Business Consultant - R&D

Veeva Systems
Hyderabad, India
Remote

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with Life Sciences consulting experience working in Clinical, Pharmacovigilance, or Regulatory domains, who can thrive in a global team with flexible work arrangements.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years in Life Sciences consulting and a focus on Clinical or Regulatory domains
    — “Experience: 3+ years in Life Sciences Consulting (Business or Management Consulting preferred)”
  • Professionals with proven expertise in reshaping operating models and driving organizational change
    — “You will focus on reshaping operating models, driving organizational change, and measuring tangible business value.”
  • Individuals who can lead projects and mentor junior consultants in a global team setting
    — “You will be part of a global team delivering meaningful and high-impact projects with a variety of organisations.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires managing Associate Consultants and overseeing their professional development
    — “Mentor and manage Associate Consultants, overseeing their work and professional development within your workstream”
  • Candidates must be prepared to work with global clients, including Top 20 Pharma companies
    — “You will be part of a global team delivering meaningful and high-impact projects with a variety of organisations from Top 20 Pharma to small/mid-sized organisations.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in solving complex R&D challenges and delivering measurable business outcomes
    — “Solve complex problems for Life Sciences leaders, leveraging Veeva’s unique data and software insights”
  • Emphasize leadership in managing junior consultants and guiding project workstreams
    — “Lead project workstreams from end-to-end, ensuring the high-quality design and delivery of customer solutions”
  • Showcase expertise in Clinical Data/Operations, Regulatory, or Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety
    — “Proven expertise in Clinical Data/Operations, Regulatory or Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • successful project delivery
  • positive client feedback
Typical background
3+ years in Life Sciences Consultingdomain expertise in Clinical Data/Operations, Regulatory, or Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety

Skills & requirements

Required

Business ConsultingProject ManagementOrganizational Change ManagementData Analysis

Preferred

Veeva Product KnowledgeSaas Consulting

Stack & domain

Clinical Data/operationsRegulatoryPharmacovigilance/drug SafetyQuantitative ReasoningQualitative ReasoningCommunicationMentorshipLeadershipLife SciencesR&DClinicalPharmacovigilance

About the role

Original posting from Veeva Systems via Lever

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

As a Consultant in our R&D Business Consulting practice, you will help customers bring treatments to patients faster by transforming how they work with Technology, Data, and AI. You will focus on reshaping operating models, driving organizational change, and measuring tangible business value.

R&D Business Consulting supports biopharma, medtech, animal and consumer health customers with solving business problems across the R&D value chain but also specifically within Clinical, Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory domains.

You will be part of a global team delivering meaningful and high-impact projects with a variety of organisations from Top 20 Pharma to small/mid-sized organisations.

What You’ll Do:

  • Lead project workstreams from end-to-end, ensuring the high-quality design and delivery of customer solutions
  • Solve complex problems for Life Sciences leaders, leveraging Veeva’s unique data and software insights
  • Mentor and manage Associate Consultants, overseeing their work and professional development within your workstream
  • Drive practice growth by contributing to business development and internal IP creation

Requirements:

  • Experience: 3+ years in Life Sciences Consulting (Business or Management Consulting preferred)
  • Domain Knowledge: Proven expertise in Clinical Data/Operations, Regulatory or Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety
  • Analytical Rigor: A strong mindset for both quantitative and qualitative reasoning
  • Communication: Ability to articulate complex ideas clearly to senior stakeholders
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher
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Nice to Have:

  • Knowledge of Veeva products
  • Experience delivering SaaS or Tech-enabled consulting solutions

Perks & Benefits:

  • Compensation: Highly competitive salary and equity in Veeva
  • Growth: Unrivalled career progression in a fast-growing, global team
  • Flexibility: Veeva is a Work Anywhere company. You can work from home or the office on any given day

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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

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.

Source: Veeva Systems careers (Lever)

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