Position: Assistant Manager/Associate Manager

Department: Research - Advisory

Domain: Healthcare

About the Role

We are looking for a dynamic and strategic consulting professional to join our Research Advisory team in the Healthcare domain. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact consulting engagements with global clients across healthcare, life sciences, medical devices, diagnostics, and pharma sectors.

The ideal candidate will combine strong project management capabilities, consulting acumen, analytical thinking, and client engagement skills to drive successful project delivery and support business growth initiatives.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Consulting Delivery & Project Management

• Manage end-to-end execution of consulting and advisory projects, ensuring delivery within timelines, quality standards, and client expectations.
• Coordinate with internal research, analytics, and domain teams to ensure smooth project execution and resource alignment.
• Develop project plans, timelines, trackers, and governance mechanisms for effective engagement management.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks/issues proactively, and drive timely resolution.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables through structured reviews, data validation, and insight-driven storytelling.
• Lead client communication for project updates, feedback incorporation, milestone reviews, and final presentations.
• Support primary and secondary research activities, including interview planning, questionnaire development, and insight synthesis.
• Translate research findings into actionable business recommendations and strategic insights for clients.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining strong attention to detail and adherence to deadlines.
• Mentor junior analysts/associates and support capability building within the team.

Sales / Pre-Sales Support

• Support business development teams in identifying and qualifying new consulting opportunities across target industries and accounts.
• Collaborate with consulting leaders and sales teams to develop compelling proposals, RFP/RFI responses, capability decks, and statement of work (SOW) documents.
• Conduct secondary research and market intelligence to build client-specific insights, industry trends, competitive benchmarking, and strategic hypotheses for proposals.
• Participate in client discussions, requirement gathering calls, and solution scoping discussions.
• Develop market opportunity assessments, growth strategy frameworks, competitive landscaping, and customer segmentation analyses to support client pursuits.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to create differentiated consulting solutions aligned with client objectives.
• Assist in preparing commercial estimates, effort planning, timelines, and resource allocation for proposed engagements.
• Contribute to account mining initiatives by identifying whitespace opportunities and potential consulting themes within existing client accounts.
• Maintain repository of reusable proposal content, credentials, case studies, and consulting assets.

Requirements:

• MBA /Master’s degree in marketing, Business Analytics, Life Sciences, Healthcare Management, or related disciplines.
• 7-10 years of experience in management consulting, market research, advisory, or strategy consulting environments.
• Strong experience in proposal development, consulting sales support, and project management.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and structured thinking abilities.
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and business storytelling. Proficiency in leveraging AI-powered tools and technologies for research, analysis, content development, and workflow optimization will be considered an added advantage.
• Ability to synthesize large volumes of information into clear strategic insights.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience interacting with global clients.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, medical devices, diagnostics, pharma, or industrial sectors will be an added advantage.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on strategic consulting engagements with global industry leaders.
• Exposure to high-growth healthcare and life sciences markets.
• Collaborative and intellectually stimulating work environment.
• Strong learning, growth, and leadership development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced consulting and research professionals.

Pay: Up to ₹2,300,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote