Consultant
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 four divisions:
Lucid Strategy Consulting brings depth of expertise in the research, development and commercialisation of solutions across therapeutic areas and modalities by streamlining product development, building operational capabilities, innovating, and supporting execution to create value for patients, clients and shareholders.
Our other divisions include:
Lucid Global works with global brand teams at big and mid-tier pharmaceuticals and biotech clients to deliver powerful medical communications solutions for early lifecycle assets.
US MedComms works with both US and Global brand teams to create powerful medical communications solutions across the asset lifecycle.
US Marketing works with clients across the Rx, Medical Device, OTC and Consumer Device categories to deliver compelling communications and promotional solutions to Healthcare Professionals for in-market assets.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Consultant at Lucid Strategy Consulting, you will be 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 analysing complex problems, developing innovative strategies, and implementing practical solutions.
A Consultant at Lucid Strategy Consulting is responsible for:
Project delivery
Supporting the development of project specifications including objectives and scope
Leading development of issue trees to define hypotheses, structure research activities and identify data needs and sources
Selecting the appropriate research/ analysis plan given research and analysis options and trade-offs; maximizing use of available networks (internal/external) to obtain information
Preparing and conducting interviews, and facilitating client meetings and workshops
Generating insights from research and analyses – identifying the implications (the 'so what'), from data gathering/ analysis
Identifying appropriate objectives and KPIs (key performance indicators) for client's functions and projects
Using presentation tools and techniques to engage effectively with the target audience
Overall, developing and delivering structured, high quality client deliverables (written and verbal)
Project and team management
Developing realistic project plans with associated roles and responsibilities
Guiding team members in execution of their project responsibilities
Proactively identifying risks to project delivery and raising them with associated resolution actions to Project Manager
Monitoring and flagging issues with regard to work effort and budget tracking
Providing informal coaching and development to new members of staff
Coaching and developing project team members in collaboration with the Project Manager / Director (tasks, communication, attitude)
Completing and scoring project objectives of more junior team members where appropriate, and in collaboration with the Project Manager / Director
Additional responsibilities
Providing input to direction and content of proposals and leading clearly defined business development activities
Proactively identifying business development opportunities with existing clients
Maintaining relationships with clients post completion of engagements
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Essential skills:
2 or more years of client-facing consulting experience in the pharmaceutical/health sector
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
Proven ability to produce exceptional quality written and verbal client deliverables
The ability to think strategically and problem solve
Experience of building understanding of key strategic and operational drivers and issues impacting a company
Strong MS Office communication tools – high proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Word, familiarity with MS Excel
Desirable skills:
Experience or 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, 4 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;
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.
- Department
- Asset Strategy
- Locations
- London
About Lucid Group
Lucid was started with a core ideology rooted in a legacy of innovation and dedication. For the past 20 years we have successfully transformed healthcare communications for the better.
From our ambitious agency beginnings we have grown organically and through strategically aligned acquisition. We are currently based in 4 global locations, and our 500 worldwide colleagues are the trusted partners for 100s of top brands and client teams, big and small.