Consultant

Are you looking to work for an inspiring, fast-paced, global award-winning consultancy, working with the top twenty pharma companies worldwide? At the cutting edge of the pharma industry’s R and D pipeline, working on exciting areas of new science and innovative medicines that will transform patients’ lives?

Are you working as a consultant, and have 4 – 5 years of experience working in the pharma or healthcare industry, as a Project Manager, Key Account Manager or Sales Manager, with a scientific background? Are you an analytical thinker, creative yet detailed in your approach, and passionate about improving and having a positive impact on patients’ lives?

We are an inclusive supplier for many organisations, and have been winning industry awards since 2013, from the PMEA for our work with clients, and we were acknowledged in 2023 with a National Businesswomen’s Award. In 2024, we have been honoured with the King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

Our Consultants perform a critical role for our clients and internal project team members. You are responsible for leading the delivery of several projects for the client(s), ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality. You will partner with our principal team and input to / deliver consulting content and solutions.

This role also provides outstanding future career progression and potential. We offer unrivalled professional development opportunities due to the significant variety of geographies, clients, disease areas, and consulting challenges, with the opportunity to build strong, sustainable client relationships.

Your accountabilities include:

• Client Relationship Management: Build strong rapport with clients, setting your team up for success. Be a key contact between the Principal and client to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and of high quality. Partner with the Director and principal team to manage the account plan creation and execution, updating actions and opportunities based on client knowledge and experience.

• Content Creation & Consulting Support: Create the first draft of content for the principal team, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel or thought leadership documents. Design workshop and meeting agendas based on experience and elements of blueprint library content. Facilitate small workshops and meetings, and co-facilitate larger meetings with the principal team. Lead virtual Zoom or Team calls with confidence, positivity, and joy. Manage and input to proposal development and sign-off process to ensure we deliver high-quality materials to the client on time.

• Project Management & Delivery: Manage large, complex projects and the team of Associate and Junior Consultants who deliver the work, ensuring weekly updates to our project management tools and trackers. Lead the resolution of issues and risks appropriately, manage change control discussions, re-scoping and amending deliverables, and update the project team. Participate and input to internal projects or programmes to increase Uptake’s success, performance, and growth.

• Team Management: Manage the team by setting clear goals, delegating tasks, and coaching them to deliver and succeed in their role at Uptake by following all the policies, practices, and procedures. Responsible for resourcing projects appropriately, including inputting to the resource allocation discussions via the Directors.

What will Uptake provide for you?

• The opportunity to work internationally, particularly in the US, and across a variety of time-zones, and to client sites throughout Europe and the UK
• You will work and collaborate with client teams in the top 20 biggest pharma companies in the world
• Our cutting edge HR policies include the flexibility of core working hours, and incredible support for your wellbeing

• Enjoy a weekly team day in the office
• Take advantage of the ability to work from an alternative location for up to two weeks of the year
• Five weeks paid holiday plus public holidays, and an extra day off for your birthday
• The opportunity to take an unpaid summer sabbatical for up to four weeks in the summer
• A hugely competitive range of benefits including private medical insurance and group income protection
• A dog-friendly office that welcomes and cares for your canine associates, bring them with you on your team day in the office

Does this sound like the sort of team you want to be part of?

If it does, please click the apply button.

We are committed to employment practices that promote inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion, or belief.

Please let us know if we can make any adjustments at any stage of the application and interview process.