Ss&a - Associate/senior Associate/consultant

Red Nucleus is hiring an Associate/Senior Associate Consultant to join our global team! 

Our purpose is advancing knowledge to improve lives. We succeed by being the premier provider of strategic learning and development, scientific advisory services, and medical communications solutions for the life sciences industry. Our global team is composed of nearly 800 full-time employees whose commitment to creativity, quality, and on-time delivery is unrivaled in our space.

At Red Nucleus, we believe in providing a rich working environment that pushes us to innovate in ways that engages our employees to be their best selves.  Our culture is about meaningful work, a true sense of community, and fun.  We love to celebrate our people and we are proud to have been Internationally recognized as a “Great Place to Work".    

How You Will Contribute

In this position, you will be working with our Advisory team. For more information, please visit Advisory l Red Nucleus.

Red Nucleus is the premier provider of strategic learning, performance, and process solutions exclusively for the life sciences industry. Our global solutions engage and inspire teams across the R&D, Medical Communications, and Commercial spaces and are designed to boost understanding, efficacy, and compliance. Squarely focused on the life sciences industry for more than 30 years, Red Nucleus takes pride in our long-term relationships with industry leaders, as well as our strategic partnerships with innovative startups. We are focused on developing thoughtful, high-quality solutions that are in accordance with each client’s unique culture and process. Our clients trust us to build impactful, award-winning programs that deliver actionable insights and measurable results.

As an Associate/Senior Associate Consultant, you will have the opportunity to work under the direction of more experienced consultants in solving complex organizational business challenges to drive value, maximize growth and improve performance across a multitude of business functions. You will work closely and cross-functionally with senior internal and client team members to execute and support business critical objectives/strategic imperatives. Additionally, the role will require dedication in driving deliverables and timelines within agreed upon timeframes, whether they be internal or external initiatives.

The engagements you may be involved in will depend on the area you are working on, which have been outlined below (not exhaustive).

Client Engagement Examples:

• Project Planning and Management (PMO)

• Process Optimization

• Training Development and Deployment (e.g., e-Learning and Instructor Lead Training)

• Business Requirements (e.g., Research, Interviews, Workshops)

• Business Plan and Supporting Information

• Strategic Plan and Roadmap Development (pros and cons)

• Solution design and Implementation

• Organizational Process Improvement

• Innovative System Design

• Quality and Compliance

• R&D Training Development and Delivery

• Organizational Change Management

• User Requirements Specifications

• User Acceptance Testing

• R&D Systems Validation and Implementations

• Document Migration

• Quality and Compliance

• Metrics and Key Performance Indicators

• Data Governance

• Information Technology/Business Liaison

Primary Responsibilities:

You will be working alongside seasoned consultants, subject matter experts and industry specialists to ensure that all client deliverables meet customer expectations. You will be expected to actively contribute to business transformation, process optimizations and system improvements. The role will require you to represent Red Nucleus in addressing the client’s business requirements and needs.

The engagements you may be involved in will depend on the tasks you will be given

 to complete, but general responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Project planning and management (PMO)
• Business requirements (research, interviews, workshops)
• Process optimization
• Training (development and deployment of varying formats such as e-learning and instructor-Led)
• Business plan/case
• Strategic plan and roadmap development
• Solution design and implementation
• Innovative system design
• Quality and compliance
• Change management
• User requirements specifications
• User acceptance testing
• Systems validation and implementations
• Document migration
• Helpdesk
• Metrics and KPIs
• Data Governance
• IT/Business liaison

Internal responsibilities may include, but is not limited to, contribution to marketing, thought leadership and other initiatives that help drive the success of the Scientific Services and Advisory (SS&A) Business unit or Red Nucleus as a whole.

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• Constantly finding ways to coach others, recognize their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development

• Critically analyze complex ideas, proposals, and trends to build a range of meaningful recommendations

• Using multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views in development of solutions and recommendations

• Consistently and accurately use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making

• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarizing high-level key points

• Execute on assigned project tasks by preparing materials for project meetings and developing materials communicating results of analyses

• Demonstrate accountability and dependability for completion of project responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to integrate business and industry knowledge in developing creative solutions.

• Internal responsibilities may include, but is not limited to, budget and Statement Of Work (SOW) management, contribution to marketing and Business Development and thought leadership.

Specialized Qualification and Skills

• Candidates may also be subject matter experts in one or more of the following areas (regional, global, and cross-functional).

• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, drug development and supporting documents

• Clinical information or systems (e.g. eTMF, CTMS, etc)

• Regulatory information or systems (e.g. RIM, IDMP, etc)

• Safety information or systems (e.g. Case Processing, Safety Reporting etc)

• Quality information or related systems (e.g. QMS, CAPA, Change Control, etc)

• Migration and clean-up of documents and document attributes

• Understanding of global R&D submission process and clinical documentation

• Process development

• System implementation

• Organizational change management

• Other specialized skills not specifically identified here

Job Requirements:

A qualified candidate must be detail oriented with a high sense of self-initiative and exhibit the below basic qualifications and skills.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills essential to working with interdisciplinary teams
• Interest in the life sciences industry (both business process and software development)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Solid time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in team environment

·       Working in a global environment with an understanding of cultural differences and work practices

• Proficient in Microsoft Suite software including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum requirement)

Preferred:

• Broad awareness and understanding of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries
• Experience in process and user story development is a plus

Other:

• The level of this position will be considered per applicant experience

• Location flexible

• Up to 50% travel may be required

What You Will Enjoy at Red Nucleus

• Competitive pay, incentives, retirement, and income security programs
• Comprehensive benefits and wellness programs focused on healthy lifestyles
• Generous paid time off, employee assistance programs and flexible work arrangements
• Performance driven environment including professional development and transfer opportunities
• People first culture fostering self expression, diversity, and a growth mindset
• Celebrations! We love to celebrate service anniversaries, holidays, diversity and inclusion events, project milestones and anything else that is meaningful to our employees
• Support of the community organizations you are passionate about
• Ongoing programs and events designed to bring our global team together

Diversity, equity and inclusion are valued at Red Nucleus and we believe we have a shared responsibility to provide equal opportunity and foster an inclusive spirit.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

To learn more about working at Red Nucleus, please visit Careers | Red Nucleus.

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