Posted 24 months ago

Engagement Manager - Life Sciences R&D

BostonRemoteFull-time

AI Summary

Engagement Manager oversees complex R&D consulting projects, leads delivery teams, develops new business, and serves as a primary client contact across Regulatory, Clinical, and Safety domains.

About this role

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

R&D Consulting at Veeva is a unique group fusing strategy and operations with data and technology. Establishing a leading R&D consulting practice is a strategic priority for Veeva, with high visibility within the company and to leaders of the wider Life Sciences industry.

As an Engagement Manager, you will manage complex and novel consulting projects for Veeva customers in the research and development (R&D) space – managing teams and planning, organizing, and tracking all aspects of delivery. You will support building our brand in the market, developing our customer network, and identifying and acquiring new projects to support our customers. As part of the team, you will focus on one or more critical areas such as Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety.

What You’ll Do

Lead multiple project engagement teams – empowering the team to plan and manage all aspects of delivery

Be responsible for the end-to-end design, build, and delivery of deliverables that meet overall project goals and objectives

Proactively lead business development opportunities - identify and generate potential new projects, clarify customers' challenges and needs, be able to develop a compelling, differentiated proposal to solve these issues and win new work

Be the R&D consulting lead on one or more of our strategic accounts

Bring clients an excellent level of industry, market, and functional insight, including an understanding of R&D-specific challenges

Build a strong and trusted relationship with customers, serving as a primary contact for strategic and tactical questions

Develop and disseminate thought leadership and campaigns that differentiate Veeva R&D Consulting in the market for Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, and Safety

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree and excellent academic record

8+ years of consulting experience in an established strategic/management consulting organization

Good understanding and deep interest in pharmaceutical R&D, having delivered consulting engagements in one or more of the following areas: Regulatory, Clinical, Safety

Highly efficient project management skills

Credibility and experience in operating and engaging at senior levels with key Life Sciences customers

Proven track record of developing new, high-impact customer engagements

Demonstrated leadership of others in the delivery of complex project outputs

Deep understanding of the R&D value chain

Ability to travel roughly up to 25%; this can vary depending on engagement

Nice to Have

Post-graduate-level qualification, Ph.D., MD, and/or MBA

Network in Top 20 Life Science companies

Experience with digital technologies – platforms, channels, analytics tools, apps, emerging technology

Experience working with SaaS solutions

Experience with digital technologies – platforms, channels, analytics tools, apps, emerging tech, etc.

Good understanding of Veeva’s broader platforms and solutions, and how these can be leveraged and enhanced by R&D consulting services

Experience working with SaaS solutions

Veeva certified on any of our relevant R&D products

Perks & Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance

Flexible PTO and company paid holidays

Retirement programs

1% charitable giving program

Compensation

Base pay: $85,000 - $210,000

The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Skills

Business DevelopmentClient Relationship ManagementClinical DevelopmentCross-functional LeadershipDigital Technologies Platforms Analytics Tools AppsIndustry InsightsLife Sciences Portfolio ManagementPharmacovigilance/Drug SafetyProject ManagementProposal DevelopmentProposal WritingR&D ConsultingR&D Value ChainRegulatory AffairsSaaS SolutionsSales Cycle ExperienceStakeholder ManagementStrategic Account LeadershipThought LeadershipVeeva R&D Product Knowledge