Designation
Consultant, Sr. Consultant, Manager & Sr. Manager
Year of experience
2+
Education
MBA (Preferred)
Role Type
Individual contributor
About The Role
Candidates must have:
- Experience as a Business Analyst, OR in Agile Project Roles OR Management Consulting.
- Exhibit Basic knowledge of Pharma value chain and medical devices.
- Experience in leading client discussions/projects.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience in supporting business activities like Thought leadership, POVs and RFPs
- Market & Competitor Research: Experience in conducting market research and analysis to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.
Skillset Summary (Good To Have)
- Domain Knowledge: Pharma Mfg. Quality or Supply chain knowledge.
- Exposure to Data Analytics, AI (Traditional, Gen AI, Agentic AI); ERP Tools (MES, SAP, Kinaxis, QMS etc.)
- Domain Consulting: Strategy/IT consulting, Digital Transformation, Market Assessment.
- Business Analysis:
- Proven experience in business analysis, stakeholder management and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to develop and support business cases for clients.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, consultants, and technology teams, to gather requirements and ensure successful product delivery.
- Hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum tools and managing/refining backlogs.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills and Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation capabilities.
- Being a self-starter and having an ability to navigate complexity to help clients define the right problem statements.
- Ability to contribute to the growth of the Cognizant Consulting brand, beyond client deliverables by participating in and leading various initiatives.
- Prepare and deliver presentations, reports, and documentation for senior stakeholders.
- Engaging stakeholders across varied functions and understanding key business processes and requirements to shape technology-led outcomes.
- Business analysis and experience with the Pharma industry is desirable.
(Candidates with one of BA / Agile experience should be willing to learn other skillsets as mentioned below to be a part of the larger Lifesciences consulting team)
Consulting Skillset
- Effective participation in compiling information for RFP responses, focusing on collecting case studies and relevant project data.
- Demonstrable interest in and basic awareness of the competitive landscape and key trends within the Life Sciences market.
- Ability to identify process gaps and proactively suggest simple, implementable improvements to project or practice activities.
- Consistent delivery of high-quality work, applying a proactive problem-solving approach and strong stakeholder communication.
- Willingness to share project lessons learned and provide support or orientation to new team members.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have a technology and business background who can envision how technology can solve business problems and create a competitive advantage for our clients. Such a candidate will have a customer-first view and will know various tools such as Personas, Journey Maps, etc. The candidate should have experience/understanding of pharmaceutical market. The candidate should be well-versed with the latest industry trends. They will also be conversant with Agile methodologies of project/product development along with the phases and ceremonies related to them. Experience in IT Consulting and Data & Analytics with be a definite plus. The candidates should also have experience of contributing to projects, business development and research activities.
