Consulting Manager – Capability Building/ Business Transformation/ Functional Excellence

Executive Insight Healthcare Consultants Ltd; City of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier healthcare consultancy in London is seeking a Consulting Manager to lead consulting projects in the pharmaceutical sector. The role requires at least 6 years of consulting experience, effective leadership skills, and project oversight capabilities. This full-time position offers an opportunity to shape client strategies and manage project teams. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment and possess excellent English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years’ consulting experience in the industry.
• Manage a portfolio of 3+ projects and led teams of 3+ consultants.
• Full right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available).

Responsibilities

• Act as the day-to-day manager for a portfolio of consulting projects.
• Actively develop juniors on the project.
• Contribute to business development by preparing proposals.

Skills

Consulting experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences

Project oversight in capability building or transformation

Leadership in client interactions and stakeholder alignment

Structured problem solving

Change navigation

Fluency in English

Job description

Consulting Manager – Capability Building/ Business Transformation/ Functional Excellence

Location: London, Full‑time.

Join Executive Insight and help shape the future of healthcare.

About Executive Insight

Executive Insight is a specialised healthcare consultancy that partners with leading biopharmaceutical companies to prepare, launch, and commercialise their products successfully. With offices in London, Zurich, and New York, we work as one integrated team across borders.

Our culture is built on honesty, freedom, and caring. We believe that while individual talent is essential, true excellence is achieved through collaboration, shared ideas, and intellectual curiosity. We foster a non‑hierarchical, open environment where teamwork and trust drive impactful outcomes in the dynamic world of healthcare consulting.

About The Role

As a Manager at Executive Insight, you are responsible for driving an engagement from the outset to its completion to the client’s satisfaction and according to internal quality and profitability standards. Your role is to define objectives, scope, deliverables, approach, and plan for any given engagement. Managers build the team, guide, and coach consultants, solve issues, and anticipate pitfalls in active collaboration with the Engagement Lead on the project.

Responsibilities

• Act as the day‑to‑day manager for a portfolio of consulting projects with full responsibility for project delivery, team and project resource management, client relationships and upwards management with senior leaders.
• Actively develop juniors on the project in general consulting skills and project related content and functional knowledge.
• Contribute to business development by identifying and scoping out new projects, preparing proposals and participating in sales pitches.
• Support people‑related and company internal activities such as recruitment, mentoring, support our service offering and more.

Specific role focus

• Translate complex or ambiguous business challenges of pharma medical affairs and market access teams into deliverables that are tailored to client situation and context and aligned with senior client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with client executives to define functional strategies, organisational change requirements and deliver transformation initiatives that align people, processes, and technology to achieve sustainable results.
• Develop business cases, KPIs and performance measurement frameworks to measure impact and sustain performance.
• Design and deliver change management programmes, training and organisational development initiatives that drive sustainable adoption and capability building.
• Build and nurture long‑term client relationships based on trust, transparency, and consistent value delivery.

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 6 years’ consulting experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry, ideally with in‑depth Medical Affairs expertise.
• Strong experience in overseeing projects in capability building or business/organisational transformation.
• Leadership – proven experience as the primary client contact, with the ability to align stakeholders, manage leadership steering committees, reach organisational buy‑in and communicate effectively across diverse audiences.
• Managed a portfolio of 3+ projects and led teams of 3+ consultants.
• Strong expertise in core strategy consulting competencies and approaches: structured problem solving, executive presence and change navigation.
• Fluency in English, with proficiency in additional languages a plus.
• Full right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available).

Why Executive Insight?

At Executive Insight, we value diverse perspectives, deep expertise, and long‑term client relationships. We are committed to delivering exceptional quality and fostering a supportive, high‑performing team culture. We know that our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we invest in a thoughtful recruitment process—to ensure the right fit for both you and us.

Please note: We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this role.