About Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.
Position Overview
CRA’s Practice helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices and digital health companies achieve optimum performance across key aspects of their business including commercial strategy, pricing and access, innovation, organisation structure, policy analysis, medical affairs, stakeholder management, and reputation, all for the long-term benefit of patients, clinicians, employees, and shareholders. We work with life sciences businesses directly as well as with their legal counsel, industry associations, government organisations, and advocacy groups.
Our dedicated Life Sciences Practice brings clarity and solutions to complex challenges. Clients turn to us when they need to make the right decision, implement it the right way, and secure buy-in from key stakeholders. Their trust in us is rooted in our emphatic focus on clients and specifically our hands-on life sciences experience, in-depth sector knowledge, from R&D to market entry and beyond and strong academic credentials in science, economics, and business.
The CRA Life Sciences team operates from offices across the United States and Europe to provide insights on global issues and local market challenges, allowing ease of access for our clients.
Joining the Life Sciences Practice at CRA will provide you with a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge of healthcare globally. As an integral member of the team, you will help us deliver to our clients high-impact solutions that are implementable and make a difference. We provide professional development and mentoring that will give you access to our global practice where you can get exposure to colleagues from across our offices and gain experience across a wide range of geographies, therapy areas, aspects of the industry and projects.
Candidates will join our London or Cambridge Office during 2026 (flexible start dates) as Associates,and strong performers will have the opportunity for rapid career progression.
Associates arecurious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems. They will be a part of an integrated team that executes and delivers across a wide variety of consulting projects. Typical responsibilities may include: Work closely with senior colleagues to deliver strategy and/or policy and economic consulting projects that address specific client needs;
Conduct independent research to identify, collect, manage and analyse qualitative insights and quantitative data;
Contribute to internal discussions that build insights from the analytical process and integrating findings into broader project deliverables;
Conduct telephone or face-to-face interviews with clients or external stakeholders;
Assume responsibility for generating sections of client reports, presentations and other client deliverables (e.g. Excel workbooks) whilst under the supervision of senior team members;
Proactively develop knowledge of the life sciences industry as well as consulting methodologies;
Participate in practice-building activities (training, recruiting, publication, expertise sharing, etc.). Desired Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree with strong academic performance from a top-tier institution (minimum 2:1) with focused study in biological sciences, economics (or related subjects including business, health economics and policy, public policy), physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or another quantitative discipline Candidates with PhD degrees should visit our to apply for the Associate/Consulting Associate position;
2-3 years of relevant professional work experience, preferably in healthcare consulting or industry;
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel), plus an understanding of how to conduct internet research – experience with statistical software such as Stata and SAS helpful;
Experience with, or keen interest in, the Life Sciences industry and healthcare;
Understanding of economic concepts and business processes, as well as familiarity with essential consulting methodologies, tools and techniques is very helpful;
Effective written communication and oral presentation English skills (additional languages helpful);
Strong self-management (detail orientation, effective time management, ability to prioritise);
Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership;
Excellent teamwork and collaboration capabilities;
Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events;
CRA is proud of our ability to manage work/life balance; some client travel is inevitable, however, so willingness and ability to undertake periodic travel to clients is necessary.
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