way
* Designing and implementing Quality Management Systems and the associated GCP / GVP processes
* Optimising product development team ways of working in response to change, i.e., a new strategic direction, changing customer needs, evolving evidence requirements etc.
* Advising on Patient Engagement strategies and operating models, considering how to measure impact and leverage patient experience data for insight
* Creating best practice for strategic alliances to be successful whether that be for co‑development or post‑merger integration
Qualifications
* Strong pharmaceutical and life sciences experience through working in management consulting with pharmaceutical and life science clients
* A track record of taking ownership, managing teams and delivering results in demanding client‑facing environments
* Strong entrepreneurial spirit and the commercial acumen needed to help us grow the sector
* An interest in harnessing data and AI to enable operating models and transform ways of working
* In addition to management consulting experience with pharmaceutical and life science clients, you will have demonstrable consulting skills in one or more of the following:
o Life Sciences Clinical Development functions (e.g. ClinOps, Stats, Regulatory, Safety, Quality)
o Transformation Programme Management
o Change management
o Process design enabled by technology
o Digital, data, analytics and artificial intelligence
o Strategy and Operating Model development
Benefits
* Generous Annual Leave Policy: 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year and an additional 2 weeks after 5 years of continuous service (5‑Year Recharge benefit)
* Flexible Working: hybrid working policy and flexibility around taking unpaid leave
* Corporate Responsibility Days: 3 days per year to help social and environmental causes
* Wellbeing Fund: annual People Fund to support individual wellbeing choices
* Profit Share Scheme: all employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme
Diversity and Inclusion
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and our people.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.
Privacy Notices
For UK & EU
Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the GDPR, you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com
For the USA
Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, you may have the right to access or correct your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com
For Australia & Singapore
Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC). In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act, you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Business Consulting and Services
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