Analyst (Life Sciences)

Location
New Delhi

Job title: Analyst (Life Sciences)
Company Description
Were L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consultancy working with business leaders to seize competitive advantage and amplify growth. Our insights are catalysts that reshape the trajectory of our clients businesses, uncovering opportunities and empowering them to master their moments of truth. Since 1983, our worldwide practicespanning the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europehas guided leaders across all industries, from global corporations to emerging entrepreneurial businesses and private equity investors. Looking for more Visit
Position Overview
The L.E.K. Capability Network (LCN) is an integrated part of L.E.K. Consulting, collaborating closely with consulting teams in L.E.K.s worldwide network of offices to support them on their toughest and most impactful assignments.
A typical project might involve an in-depth primary research campaign to identify and triage potential experts to speak to in a particular field, before holding discussions with them to discover their insights on a topic. It could involve rigorous secondary research to prove or disprove a client hypothesis, leveraging the full arsenal of L.E.K. toolkits and databases. Or it could mean undertaking a critical analysis to illuminate a pattern from the noise around it, to substantiate a strategic decision. More information can be found at
We are currently hiring Analysts into the LCN, a role which will report into the LCN Team Manager.
Primary Research
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Support internal consulting staff on projects by sourcing content experts and key opinion leaders (e.g., with LinkedIn, expert networks, cold calling, etc.)
• Perform internet research to help find contact information for top published experts (e.g., email addresses in medical journals or on hospital websites)
• Write solicitations for experts to conduct interviews with case teams, and custom solicitations for key opinion leaders (e.g., referring to papers he / she has published)
• Conduct local / international interview campaigns
• Summarize key takeaways from the interview campaigns and translate them into insights
  

Secondary research

• Collaborate with teams to identify secondary research resources that address client areas of interest (e.g., journal articles, marketing / industry reports, government publications)
• Collect and analyze data and information found in databases
  
• Assemble fact bases and provide counsel to consultants on the data available, business and economic trends surrounding the issue
• Perform basic analysis such as benchmarking, industry profiling, basic market sizing and growth projections
• Confirm/disprove case team hypotheses, deriving insights and patterns from unstructured problem statements using publicly available reports, articles, thought pieces, company filings, etc.
• Produce output through Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Exposure to pharma/life sciences databases- Citeline, Evaluate Pharma, DataMonitor & others
  

Analysis: Modelling / surveys

• Undertake key data-related activities such as data entry, cleaning and ad-hoc analysis using Excel and analytical tools such as Alteryx, and prepare key output in visualization tools such as
• Review client data to understand gaps in datasets
• Code, test and analyze customer surveys, producing output in PowerPoint to help prove or disprove case hypotheses managing the process end-to-end
  

Slide preparation and quality control

• Create sophisticated visuals in PowerPoint and Tableau for consulting teams to use in client presentations
• Collaborate with L.E.K. Graphic Design team to recommend visually interesting layouts for showing complex data
• Capture high-quality slide visuals from team and convert them into general templates for collection in a repository (e.g., on the firm intranet) for firm-wide use
• Review slide formatting for quality control, making layouts consistent and in line with L.E.K. brand standards (e.g., updating L.E.K. IP to current visual standards)
  

Case closure support

• Prepare redacted versions of materials for delivery to KM
• Prepare PowerPoint release documents for case team to deliver to client

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• Facilitate access agreements process for teams interacting with investors (e.g., as part of a due diligence)
  

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of relevant experience with a top-tier consulting firm
• An undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, Biology/Life Sciences, or Biotechnology and/or a postgraduate qualification in Pharma or Healthcare field
• Basic understanding of business concepts and their practical applications
• Working knowledge of the pharmaceutical value chain - drug discovery, clinical trials, market access, payer dynamics
• Experience of working on the competitive landscape assessments, indication prioritization, and pricing analyses across therapy areas
• Ability to work on multiple tasks and activities at once and flexibility to re-prioritize
• Expert PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• High attention to detail
  

Benefits And Perks

• L.E.K. offers you the opportunity to work in a hybrid setup
• We are among the best paying firms globally
• Generous time away
• We have Parental leaves (Maternity and Paternity) and flexible work options for new mothers
• We provide childcare facilities in Mumbai (Day care / Creche services).
• Wellness benefits Health Insurance, Wellness Apps, Gym reimbursement, etc.