Senior Knowledge Analyst - Healthcare Ops

WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Senior Knowledge Analyst (SKA) In a Topic Activation role within BCG's Healthcare Practice Area, within the India market, you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized knowledge assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data and related expertise, etc.). You will contribute on cases and proposals by contributing relevant analysis and insights and help case teams create strong impact for the client. While contributing to client cases, workshops and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions.

You will support commercialization efforts for the topic/sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, through contributing analysis and insights to proposals, client workshops and marketing materials. Additionally, as a Senior Knowledge Analyst, you will contribute to developing intellectual property & assets for the business and assist in onboarding and training junior colleagues based on your topic/sector expertise.

The candidate will be part of the India Healthcare practice and will focus on Operations within the PA. She/He is expected to support the following industrial operations topics: manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, digital in healthcare OPS, and product development/R&D.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

* Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in your area of expertise i.e. Healthcare Operations

* Communicating with case teams and clients team members, in a credible and confident way

* Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working

* Flexibility and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas

* Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

* Master Degree in Business (preferably Operations Mgmt. specialization), Pharmaceuticals and/or Lifesciences Stream

* 3+ years manufacturing industry experience or 3+ years operations consulting experience; overall 5+ years’ experience in consulting preferably for life sciences/pharmaceuticals vertical

* Knowledge and experience related to deployment of lean principles and tools in manufacturing

* Ideally, the candidate would also have familiarity with the supply chain and procurement complexities of the pharmaceutical market

* Should have working knowledge of pharmaceuticals operating model strategy, lean management, shared services, and intelligent process automation

* Prior exposure to mid to large-scale operations transformation/efficiency improvement cases in pharmaceuticals/healthcare industry preferred

* Fluency in English; other languages requested in certain locations

* Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities

* Strong written and verbal communication skills

YOU'LL WORK WITH
As a Topic Activation KT, you will work face to face with clients and with BCG Project Leaders, Associates and Consultants. In the period between cases, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Knowledge Team (KT) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. KT members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight.

BCG's Knowledge Team members have the opportunity to be staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. KT members also support the PA’s business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.