Assistant Manager – Life Sciences

Company Description

About M3: A Japanese global leader in the provision of ground-breaking and innovative technological and research solutions to the healthcare industry. The M3 Group operates in the US, Asia, and Europe with over 5.8 million physician members globally via its physician websites which include mdlinx.com, m3.com, research.m3.com, Doctors.net.uk, medigate.net, and medlive.cn. M3 Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (jp:2413, NIKKEI 225) with subsidiaries in major markets including the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, and China, and in 2020 was ranked in Forbes’ Global 2000 list. The M3 Group provides services to healthcare and the life science industry. In addition to market research, these services include medical education, ethical drug promotion, clinical development, job recruitment, and clinic appointment services. M3 has offices in Japan, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, China, USA, and South Korea, as well as India.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This is a client facing role. Key responsibilities include –

• CLIENT ENGAGEMENT: will ensure client satisfaction by maintaining high-quality, proactive communication, understanding and meeting project requirements, and by managing client expectations across projects/engagements,
• DELIVERY OWNERSHIP: will own and contribute hands-on to project design, planning, and delivery of advisory/research/analytics projects; review the work done by team members; ensure the highest quality standards by actively contributing insightful analysis and presentation of data; help team members acquire new skills and support them in delivering increasingly superior quality work
• PROJECT OWNERSHIP: will own delivery of consulting and research projects, meet timelines, and manage project risks; will represent project teams in review meetings with clients,
• REVIEW AND QC: will review work done by analysts and junior consultants; will ensure high quality deliverables by actively contributing through insightful analysis of data,
• TEAM MENTORSHIP: will be required to drive team members in acquiring new skills and support them in delivering increasingly superior quality work,
• COLLABORATION: assist the team/ supervisor with specific expertise when required. On a need basis, support BD/sales team with subject matter expertise and help build proposals, etc.
• As part of job responsibilities, you are required to comply with ISO 20252:2019 and ISO 27001 standards.

Supervisory Responsibility: Yes

Education and Other Requirement:

• B. Pharm or MSc (Pharma) or Master’s degree or in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in competitive intelligence, market insights, or strategic analysis within pharma/biotech.
• Proven leadership or team management experience.
• In-depth understanding of drug development processes, regulatory pathways, and industry dynamics.
• Proficient in CI platforms and databases, with strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills—both written and verbal.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and drive insights from incomplete or evolving data.

Good To Have:

• Cross-cultural experience of working with teams and clients based in the US/EU
• Understanding of the US and European market access and pricing environment for prescription drugs.

Knowledge, Skill, Ability:

• Extensive experience in at least one therapy area (Cardiovascular, Immunology, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Oncology, Derma, Gastro, Biosimilars space, any other); should be able to interpret market events and advise clients on business implications of such events on a continued basis,
• Business acumen: needs to be able to drive revenue growth and profitability by identifying/capturing commercial opportunities, by establishing and articulating value stories in solving client problems,
• Strong research/consulting skills: proven ability to structure research questions, plan and execute research—both qualitative and quantitative—and drive strategic insights through in-depth analysis,
• Client facing experience is a must. Needs to engage clients by developing and delivering compelling engagement structures, reports/ presentations and by leading project/ industry-related conversations,
• In addition to secondary research skills, hands-on experience in Quantitative Modeling (forecasting, market sizing, other analytics) and Primary Market Research would be highly valuable for this role,
• High level of proficiency in MS-Office applications – PowerPoint and Excel in particular,
• Familiarity with databases (clinicaltrials.gov, pubmed, IQVIA data, other subscription databases),
• Needs to be a self-starter. Must own and deliver projects or parts thereof with near-zero supervision; ability to plan and prioritize multiple workstreams to meet timelines is crucial,

Qualifications

• B. Pharm or MSc (Pharma) or  Master’s degree or in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related field.

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