Associate Business Consultant - Life Sciences Consulting

Veeva Systems
Barcelona, Spain
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for recent university graduates who thrive in high-intensity, structured development programs and have a focus on process-driven improvement in the Life Sciences domain.

Best fit for

  • Candidates seeking to build targeted domain expertise in one of Veeva’s five core practice areas
    — “As an Associate Consultant you will align to one of those practices, allowing you to build targeted industry expertise.”
  • Individuals who are fluent in English and ready to engage in customer-facing, data-driven projects
    — “Fluent in written and spoken English”

Things to consider

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the EU and reside within a 45-minute to 1-hour commute from Barcelona
    — “must live within a maximum commuting distance of 45 minutes to 1 hour from Veeva’s Barcelona office.”
  • Travel commitment of up to 20% of the year is non-negotiable and varies by engagement
    — “Willingness to travel up to 20% of your time per year.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to quickly learn and deliver value in customer-facing roles
    — “learn quickly and deliver value early”
  • Demonstrate experience with stakeholder interviews and process analysis in your resume and interview responses
    — “Support and deliver all components of customer engagements (e.g., customer communications, workshops, stakeholder interviews, process and data analysis)”
  • Show alignment with one of the five practice areas and express a clear preference during the application process
    — “You will be asked to choose your preferred practice in the application process.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Supporting customer engagements and creating high-impact business solutions
Typical background
Recent university graduate with strong academic performance

Skills & requirements

Required

ConsultingCustomer EngagementProcess Analysis

Preferred

Domain Expertise In Life Sciences

Stack & domain

Data AnalysisProcess OptimizationCustomer EngagementCommunicationLeadershipTeamworkLife SciencesConsulting

About the role

Original posting from Veeva Systems via Lever

Veeva is building the industry cloud for Life Sciences through software, data, AI, and business consulting working together. Learn more about our products, vision, values, and status as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) on our website.

Consulting is changing, and we’re not like other firms. Launched in 2019, Veeva Business Consulting has grown quickly and organically to over 500 global experts who combine deep domain knowledge with innovative technology to help Life Sciences companies work in a more efficient and connected way.

We are growing aggressively as we look towards 2030. Our Business Consulting team is focused on speeding drug development, launching treatments more effectively, and shaping the best engagement for our customers. We are seeking great people to help shape the future of the industry with the world’s leading software, data, AI, and expertise at their back.

The Role

We are hiring recent university graduates to grow the next generation of consultants through our Business Consultant Development Program (BCDP).

We believe in pushing high potential people to achieve excellence. Our program is specifically designed to provide a challenging environment to learn quickly and deliver value early. You will collaborate with experienced team members on customer-facing engagements to create high-impact business solutions.  

In our structured 20 month program, we equip you with the resources to develop the core consulting skills, deep domain expertise, and leadership foundation for long-term career success at Veeva.

BCDP spans five core practice areas: Analytics, Commercial, Content, R&D, and Quality. As an Associate Consultant you will align to one of those practices, allowing you to build targeted industry expertise. You will be asked to choose your preferred practice in the application process.

You can learn more about our practices and the work we do here.

The anticipated start date is September 2027.

What You'll Do:

  • Support and deliver all components of customer engagements (e.g., customer communications, workshops, stakeholder interviews, process and data analysis, managing timelines)
  • Collaborate with Business Consultants to create deliverables that optimize customer operating and engagement models, processes, and business performance
  • Leverage Veeva’s software and data to pull through tangible business and operational solutions

REQUIREMENTS | We are looking for graduates who meet the following requirements::

  • Desire to work within an intense, challenging program and environment 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • A process-driven person who loves digging into operations, numbers, and other data to find opportunities for improvement
  • Upcoming 2027 university graduate with strong academic performance
  • Fluent in written and spoken English
  • High work ethic. Veeva is a hard-working company
  • High integrity and honesty. Veeva is a PBC and a “do the right thing” company, and we expect that from all employees
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% of your time per year. Travel varies per customer engagement, coworking, internal meetings, and events with your team
  • Explore More Generation Veeva Roles: We welcome you to apply to all roles that align with your skills and interests. See all open opportunities here: Generation Veeva Careers

THE PROCESS | Our process is different than most. It is designed to be fast, efficient and respectful. Here are the steps::

  • Application: You submit your resume, short cover letter of questions, and take a personality test. Within one week we will notify you via email if we would like to move you to the next stage
  • Leader Interview: The next step is an interview with a leader of the practice
  • Case Exercise: If we proceed, you will be invited to complete a case exercise within a week
  • Offer: Within one week after completing your case exercise, we will extend you an offer or let you know that we do not wish to move forward. You will have two weeks to make your final decision. If you accept, we will hold a spot for you and expect you to show up on your start date. Accepting an offer and continuing to interview would be an ethical violation in our view

Compensation:

  • Starting Salary: 38,000 EUR
  • After one year, if you perform well, you will receive a significant salary increase and be granted equity

Work Authorization: Qualified candidates should be legally authorized to be employed in the EU.

Work Environment: Veeva is a Work Anywhere company. You can choose to work in an office or remotely from home on any given day of the week - it’s up to you! Although Veeva is Work from Anywhere, Associate Business Consultants must live within a maximum commuting distance of 45 minutes to 1 hour from Veeva’s Barcelona office.

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Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.

Source: Veeva Systems careers (Lever)

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