Senior Consultant

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Shift Health brings a science mindset to strategy consulting for the health research and innovation ecosystem. We blend scientific depth, sector leadership, and global perspective, tackling our clients’ most challenging questions with curiosity, rigour, and courage. Delivering sharp insights and customized solutions, we’re helping to create the future of healthcare.

Our team is driven by passion to deliver scientific, health, and economic impact by coupling scientific and clinical depth with business and management acumen. We look for courageous, curious, intellectually nimble professionals who are committed to asking tough questions, applying analytical rigour, and generating insights that matter; self-motivated collaborators who are committed to results and driven to excel; and creative, cutting-edge thinkers with the aspiration to design, develop and deliver innovative solutions to advance human health and well-being.

Job Description

Shift Health is seeking a Senior Consultant to join our dynamic team on a full-time, permanent basis and to support our growing pharma strategy and strategic competitive intelligence portfolio.

Application Deadline: November 27, 2024 – The role will remain open until filled.

Target Hire Date: Immediate hire – Applications will be reviewed in sequence of submission.

Reporting Relationships

Each Senior Consultant is assigned a Performance Coach to support their success in the firm. In the context of projects, reporting relationships vary from project to project.

Responsibilities

Senior Consultants coordinate the day-to-day activities of project teams, work closely with team members to guide information gathering activities, synthesize insights, develop deliverables, and communicate research findings and recommendations to clients. Beyond client engagements, Senior Consultants contribute to business development by supporting the development of proposals and work plans and help to strengthen Shift Health’s culture, including our commitment to Inclusion, Equity, Diversity, and Accessibility (IDEA), by participating in a variety of organizational and community outreach activities.

Project Management

• Managing project teams in terms of coordinating day-to-day project tasks to meet overall project objectives, timelines, and budgets;
• Ensuring projects are appropriately staffed and resourced on a weekly and longer-term basis;
• Communicating with project stakeholders and serving as the primary point of contact with the client;
• Supporting Senior team members in providing strategic guidance that shapes information gathering frameworks, insights, and recommendations, as well as project direction to ensure deliverables meet client needs;
• Guiding and supporting Consultants in gathering and interpreting research from diverse secondary sources and in conducting primary research, including designing consultation guides, identifying, and engaging key informants, and leading consultations;
• Analyzing and generating insights from quantitative and qualitative information and, together with senior team members, leading the development of client deliverables;
• Leading client calls and presenting key findings and deliverables to clients together with senior team members;
• Collaborating with team members to review and revise deliverables based on feedback from internal team members and clients.

Business Development

• Supporting the development of project proposals; for example, by working with senior team members in drafting work plans;
• Reviewing proposals and requests for proposals for accuracy and completeness;

Key internal functions

• Contributing to Shift Health’s culture and visibility by participating in internal projects and organizational strategy; for example, by supporting mentorship activities, seeking out opportunities to represent Shift Health at external events, and conducting informational interviews with candidates interested in learning about Shift Health and the Consultant role at the company.

Required Qualifications and Experiences

Senior Consultants must have:

• Completed a graduate degree (PhD, Masters, or equivalent) in the life sciences or a related field. A focus in vaccines/infectious disease or oncology is a distinct advantage.
• Completed 2+ years of consulting experience. Experience in pharma commercial strategy and competitive intelligence (e.g., primary competitive intelligence), particularly within vaccines/infectious disease or oncology is a distinct advantage;
• A business degree/certification and/or relevant business experience may be an advantage.

Knowledge, skills, and personal attributes required

To effectively conduct their essential functions, Senior Consultants are required to demonstrate excellence across the following dimensions:

• Knowledge of science, healthcare, and/or the life sciences sector, particularly private sector and in infectious disease or oncology;
• Poise, professionalism, and an ability to apply constructive feedback to deliver excellent work;
• Comfort and ability to adapt quickly in dynamic environments;
• Experience leading project teams and providing constructive guidance and feedback to junior colleagues on project deliverables;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment;
• Ability to apply strategic and agile thinking to ensure projects meet endpoint goals;
• Attention to detail and ability to ensure high-quality control standards;
• Track record in developing new knowledge frameworks and structures;
• Problem-solving and analytical skills;
• Written and verbal communication skills;
• Working in a team setting;
• Organizational and project management skills;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Travel

Travel to client offices or off-site locations may be required. Senior Consultants may dedicate approximately 10-15% of their time to domestic or international travel.

Location

Shift Health currently practices a hybrid model. Our office is in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Remuneration

This is a full-time, permanent position; a competitive salary is offered along with a bonus based on personal and corporate performance. A comprehensive industry-leading benefits plan will also be provided.

Equal Employment Commitment

Shift Health values and aspires to create a diverse and inclusive work environment. We welcome and encourage applications from people with diverse abilities, members of racialized and minoritized groups, women, Indigenous Peoples, and others with the skills and knowledge to succeed in this position. Accommodations are available on request for candidates in all aspects of the selection process.

About Shift Health

Shift Health brings a science mindset to strategy consulting for the health research and innovation ecosystem. We blend scientific depth, sector leadership, and global perspective, tackling our clients’ most challenging questions with curiosity, rigour, and courage. Delivering sharp insights and customized solutions, we’re helping to create the future of healthcare.

Every member of the consulting team at Shift Health started as a health and life sciences researcher and possesses the unique ability to couple scientific and clinical depth with business and management acumen. We bring this unique experience and expertise to leading organizations across the globe, including top pharma and within their multi-billion dollar flagship programs, pioneering not-for-profit and funding organizations, leading academic centres, hospitals, and patient advocacy groups who all contribute across the innovation system.

Shift Health’s Commitment to Anti-Racism

At Shift Health, we believe anti-racism cannot simply be a corporate value: it must be central to our corporate mission. Shift Health is committed to combating systemic racism and creating opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and other racialized and minoritized groups to develop skills and experiences required to build a career in the health and life sciences. Our determination to help dismantle systemic racism is guided by the following five commitments:

• We will appoint and appropriately resource internal leaders who will work with the broader Shift Health team to drive and sustain our anti-racism agenda.
• We will undertake an immediate review and renewal of our policies, codes, and practices through the lenses of anti-racism and white privilege.
• We will invest further in formal and experiential learning opportunities to ensure that all members of our team have the knowledge, awareness, and literacy to engage fully in anti-racist praxis.
• We will create safe spaces for frank dialogue about racism, oppression, and discrimination.
• We will reach into our communities, building respectful partnerships that uplift Black, Indigenous, and other racialized and minoritized groups, and helping our team both serve as and find role models who inspire personal and professional growth.