Senior Consultant - Technology & Performance

Our client is looking for an individual who wants to use their technical and commercial consulting experience in working with public and private sector organisations, principally addressing our clients' needs in technology strategy and performance. The purpose of the job is to sell and lead significant projects in the Strategy and Business Improvement Campaign, where the client works with their customers to improve their strategy and management of technology. Senior Consultants are expected to participate in all aspects of the Division's work, which includes: * Creating awareness of our business * Developing new relationships with prospective clients through active leads generation* Managing and growing existing relationships * Proposal preparation * Project management * Delivering professional services assignments * Developing new offerings and providing 'thought leadership'Senior Consultants are expected to be equally active in selling and delivering work. The business is primarily in the UK, Northern Europe and the USA so some international travel is expected. The consulting work covered by the Division includes:* Technology strategy and implementation * Innovation management * Market strategy * R&D process improvement * Business performance improvement * Technology/partner search and selection Specific responsibilities Senior Consultants work on client assignments in multidisciplinary project teams, often on more than one project and in different team roles. High quality work is essential from every team member. You will be expected to generate new business and also act as a project manager. Project managers are responsible for agreeing the focus and scope of the programmes and preparing and issuing proposals. After managing a successful proposal, you will manage the resulting project for the client. You will be responsible for monitoring and controlling the resources (people, time and budget) to ensure that the client's specification and our quality standards are met within the terms and conditions of the contract. The philosophy is to work closely with our clients throughout all projects. Accordingly, the right candidate will be comfortable in a high profile role; managing clients/people at a senior level (e.g. board level and/or senior divisional level in large multinationals). Some of the consulting projects are short duration, rapid assignments carried out by a small team. In such projects it is quite usual for the project manager to undertake a significant part of the professional services work as well. Minimum requirements You should have a good degree in a relevant science or engineering subject, along with a suitable post graduate qualification. Strong commercial experience coupled to an analytical approach is essential. Experience gained in a consultancy is a must, together with a proven track record of consultancy sales and project delivery. We are looking for people who:* Have the ability to work across a number of disciplines * Are self starters * Have excellent interpersonal skills * Are driven, enthusiastic and dedicated to deliver the highest quality work to clients * Have an excellent academic background An understanding of the strategic, organisational, technical and commercial issues facing organisations (public and private sector) in the life science and healthcare sector is essential and you should be capable of providing insights into the dynamics and challenges that these organisations face.