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Vacancy: L4 Engagement Manager

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At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help us become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

About EY-Parthenon Strategy

EY-Parthenon is EY’s global strategy consultancy with more than 6,000 professionals working across three areas of focus: corporate & growth strategy, transaction strategy & execution, and turnaround & restructuring strategy. In 2021, EY-Parthenon was ranked among the top 5 in the Vault’s Top 50 Consulting Firms.

We are making an unparalleled investment in the successful EY-Parthenon team, which will support accelerated growth well ahead of the market. This creates a unique opportunity to join and enjoy rapid development and promotion and build the most dynamic Strategy Practice in Europe.

At EY-P Strategy, we put our purpose — Building a better working world — at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to using unconventional yet pragmatic thinking to deliver actionable strategies to help our clients navigate the ever-changing business landscape.

You’ll be a part of a collaborative team that applies the latest thinking, research, analytics, and methodologies to help transform clients’ businesses and solve complex business matters, driving change for tomorrow’s working world. For smart, nice, and driven candidates, working at EY-Parthenon Strategy offers the opportunity to change how world-leading organisations do business.

We advise on a vast range of issues, such as core value propositions, competitive positioning, and growth strategies. EY-Parthenon Strategy employees enjoy unparalleled contact with influential and highly experienced professionals within the firm, as well as at clients’ organisations across a multitude of sectors. The London office focuses on Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Government & Infrastructure, Private Equity, Retail & Consumer Goods, Technology, Media & Telecoms.

The Opportunity

Life Sciences is a rapidly growing sector at EYP. Within this area, we are building significant Life Sciences Commercial capability, with an ambition to become the leading Life Sciences Strategy practice.

Within the LS team, we are hiring Engagement Managers to lead on strategy across a range of Biopharmaceutical clients.

Joining this area as an Engagement Manager gives the right candidate the opportunity to accelerate their career in Life Sciences, lead innovation in the pharmaceutical sector and generate ideas leading to significant changes into health systems currently facing major affordability and health care delivery challenges. The nature of the role demands a hybrid skill set that combines commercial strategy, qualitative and quantitative rigour to problem solving, with strong creative intuition and a growth can-do mindset.

The Work

Our current work is typically focused on applying our deep sector & strategy knowledge to various types of strategic projects, including:

• Commercial due diligence
• Strategy development and assessment
• Market entry strategy and opportunity sizing
• Product and business unit strategy development
• Divestment options analysis
• Disease area strategy
• Medical affairs strategy
• Business development and licencing

You'll work with a high-performing, integrated team which focuses on a variety of global and local corporate clients and private equity clients. You'll have a diverse range of stretching experiences which will give you continuous learning and development opportunities as well as a great sense of achievement.

You Key Responsibilities

As an Engagement Manager, you’ll typically be responsible for leading our largest client projects, shaping the deliverables, client relationships, and wider team, with the support and coaching of our directors and partners.

You’ll also be involved in developing proposals and bids, and actively contribute to EY-Parthenon thought leadership and internal operational initiatives.

This will include:

• Managing project teams of between 3-6 consultants
• Creating an inclusive culture throughout the team and within engagements
• Developing our business – identifying opportunities within existing clients and driving sales activity
• Working closely with wider EY teams – across Business Consulting, Tax, Strategy & Transactions and Assurance to bring the best of the firm to our clients
• Developing a community within the team – owning / developing an offer, or other internal practice build initiatives such as Training, Professional Development, Innovation, Recruitment, etc.
• Counselling of Consultants to provide career direction and advice

Skills and attributes for success
Successful candidates are intellectually curious, passionate about solving complex problems, hardworking, have an enthusiastic and approachable demeanour with an entrepreneurial mind-set. We want people who are great communicators, who collaborate well with people and teams, are willing to share technical knowledge with the team and have a real desire to both learn and coach others. We are looking for exciting candidates to join our team with the required characteristics.

• Experience gained in a combination of a traditional management consulting environment and/or a Global Pharmaceutical and Med Tech organisation
• High level of comfort in a consulting role and experience with a client-facing position in an agency/consulting environment, including leading client workshops and developing and delivering strategic recommendations
• Experience working in global multidisciplinary teams and across regions/countries.
• Experience in a thought leadership role, demonstrated through writing (blog, white paper, etc.) and/or speaking engagements

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Preferably hold an MBA or Master in Health Economics, Health Policy and/or Pharmaceutical Sciences (preferred but not mandatory)
• Ability to write to a high standard, fluent/native in English with additional major languages desired

What we offer

We offer an attractive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

Plus, we offer:

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  Continuous learning: Through continuous training, coaching and mentorship, you’ll develop the mindset and skills needed to accelerate your career and become a transformational leader
• Real exposure: Opportunities to work on a wide range of projects and be exposed to a number of different business models, industries and companies
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

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