Senior Analyst, Strategy Consulting

ABOUT LUCID GROUP

We are a global healthcare communications agency with deep therapeutic expertise that traverses the asset lifecycle, delivering transformative outcomes for healthcare brands for over 20 years.

Our more than 500 highly trained professionals work with speed and agility to craft and execute breakthrough strategies that maximise performance and unlock a brand's full potential.

This position is aligned to one of our three capabilities:

• Commercial Communications : Accelerating a brand's trajectory with data-driven strategies and creativity that moves markets.

Our other capabilities include:

• Scientific and Medical Communications: Translating scientific insight into impactful strategies and compelling narratives that inspire change.
  
• Consulting: Specialised life-sciences consulting - empowering clients to optimise operating models, maximise asset potential and drive sustainable transformation.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job title

Senior Analyst, Strategy Consulting

Location 

We have offices in London, Philadelphia and Manchester, and are supported by flexible working policies.

Job purpose

Responsible for working in a team to provide strategic guidance and solutions to our clients to help them improve their performance and achieve their business objectives. Your role will involve assisting in the analysis of complex problems, contributing to the development of innovative strategies, and working with the team to provide practical solutions.

Reporting to

Senior Vice President , Strategy Consulting

Key accountabilities

Project delivery

• Contributes significantly to the approach and creation of project deliverables

• Creates high-quality outputs, client ready in terms of presentation (visual, format, QC etc.)

• Participates in the development of project specifications including objectives and scope

• Demonstrates excellence in the use of tools and frameworks

• Creates graphics or frameworks to illustrate the outcome of analysis or strategic directions

• Identifies logical gaps and overlaps in issue trees

• Demonstrates determination and applies creativity in identifying and analysing data

• Selects appropriate consulting approaches and frameworks for problem solving

• Supports the generation of insights from research and analyses – identifies the implications, the 'so what', from data gathering/ analysis

• Interrogates complex scientific and clinical data, clinical practices and healthcare system inputs to inform clinical and commercial strategies

• Presents qualitative/ quantitative information effectively

• Overall, creating clear, structured, concise and compelling written and oral communications

Project and team management

• Develops realistic project plans with associated roles and responsibilities

• Proactively identifies risks to project delivery related to own workload and raises them with associated resolution actions to Project Manager

• Performs budget tracking

• Creates project status reports

• Proactively supporting team members and colleagues

• Begins to guide more junior members of the team where appropriate

• Work as a team player

• Contribute to team morale

• Demonstrate commitment, good work-ethic and diligence

Additional responsibilities

• Participating in the development of proposals

• Proficiency using tools to support the estimation of resourcing

• Builds rapport/ relationships with client colleagues

• Actively strengthens and builds personal networks

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Essential Experience & Skills

• A degree in a scientific, medical or life sciences field

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport, establish credibility and trust with clients and colleagues

• The ability to produce exceptional quality written and verbal client deliverables

• The ability to think strategically and problem solve

• The ability to understand and assimilate complex scientific and clinical data/inputs

• Knowledge of Global and US healthcare context from clinical, systems and patient perspective

• Strong MS Office communication tools – high proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Word, familiarity with MS Excel

Desirable Experience & Skills

• Experience in a client-facing consulting position or similar role within the pharmaceutical/health sector

• Aptitude for business development activities, including identifying opportunities and contributing to proposal development

• High proficiency in MS Excel

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

Our culture is fundamental to the delivery of transformation. Harnessing the talent and ambitions of those we work with empowers us to deliver our magic. On top of this, our benefits include: 

• Discretionary bonus scheme;

• Contributory pension with Lucid contribution up to 5% of basic salary (enrolment after 3 months of employment);

• Cycle to work scheme;

• 25 working days holiday, 1 Celebration Day of your choice, 3 Christmas closure days plus 8 Bank Holidays per annum (pro-rata for part-time);

• Flexible holiday buy and sell scheme;

• Family friendly policies;

• Private family health and dental cover, including Employee Assistance Programme and a comprehensive employee rewards scheme;

• 4x basic salary life assurance cover;

• Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 company cover)

• Season Ticket Loans;

• Regular incentive schemes aligned to individual and team performance;

• Access to an employee discount platform with offers at 900+ retailers.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

Our culture is fundamental to the delivery of transformation. Harnessing the talent and ambitions of those we work with empowers us to deliver our magic. On top of this, our benefits include: 

• Discretionary bonus scheme;

• Contributory pension with Lucid contribution up to 5% of basic salary (enrolment after 3 months of employment);

• Cycle to work scheme;

• 25 working days holiday, 1 Celebration Day of your choice, 3 Christmas closure days plus 8 Bank Holidays per annum (pro-rata for part-time);

• Flexible holiday buy and sell scheme;

• Family friendly policies;

• Private family health and dental cover, including Employee Assistance Programme and a comprehensive employee rewards scheme;

• 4x basic salary life assurance cover;

• Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 company cover)

• Season Ticket Loans;

• Regular incentive schemes aligned to individual and team performance;

• Access to an employee discount platform with offers at 900+ retailers.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US TO BE LUCID?

At Lucid Group, we transform lives. Always. We believe in providing a culture of authenticity, where we can all be ourselves, make real connections, and enjoy the work that we do. Together.

We empower our people to embark on a journey of growth and advancement by offering meaningful learning and development opportunities.

Central to our ethos is our commitment to cultivating an environment that embraces and respects people of all backgrounds and identities, underpinned by a culture of conscious inclusion and support.

The Lucid values are not just mere words; they are the culmination of our collective efforts. Co-created by our people for our people, these values serve as our guiding principles, ensuring that every decision we make positively impacts the lives of the clients, patients, healthcare professionals, and colleagues we serve.

• Compassionately Human: We think about the human impact of our actions

• Accountable Allies: We are the go-to strategic partners for our clients

• Invent with Intent: We create meaningful solutions to solve real problems

• Courageously Curious : We challenge ourselves to think disruptively

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment experience to everyone.

This commitment to inclusion is explicitly inclusive of race, colour, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability.

As part of our commitment to recruiting and supporting colleagues with disabilities Lucid Group are a committed member of the UK Government’s Disability Scheme, supporting people with disabilities provides us with access to a wider talent pool and enables us to be a force for good in the world by creating fair and equitable access to employment opportunities. Aligned to this scheme we commit to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible by:   

1) Offering a guaranteed interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role

 2) Anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments

3) Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition 

If you wish to apply under this scheme please indicate so when asked on our DEI page which will appear as part of our job application process.