Senior Analyst/Associate Consultant

As the research and analysis division of the Economist Group, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) helps leaders prepare for opportunity, empowering them to act with confidence when making strategic decisions. The EIU is the global standard in providing quality, actionable intelligence to the public and private sector, assessing issues that impact the marketplace for over two hundred countries.

The healthcare business of the EIU provides market intelligence and strategic advisory solutions to help medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare service firms understand their current and potential markets, devise go-to-market strategies and implement pragmatic and innovative solutions which tap into new growth opportunities. We have offices in Gurgaon, London, New York, Singapore, and Shanghai.

We are looking for exceptional people to join us as Senior Analysts in 2021.

Senior Analysts

If you would relish working in a high growth and fast paced client-focused business, helping healthcare organisations solve a range of business challenges, we could be the right fit for you. You will be able to make a real impact here and the EIU through working on a range of projects which will challenge you and build your knowledge and skills at pace.

As a Snr Analyst, you will be contributing to a variety of different projects as well as be exposed to our other consulting businesses and the wider EIU. You will meet, work with, and be mentored by our industry leading consultants and economists.

The role

The role kicks off with a structured induction to give you an overview of our business and our differentiators, introducing you to our work across the different consulting teams, which are led by our experienced consultants.

As a Snr Analyst, you will be continuously mentored so that you have the necessary support and guidance to fully develop your knowledge and skills. You will be working closely with more senior consultants who will help you consolidate these new capabilities.

We believe in equipping you so that you can progress quickly in our business. You will first become comfortable with our analysis frameworks and methodologies, as well as mastering a range of more technical consulting skills. As you progress from Analyst to Associate you will begin to develop your client presentation and project management skills. As you move from Senior Associate towards Principal, we will help you become proficient in managing our client accounts and developing new business for us. We want you to progress quickly so we will focus on ensuring you have the right skills at each stage.

The role, while intensive, is rewarding and you will be part of a culture which is supportive and nurturing. We are seeking future consulting leaders and therefore we will develop and support you continuously.

How you will contribute:

• Serve as the member of a project team executing either single or multi country project engagement in the healthcare industry in the areas of market opportunity assessment, go-to-market strategy, customer insights, channel optimization strategy, and competitive benchmarking
• Support the project manager in client management during the course of the project engagement, including communicating project updates, presenting key milestones, pre-empting project issues, managing different client stakeholders, etc.
• Mentor, guide the analysts ensuring that they meet their performance goals and successfully grow their careers

Who is eligible to apply and what do we look for?

We look for experienced hires from all disciplines who have a passion for consulting and the healthcare industry.

There are specific behaviours which we look for in our people; we firmly believe that these behaviours help us succeed commercially and maintain our diverse and supportive culture:

• We look for people who are naturally inquisitive and passionate about helping our clients with their business challenges (an interests in healthcare will be a plus)
• We look for people who are focused on developing themselves and others around them
• We look for people who can build relationships and collaborate effectively - we are a global business and geographically dispersed so you will work with people across many different locations and disciplines
• We look for people who are comfortable in a fast-paced environment and can both innovate and adapt in order to help us succeed
• We look for people who are courageous and can take responsibility for delivery at an early stage in their careers

The ideal skills for this role are:

• 2-3 years of relevant experience in healthcare business consulting
• Proven track record in project execution preferably in the healthcare sector or in business consulting
• Bachelors or master’s degree
• Good command of written and spoken English
• Highly analytical, organized, meticulous
• Excellent people skills, with the ability to motivate teams and work well with people at all levels in the organization
• Strong business acumen with versatility to think inside and outside of the box
• Ability to work independently and among teams, in a fast-paced team structure

If you are motivated to join us and take the opportunity to develop a market leading set of skills and capabilities as an Snr Analyst, then please get in touch.