Consultant, Commercial Practice

Consultant, Commercial Strategy Practice

As a Consultant at Putnam you will help lead and manage a team of Associate & Life Sciences Consultants to complete projects across all our practice areas. Working with Managers and Partners you will:

• Interact with clients to understand problems, and develop and refine hypotheses to test
• Break down and structure complex strategic and analytical problems that constitute the core of the team’s work
• Lead the daily operations of the team in executing and synthesizing analyses into key findings and actionable recommendation and participate in delivering these recommendations to our clients
• Prepare and deliver key findings and recommendations against key business problem to clients
• Coach junior staff on project execution and management

At Putnam, we pride ourselves on a team-based approach that is client focused and impact oriented. We serve many of the industry leaders, including all of the top 10 global biopharmaceutical companies. Almost all of our studies combine sophisticated quantitative analytics with significant qualitative fact-finding and synthesis to inform strategic decisionmaking. Our diverse casework spans portfolio prioritization, development pathway and resource optimization, market assessment, product pricing and launch strategies, market segment growth strategies, sales and marketing strategies, franchise development and patent expiration strategies. While the client-service core of our work can be demanding, we pride ourselves on the collegial, friendly and balanced environment at Putnam where consulting can be a long-term career option.

Much of our work is conducted at our offices, although direct interaction with clients necessitates a reasonable level of travel to client sites.

• The ideal candidate for the Consultant position will have demonstrated excellence during both her / his academic career (MBA or post-graduate degree is preferred but not required).
• Minimum of 4-5 years of previous employment experience with other top-tier consulting firms or within the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industries.
• Proven analytic abilities, presentation skills, team management experience and a team-oriented attitude are essential.
• A working knowledge of the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry is also a prerequisite.
• Relevant analytical/programming experiences in life science industry is a plus.
• While we have many practice areas - we are looking for commercial strategy experience