Posted 39 months ago

Engagement Manager - R&D (Remote)

LondonRemoteFull-time

AI Summary

Engagement Manager leads multi-person delivery teams on R&D consulting engagements, owning end-to-end design, build, and delivery of project deliverables for Life Sciences clients while pursuing new business opportunities.

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. Further growing our 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 to deliver on their complex business challenges. As part of the team, you will focus on one or more critical areas such as Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety, and Quality Management.

What You'll Do

Lead multiple project engagement teams – empowering the team to plan and manage all aspects of delivery, from scope to quality assurance

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 new project opportunities, 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 the 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 Strategy & Operations, as well as Quality and Safety

Requirements

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

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

Experience in Life Sciences

Good understanding and deep interest in pharmaceutical R&D, having delivered consulting engagements in one or more of the following areas: Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, 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-value/impact customer engagements

Demonstrated leadership of others in the delivery of complex project outputs/deliverables

Deep understanding of the R&D value chain

Nice to Have

Fluency in multiple European languages (e.g., German, French, Spanish) in addition to English

Experience with digital technologies – platforms, 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

Highly competitive remuneration

Opportunity for rapid progression

Health & wellness programs

Skills

Account ManagementAnalytics ToolsBusiness DevelopmentClinical DevelopmentDigital TechnologiesLife Sciences Industry KnowledgePharmacovigilance/Drug SafetyProject ManagementProposal WritingQuality ManagementR&D ConsultingR&D Value Chain UnderstandingRegulatory AffairsRegulatory ComplianceSaaS PlatformsSenior Stakeholder EngagementStakeholder ManagementThought LeadershipVeeva Platforms And Solutions