Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zifo is a global scientific and technical consulting partner specializing in strategy, informatics, and innovation for clients in life sciences organizations. The Associate Scientific Strategy Consultant will drive project elucidation, stakeholder management, and define project success while leading medium-to-high complexity consulting engagements.
Responsibilities
- Engage as a leader to define and own project success, leveraging core consulting behaviours such as active listening, empathetic collaboration, strong sense of ownership and effective communication across multiple audiences
- Own accountability for business analysis deliverables including user requirements specifications (URS), functional requirements specifications, data & process maps, workflows, gap analyses, implementation roadmaps, evaluation methodologies, and questionnaires
- Conduct vendor evaluations and define implementation strategies to enable effective decision-making by pharma/biotech/agritech clients
- Assess system landscapes and contribute to IT, informatics and data landscape roadmaps
- Manage one or more large projects/programs, including estimation, scheduling, risk management, and milestone tracking
- Facilitate project meetings, communicate status updates, and escalate risks when necessary
- Mentor associates across Zifo, guiding their project engagements and professional development
- Track and monitor key project metrics to ensure the success of client engagements as well as adherence to operational components of project delivery
- Serve as primary point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders, managing expectations on process, quality, schedule, and delivery - all with an overall view of what qualifies as successful engagement
- Build rapport with client managers and support and/or drive strategic customer meetings
- Identify opportunities for additional value creation within client organizations and internal process improvements
- Plan and track billable effort, manage utilization and productivity of themselves and teams, and support budget forecasting
- Manage escalations, identify & track risks to project execution, initiate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Support internal training programs, and mentor team members in emerging areas
- Assist in proposals related to emerging opportunities with clients and supporting RFP responses
- Contribute to case studies, presentations, and white papers
- Attend industry conferences for learning, networking, and representing Zifo
- Demonstrate continuous learning in scientific domains, informatics systems and data strategies, change management and strategic consulting methodologies
- Identify needs and drive efforts for internal development and knowledge-sharing initiatives
- Mentor other analysts across business units within Zifo, fostering collaboration career development
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline such as biology, chemistry, chem/bioinformatics among others
- 5-7 years of relevant industry experience in pharmaceutical R&D, biotechnology, or agritech
- Experience leading informatics solution projects (e.g., ELN, LIMS implementations)
- Familiarity with scientific workflows (e.g., bioanalysis, compound management, medicinal chemistry) and key data concepts within the life sciences industry and relevance to operational activities and enabling decision-making
- Strong communication skills and ability to drive problem elucidation activities, influence internal and external stakeholders and convey technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams as well as manage project deliverables and stakeholder expectations
- Master's degree in a relevant scientific discipline such as biology, chemistry, chem/bioinformatics among others
- Proactive problem-solving and adaptability in fast-paced environments
- Interest in further developing leadership capabilities and taking ownership of project outcomes
- Able to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity on problem statements and potential solutions
Benefits
- Accrued vacation
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k with company matching
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
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