Senior Associate Associate

Associate / Senior Associate

About Deallus

Deallus is private-equity owned management consulting firm operating across the global life sciences sector with a legacy in competitive and strategic intelligence. We empower clients to achieve competitive advantage through generation of strategic intelligence and actionable insights. Our strength is unrivalled therapeutic area expertise, deep understanding of our client needs, and proven methodologies to deliver strategic value across the product lifecycle and the broader organization.

Deallus has global staff exceeding 100 people, and presence in all major pharmaceutical markets through offices in L.A., New York City, London, Gurugram (India), Tokyo, Shanghai. We have a diverse employee population and more than 25 languages are spoken by Deallus staff. We serve a large number of top-25 global pharma as well as nice biopharma clients, and have therapeutic area strength in Oncology, Rare Disease, Vaccines, and other specialty categories, as well as most of the primary care space.

Our Mission, Vision & Values

Our vision is to lead the industry in shaping and refining strategies for those striving to advance healthcare and improve patients’ lives.

We do this by applying bespoke, robust methodologies to unearth insights and provide evidence-based recommendations; by building an innovative, passionate, global team with a diverse skillset and deep expertise; and by serving as a trusted thought partner for our clients to help them navigate a dynamic, competitive and complex environment.

Finally, we strive to emulate our values of Collaboration, Curiosity, Passion, Resilience, and a Winning Mindset in everything we do, both for our clients and the way we interact with each other.

We are now looking for entry-level Associate’s and Senior Associate’s to contribute to our newly established operations in India. The India office is just setting up but with rapid plans to scale as we continue to accelerate our global growth. This role would suit candidates with exceptional life science knowledge supported by commercial acumen and a real genuine excitement for being part of a growing enterprise.

Purpose of the Role:

An Associate / Senior Associate serves as a key member of the project team, conducting both primary and secondary research and analysing findings and generating insights in line with client objectives. Gathering client exposure from the start, this role is ideal for individuals looking to progress their career within the life science consulting sector.

Key Accountabilities:

Research and Analysis

• Conducts primary and secondary research using a range of sources.
• Analyses research findings to generate insights against the client objective and context.
• Attends conferences, conducting primary research to gather information for specific projects as required.

Project Delivery

• Supports the production of client deliverables by preparing specific elements of the final client report.
• Attends client meetings and presentations, presenting key elements where applicable.
• Manages sub-contractors or project work streams as appropriate.

Business Development

• Identifies opportunities on current projects for potential future projects and flags these with the Project Manager / Client Lead.
• Supports the development of proposals and other internal initiatives as required.

Key Technical Skills / Experience:

• Strong research and analysis skills.
• Exceptional command of written and verbal English.
• Possessing a postgraduate or advanced degree in life sciences (preferably pharma, medicine, or biotechnology), or a relevant field.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint.
• Knowledge and understanding of the pharmaceutical industry.

Key Behavioral Skills:

• Strong communication skills; able to communicate effectively and succinctly both verbally and in writing.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Team player; able to work effectively as part of diverse and virtual teams and build relationships both internally and externally.
• Possesses a learning mindset; able to learn quickly and demonstrates a passion for learning.
• Able to work to own initiative with little direction.
• Excellent attention to detail; demonstrates a ‘completer finisher’ mindset.
• The role holder is expected to be able to progress within Deallus and thus must be driven and have the desire and potential to develop strong client facing skills.
• Aligned to Deallus values: Collaboration; Curiosity; Passion; Resilience; Winning Mindset

Experience:

• Degree(s): M.PHARM/MBBS/MS Biotechnology/PhD
  • Major(s): Life Sciences
• Experience:
  • Associate: 0 - 3 years of relevant experience
  • Senior Associate: 4 - 7 years of relevant experience