Senior Associate Policy Life Sciences practice
Charles River AssociatesCambridge, Cambridgeshire
Full Time
Posted February 18, 2026
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Job Description
The role involves providing analytical and strategic support to clients in the Life Sciences industry, focusing on policy issues, project management, and delivering high-quality research and recommendations to help clients navigate complex policy challenges and make informed decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and lead analytical tasks related to life sciences policy
- Provide guidance to junior team members on research and analysis
- Review and synthesize analytical outputs to ensure quality
- Lead internal discussions to derive insights and integrate findings
- Draft and review reports and presentations for clients
- Communicate project developments and results to client representatives
- Contribute to business development through proposals and opportunity identification
- Support external visibility efforts via thought leadership and sector outreach
Requirements
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree relevant to consulting in life sciences policy, such as health policy, economics, health economics, public health, business, or life sciences.
- Previous consulting experience in life sciences, health policy, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of Life Sciences policy issues.
- Deep understanding of quantitative and qualitative analytical methods, with the ability to review, interpret, and synthesise complex analysis.
- Excellent written and oral conversational and business English skills; additional language skills are preferred.
- Ability to manage and deliver high-quality work on time with strong attention to detail.
- Willingness and ability to travel to client locations when necessary, with some travel expected.
- Ability to work collaboratively with senior colleagues to design and lead analytical tasks and contribute to the development of overall analytical frameworks.
- Experience in providing direction to junior team members on research and analytical tasks, reviewing and synthesising analytical outputs, and ensuring quality control.
- Experience in drafting and quality-reviewing reports or presentations.
- Ability to interface directly with client representatives to communicate developments, present results, and support day-to-day client engagement.
- Demonstrated strong advisory and project management skills, with increasing responsibility for execution, coordination, and client interaction.
- Ability to conceptualise and analyse issues, perform or direct a wide variety of analytical tasks, and manage the execution of defined projects or major workstreams on larger, more complex projects.
- A strong work ethic, creativity, a positive attitude, a high level of energy, ownership, and leadership by example.
Benefits & Perks
Work in a collegial environment with formal and informal training opportunities
Professional development and mentoring
Opportunity to work with colleagues across multiple offices and geographies
Travel flexibility with some travel required to client locations
Workplace flexibility with options for remote work 3 to 4 days a week, including occasional remote work during holiday periods
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