Senior Consultant - EY Parthenon Strategy London, England
Job description
Location: 1 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AF
Vacancy: L3 Senior Consultant
https://www.ey.com/en_uk/strategy-transactions/growth-strategy
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.
The below relates to applications for the EY-Parthenon Corporate & Growth Strategy team only. If you are looking to apply for Transaction Strategy & Execution or Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy, please visit the EY careers pages to apply.
At EY-P (EY Parthenon) 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 Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Government & Infrastructure, Health Sciences & Wellness, Private Equity, Retail & Consumer Goods, and Technology, Media & Telecoms.
The Opportunity
Health Sciences & Wellness is a rapidly growing area at EY. Within this area, we are building significant Life Sciences Commercial capability, with an ambition to become the leading Life Sciences Strategy practice.
Joining this area as a Senior Consultant gives the right candidate the opportunity to accelerate their career in Life Sciences strategy. 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.
As a Senior Consultant, you will play a critical leadership role in all the firm's work. EY-Parthenon has a very flat structure which will allow you to become actively involved in many levels of client work. You will often be the primary contact for clients, responsible for developing and executing work plans, and managing associates. Given the demands of such an accelerated role, your skills as a consultant are highly tuned in the areas of analytics, communications, teamwork, and leadership.
Internally, you will have leadership responsibilities in areas like recruiting, training, professional development, etc. In addition, you typically will get involved in key strategic initiatives such as the establishment of new practice areas and the generation of proprietary intellectual capital.
As a Senior Consultant, you manage the day-to-day delivery of a workstream within a project, managing teams of between 1 – 3 associates. You will begin taking responsibility for developing the recommendations that will be implemented by our clients, whilst also learning how to contribute to and grow EY-Parthenon’s business through internal practice building and contributing to new business development. You will have opportunities to learn from a wide variety of senior team members through counselling relationships, mentoring, and coaching. In addition, EY-Parthenon provides a robust formal training programme designed to suit you at each stage in your career and help you to develop the skills needed to maximise your effectiveness as a consultant and an advisor. EY-Parthenon invests heavily in the professional development of its consultants. We believe everyone has unique needs and motivations and therefore professional development is best accomplished through a customised program of training, staffing, and mentorship.
The Work
Our current work is typically focused on applying our deep sector & strategy knowledge to several types of strategic projects, including:
Commercial due diligenceMarket entry strategy and opportunity sizing
Product and business unit strategy development
Disease area strategy
Market access & pricing 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
You will lead your teams in:
Independently performing primary and secondary research including data gathering, interviews, and surveys
Planning and developing analytics, both qualitative and quantitative
Developing ‘the story’ – the output to narrate the solution to the client’s problem – including written output (slides)
Managing relationships with client stakeholders
Fostering an inclusive culture throughout the team and within engagements
Developing a community within the team – volunteering to support to develop an offer, or other internal practice build initiatives such as Learning, Operations, Resourcing, Recruitment, etc.
Counselling Associate Consultants to provide career direction and guidance
Skills and attributes for success
We’re interested in intellectually curious people, with a genuine passion for finding and implementing innovative ways nurture growth. You’ll also need excellent communication and negotiation skills. We’ll look to you to have the ability to express big ideas to influence C-suite leaders while also having technical skills to architect the right solutions for clients. If you’re ready to take ownership of a team that’s poised to take the industry by storm, this role is for you.
Experience in Biopharmaceuticals - ideally gained from another consulting environment and/or a Global Pharmaceutical and Med Tech organisation
Experience in working in one, ideally two or more, of the core commercials areas: Commercial Strategy; Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access; Digital Therapeutics; RWE and Innovative Contracting.
Comfort in a strategic consulting role and experience with a client-facing position in an agency/consulting environment, including leading client workshops, developing, and delivering strategic and tactical recommendations
Experience working in global multidisciplinary teams and across regions/countries
Ideally, you’ll also have
Preferably hold an MBA (Master of Business Administration), Master’s in Health Economics, Health Policy and/or Pharmaceutical Sciences or PhD (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:
Continuous learning: Through continuous training, coaching and mentorship, you’ll develop the mindset and skills needed to accelerate your career and become a transformational leaderReal exposure: Opportunities to work on a wide range of projects and be exposed to several 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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