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CF is a leading consultancy dedicated to making an enduring impact on health and healthcare. We work with leaders and frontline teams to improve health, transform healthcare, embed life science innovation and boost growth through investment.

We have extensive experience of collaborating with top life science companies, including pharma, biotech, medical devices and diagnostics. By combining deep insights into health systems with cutting-edge market research, real-world evidence, and strategic digital solutions, we accelerate the adoption and performance of innovations.

We also create optimal policy conditions for healthcare advancements through evidence-based thought leadership, taking a proactive stance on key issues. This comprehensive, 360 approach aids clients in improving uptake of technologies, for the benefit of patients everywhere.

CF’s life sciences consulting, research and data capabilities combines deep knowledge of health systems with unparalleled access to healthcare data. We hold direct access to record-level data on 57 million patients in England and leverage the world’s largest, linked, longitudinal patient-level data set.

Our approach

As a trusted partner to both health systems and the life sciences industry, CF supports pharma understand and navigate the path to innovation uptake.

We support clients with an in-depth understanding of healthcare systems and patient pathways, market research, real world evidence, digital products and strategy to drive innovation uptake and performance. We have a deep understanding of different disease pathologies and pathways and worked extensively across multiple therapeutic areas, including cancer, neurology, cardiovascular diseases, and rare diseases.

Through our strong relationships with leaders – we have worked with the majority of the 20 biggest pharma companies and in depth work with health systems– we facilitate productive collaborations between life sciences, government and health systems partners, payors and providers. We also create the right policy conditions for innovations to thrive through highly impactful thought leadership reports that take a proactive stance on key issues. This comprehensive, 360 approach aids clients in improving uptake of technologies, for the benefit of patients everywhere.

Our life sciences offer

Whilst we work closely with local affiliates, regional and global colleagues across the medicines life cycle, our particular emphasis is in market preparation and pre-launch, and post-launch support. We recognise that every uptake challenge is unique, which is why our offer covers the breadth of possible needs. Our key focus is on system shaping which can include value proposition, pathway transformation, population health management, case finding for rare disease, facilitating partnerships with health systems, establishing value based agreements.

CF’s unique combination of consultancy, award winning data science and data engineering capabilities, and strong track record in research positions us to support you with meaningful evidence generation and strategy and application of real world data.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Life Sciences consulting team at a senior level, focusing on the global life sciences sector, with emphasis on consulting, research and data capabilities. Working alongside the Managing Partner, Business Development Manager, and wider CF leadership team, you will contribute to the growth and development of our life sciences offering, driving work that supports sustainable growth and innovation uptake in the industry. You will bring a strong brand, a growing reputation, and extensive experience in life sciences consulting.

About the role

This senior leadership role is focused on growing CF’s Life Sciences business across pharma, biotech, diagnostics, and medical devices. The Associate Partner will help shape and deliver the strategy, lead client delivery, drive revenue growth, and promote CF’s brand and services in the market. The role involves developing deep client relationships, delivering high-quality work, and contributing to the overall leadership and culture of CF. As a visible leader, they will model CF’s values and behaviours, fostering an inclusive and high-performing environment.

Responsibilities

The role’s responsibilities are organised into five key areas:

Business growth

• Shape and implement CF’s Life Sciences strategy and service development.
• Identify emerging market trends and opportunities for growth.
• Deliver personal revenue targets and support others in meeting theirs.
• Contribute to robust, deliverable business plans alongside the leadership team.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the Life Sciences sector.
• Act as a credible and reliable advisor, focused on client impact.
• Expand CF’s client base by growing your own and others’ networks.
• Facilitate introductions and deepen relationships with key organisations.

Brand & thought leadership

• Develop and promote a distinctive personal and CF brand in the market.
• Lead and contribute to high-quality thought leadership and insights.
• Represent CF at key industry events and across digital channels.
• Support internal capability building and codify client delivery knowledge for wider use.
• Act as Delivery Partner across multiple complex client engagements.
• Ensure high-quality, timely delivery aligned with CF’s standards.
• Lead teams, manage performance, and address risks or issues as they arise.
• Collaborate closely with Accountable Partners to maintain strong client relationships.
• Mentor and develop team members across delivery and business development.
• Act as a Development Sponsor and contribute to internal training and development.
• Provide clear, situational leadership across priorities and under pressure.
• Champion CF’s values and foster a psychologically safe, inclusive team culture

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you are likely to have a combination of the following:

• 8 years+ experience in a consulting role within Life Sciences globally
• 5 years+ of managerial experience
• Extensive project leadership experience
• Fluency in English and ideally another European language
• Exceptional team management skills, including multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to delegate efficiently
• A strong network in the industry and / or proven sales and business development ability
• Extensive industry knowledge with an eye towards the future especially in EMEA
• Flexibility to travel across the UK, EMEA and Americas

We follow a hybrid working model that balances in person connections and remote work to drive exceptional client impact. We enjoy working in person together with clients and colleagues and work where clients need us to be.

In supporting flexibility and remote working, team members can work from home one day per week as standard. Additionally, we offer 44 remote working days per year which can be used to top up your working from home days and enable you to work from home up to two days per week-subject to client needs. Alternatively, you could use your allowance in blocks to manage school holidays or other commitments. Our core in person working hours are from 10am until 4pm allowing you that extra flexibility to manage your schedule in a way that works for you.

• Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year for staff and 30 days/ year for leadership (Manager role included), increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year
• We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like)
• Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription
• Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days
• Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid
• Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any
• 12-month periodLife insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service
• Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt
• Access to an interest free loan of up to £10,000
• Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments
• Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care
• Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up 4 weeks a year
• An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from LifeworksSeasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually
• Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Vision ExpressRide to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles
• Membership to the Health Service Journal (HSJ)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management, Consulting, and Business Development

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Hospitals and Health Care

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