Consultant, Arc Bio Communications

Job description:

Consultant Principle duties/requirements:

Client service:

1. Builds and maintains excellent relationships with clients, providing ongoing consultation and counsel with the support of Arc Bio Partners.
2. Owns and takes responsibility for allocated client projects, both internally and externally.
3. Participates actively in client briefings and presentations, contributing to profitable delivery and development of client accounts.
4. Develops strong scientific, creative, and commercial strategies aligned with client objectives, viewing client challenges as unique and collaborative.
5. Creates robust, evidence-based solutions that are rigorous and relevant.
6. Ensures delivery of high-quality, client-ready work efficiently and on time.
7. Builds enduring relationships with colleagues, clients, and suppliers.
8. Prioritizes high standards of delivery and client service, reflecting positively on personal and company reputation.

Project Management:

1. Demonstrates effective system, process, and time management, with accurate project planning.
2. Produces precise cost estimates and manages budgets carefully, keeping clients and teams informed of potential overspends.
3. Ensures financial management aligns with agency procedures, explaining expenditures to clients before approval.
4. Adheres to regulatory and compliance standards, minimizing risks.
5. Maintains high standards of quality, strategic thinking, and accuracy.
6. Competently uses all in-house software and platforms.

Communication and impact:

1. Presents confidently and convincingly to clients.
2. Influences, negotiates, and overcomes objections from senior stakeholders.
3. Adapts communication style to different audiences to gain buy-in.
4. Participates in networking to promote the Arc Bio brand.
5. Develops others through tailored feedback and direction.
6. Provides upward feedback effectively.
7. Responds professionally and intelligently to client queries.

Technical ability and skills (Select one area to deepen expertise):

Industry: Keeps updated on pharma and biotech sector factors, understands industry mechanics, and maintains current knowledge of industry opportunities, launches, studies, legislation, and policies.

Scientific: Possesses strong knowledge of clients' scientific areas, committed to continuous learning, and capable of challenging client thinking with innovative scientific insights.

Strategy: Confidently discusses client strategies, understands strategic models, and progressively takes on strategic development roles.

Marketing and communications: Understands healthcare marketing principles, including PR, medical education, digital, and social strategies, with awareness of evaluation metrics and ethical practices.

Behaviours:

• Positive: Inspires growth, drives solutions, leads through change, fosters inclusion and innovation.
• Accountable: Builds effective systems, takes responsibility, fulfills commitments, manages risks, learns from mistakes.
• Results Driven: Focuses on critical issues, develops pragmatic solutions, delivers outcomes despite challenges.
• Manager of Self and Others: Engages and supports teams, develops high performers, works flexibly, and commits to quality and growth.

Career tracks

Training, feedback, and tailored development plans are provided, emphasizing continuous growth over promotions. Regular performance reviews ensure progress.

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