Business Consultant – Life Sciences Consulting

Job Description

Master Class – Business Consultant – Life Sciences Commercial | Veeva Systems

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Veeva Systems, located remotely in the United States. Veeva Systems is dedicated to building the industry cloud for Life Sciences, enabling companies to operate in a more efficient and connected manner. As a public benefit corporation, Veeva upholds its vision and values in all operations. The Veeva Business Consulting team, launched in 2019, has rapidly grown to a global organization of over 400 people, focused on enhancing the Life Sciences industry through the combined power of software, data, and consulting. This Master Class program is intentionally designed as an entry path to shape experienced professionals as Business Consultants, capable of making a significant impact by speeding drug development, launching treatments more effectively, and shaping optimal customer engagement.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote, United States
• Pay: $130000 yearly
• Mission: This person will help experienced professionals pivot into Life Sciences Business Consulting to optimize customer operating and engagement models, processes, and business performance through strategic solutions.
• Tech Stack: Veeva’s software and data

What You’ll Actually Do
• Engagement Leadership: Own key workstreams on customer-facing engagements, collaborating with team members at all levels to create high-impact business solutions.
• Customer Interaction: Support and deliver all components of customer engagements, including active participation in customer communications, facilitating workshops, and conducting stakeholder interviews.
• Deliverable Creation: Work with Business Consultants to create deliverables that optimize customer operating and engagement models, processes, and overall business performance.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Conduct thorough process and data analysis, identifying opportunities for improvement and informing effective business solutions.
• Technology Integration: Apply Veeva’s market-leading software and unique industry data to pull through tangible business and operational solutions for customers.

The Must-Haves
• Background: High potential individuals early in their careers who are eager to pivot into Life Sciences Consulting. This includes those graduating with an advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD), individuals with 3-5 years of industry experience, or those who have served their country through Veteran/Military Service.
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience gained from one of the following career paths: directly within the Life Sciences Industry, completion of an Advanced Degree (such as PhD, PharmD, MD), other non-Consulting professional work experience, or service in the Veteran/Military sector.
• Skills: Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills; a strong problem-solving mindset capable of anticipating issues early, analyzing them, and proactively finding effective solutions; a process-driven approach with a keen interest in digging into operations, numbers, and other data to identify opportunities for improvement; a high work ethic, reflective of Veeva’s demanding environment; and proven high integrity and honesty, aligning with Veeva’s values as a Public Benefit Corporation committed to “doing the right thing.”
• Travel: A willingness to travel up to 20% of your time per year is required, with actual travel varying based on customer engagement needs, coworking sessions, internal meetings, and team events.