Associate Consultant - Healthcare at The Economist

In order to further augment our dynamic team we seek an Associate Consultant to lead a team of healthcare analysts in project engagements in the areas of market opportunity assessment, go-to-market strategy, customer insights, channel optimization strategy and competitive benchmarking.

How you will contribute:

• Serve as the client engagement and project lead, including communicating project updates, presenting key milestones, pre-empting project issues, managing different client stakeholders.
• Lead a team of healthcare analyst across all types of project engagements in the MedTech & Life Sciences healthcare industry in the areas of market opportunity assessment, go-to-market strategy, customer insights, channel optimization strategy and competitive benchmarking
• Mentor and guide analysts and senior analysts, ensuring that they meet their performance goals and successfully grow their careers
• Appraise and develop team of analysts, including helping to train and develop the necessary skill sets they need to succeed as a healthcare business consultant

The ideal skills for this role are:

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in business consulting
• Proven track record in project management and client handling, in the healthcare sector or in business consulting
• Master's degree from top tier universities, preferably Science major, with an MBA
• Knowledge of, or background in, healthcare, medtech, or IVD industries is a plus
• Exceptional command of written and spoken English
• Highly analytical self starter, organized with meticulous consulting skills
• Excellent client facing skills, with the ability to motivate teams and work well with people across all levels in the organization
• High business acumen with versatility to strategize, and think inside and outside of the box
• Ability to work independently and among teams, in a fast paced team structure
• Superior communication skills
• Highly self-aware, flexible and focused on solutions