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Principal Business Consultant - Events Business Consulting

Veeva Systems
1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
London, ENG

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Veeva Systems seeks a Principal Consultant for the Events Business Consulting practice in London with onsite work. You will lead Veeva BC’s projects, reshape operating models, and drive value by weaving technology, data, and AI into events that strengthen HCP engagement. Requirements: 10+ years in Life Sciences consulting (management consulting preferred), proven ability to deliver $1M+ engagements, deep HCP strategy and commercial operations knowledge, and leadership of cross functional teams. Nice to have knowledge of Veeva products and SaaS. Process is fast and respectful: submit resume and short questions, complete a personality assessment; within 5-10 days you’ll hear back; a 45 minute interview and case exercise follow, with an offer within a week. Tips: quantify impact and showcase change management.

Veeva is building the industry cloud for Life Sciences through software, data, AI, and Business Consulting working together. Learn more about our products, vision and values, and status as a public benefit corporation on our website.
 
Consulting is changing, and we’re not like other firms. Veeva Business Consulting was launched in 2019 and has grown quickly and organically to a global organization of over 400 people. Our team is focused on making the life sciences industry more efficient and effective through software, data, and consulting working together.
 
We expect significant growth in Business Consulting as we look towards 2030, and are looking for great people to make it happen.

The Role

As a Principal Consultant in our Events Business Consulting practice, you will help customers bring treatments to patients faster by transforming how they work with Technology, Data, and AI. You will focus on reshaping operating models, driving organizational change, and measuring tangible business value.
 
Events are highly regulated, strategic interactions like Speaker Programs, Advisory Boards, and Congresses that offer a depth of engagement unmatched by digital touchpoints. Our Business Consultants help identify and optimize bottlenecks across the entire event lifecycle to establish a scalable and compliant operating model. By shifting the focus from operational checklists to strategic execution, we integrate events into the end-to-end commercial journey to drive meaningful HCP relationships.

What You'll Do

  • Project Mastery: Act as the Lead for Veeva BC’s largest and most complex global projects, maintaining full accountability for excellence across multiple teams
  • Strategic Growth: Lead and own Business Development for Events Business Consulting, focusing on architecting and winning key deals exceeding $1M+
  • People Leadership: Manage and mentor high-performing consulting teams, taking responsibility for the professional growth and delivery standards of the practice
  • Thought Leadership: Develop and champion industry-leading thought leadership in Events-led HCP engagement to keep Veeva at the cutting edge of Life Sciences
  • Customer Success: Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite stakeholders, leveraging Veeva’s data and software to solve their most critical challenges

Requirements

  • Experience: 10+ years of Life Sciences Consulting experience (Management Consulting preferred)
  • Track Record: Proven ability to win and deliver $1M+ consulting engagements
  • Expertise: Deep domain knowledge in HCP engagement strategy, HCP educational programs, commercial operations and a comprehensive understanding of the Life Sciences landscape
  • Leadership: Extensive experience managing multiple project teams and senior-level customer relationships
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher

Nice to Have

  • Knowledge of Veeva products
  • Experience delivering SaaS or Tech-enabled consulting solutions

The Process

    Our process is different than most. It is designed to be fast, efficient and respectful. Here are the steps:

  • You submit your resume, short cover letter of questions, and take a personality assessment
  • Within 5-10 business days, we will notify you via email if we would like to go to the next step or not
  • The next step is a 45-minute interview with a leader of the practice, followed by a job history interview and case exercise. You will have one week to prepare for the case exercise
  • Within one week after the case exercise, we will give you an offer or let you know that we do not wish to move forward

Perks & Benefits

  • Compensation: Highly competitive salary and equity in Veeva
  • Growth: Unrivalled career progression in a fast-growing, global team
  • Flexibility: Veeva is a Work Anywhere company. You can work from home or the office on any given day
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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
 
As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.
 
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].