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Engagement Manager - R&D Business Consulting

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Engagement Manager - R&D Business Consulting

Veeva Systems London, England, United Kingdom

Engagement Manager - R&D Business Consulting

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Veeva is building the industry cloud for Life Sciences through software, data, AI, and Business Consulting working together. Learn more about our products, vision and values, and status as a public benefit corporation on our website.

Consulting is changing, and we’re not like other firms. Veeva Business Consulting was launched in 2019 and has grown quickly and organically to a global organization of over 400 people. Our team is focused on making the life sciences industry more efficient and effective through software, data, and consulting working together.

We expect significant growth in Business Consulting as we look towards 2030, and are looking for great people to make it happen.

The Role

As an Engagement Manager in our R&D Business Consulting practice, you will help customers bring treatments to patients faster by transforming how they work with Technology, Data, and AI. You will focus on reshaping operating models, driving organizational change, and measuring tangible business value.

R&D Business Consulting supports biopharma, medtech, animal and consumer health customers with solving business problems across the R&D value chain but also specifically within Clinical, Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory domains.

You will be part of a global team delivering meaningful and high-impact projects with a variety of organisations from Top 20 Pharma to small/mid-sized organisations.

What You'll Do

  • Strategic Delivery: Act as the end-to-end lead on Veeva’s most complex, large-scale, and global engagements
  • Account Leadership: Build and navigate senior customer relationships, leading proposals for significant project wins and driving long-term account strategy
  • People Leadership: Lead and inspire teams of 4+ consultants across multiple projects simultaneously, fostering a culture of excellence
  • Financial Oversight: Manage project budgets of $1M+, acting as the primary point of contact for project health and commercial success
  • Practice Building: Support brand-building activities and the development of internal IP to keep Veeva Business Consulting at the forefront of the industry

Requirements

  • Experience: 8+ years in Life Sciences Consulting (Business or Management Consulting preferred)
  • Leadership: Proven track record of managing large project teams and $1M+ engagements
  • Domain Knowledge: Proven expertise in Clinical Data/Operations, Regulatory or Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety and the broader Life Sciences industry
  • Mindset: A highly analytical approach to problem-solving with the ability to influence C-suite stakeholders
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher

Nice to Have

  • Deep knowledge of Veeva products
  • Experience delivering SaaS or Tech-enabled consulting solutions

Interviewing with Veeva

We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.

  • Follow the application process and submit your resume.
  • Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.
  • Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
  • If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
    • A conversation with the hiring manager
    • A practical case exercise
    • A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.
  • Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.
Perks & Benefits

  • Compensation: Highly competitive salary and equity in Veeva
  • Growth: Unrivalled career progression in a fast-growing, global team
  • Flexibility: Veeva is a Work Anywhere company. You can work from home or the office on any given day

#BCRD

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

  • Employment type

    Full-time

  • Job function

    Consulting

  • Industries

    Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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