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The Role
As a Principal Business Consultant, you will guide customer engagements, build relationships, shape content strategies, and oversee project teams in life sciences.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.
As a Principal Consultant in our Global Content 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.
You will have the opportunity to shape new ways of working in the end-to-end content operating model – from incorporating AI into a tier-based MLR process, to refining content creation strategy through Claims and Modular Content. These processes and tools help customers get personalized, impactful content to market faster, allowing them to quickly communicate important information to HCPs and patients.
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 the Global Content Practice, 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 Content Operating Models 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 Content Operating Models, Med/Legal/Reg Review, and Content Strategy, 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
- 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
Our process is different than most. It is designed to be fast, efficient and respectful. Here are the steps:
Perks & Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
- Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
- Retirement programs
- 1% charitable giving program
- Unrivaled career progression in a fast-growing, global team
- Veeva is a Work Anywhere company. You can work from home or the office on any given day
Compensation
- Base pay: $120,000 - $250,000
- The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.
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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.
Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. 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].
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience within a management consulting firm or marketing agency
- Experience with business development, scoping, and managing senior client relationships
- Background and industry experience within the commercialized product or brand domain landscape preferred
- Strong track record of experience delivering client advisory engagements
- Core management consulting skills, including workshop facilitation, client presentations, project management, change management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to travel roughly 25% but this can vary depending on engagement
- Experience working with a content management system; preferably, Veeva Vault PromoMats or MedComms
- Bachelor's degree is required
Veeva Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Veeva and has not been reviewed or approved by Veeva.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, life, disability, and mental health coverage are provided, alongside FSAs, wellness programs, and fitness stipends. These offerings present a comprehensive healthcare package relative to typical tech benefits.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is a meaningful component of total compensation, with RSUs/options cited as part of packages. Engineering examples highlight strong base pay paired with "good RSU + ISO."
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Work Anywhere flexibility, home‑office stipends, wellness programs, fitness reimbursements, and company‑sponsored events support day‑to‑day wellbeing. A 1% charitable giving allowance further enhances lifestyle and purpose-driven engagement.
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The Company
What We Do
Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves.
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