Principal Business Consultant - Life Sciences Quality

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.

The Role

As a Principal Business Consultant in our Quality 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.

Our Quality Practice supports global Operations teams in delivering safe and effective products efficiently to more patients. We focus on Quality process and operating model improvement spanning Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Training across Pharma, MedTech, and Consumer products. Our team is growing rapidly. As a Principal, you will contribute to our growth by owning a strategic growth area, help us build a team, and oversee selling and delivering of consulting programs.

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 Quality 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 Quality 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 Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, 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

Interviewing with Veeva

We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.

• Follow the application process and submit your resume.
• Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.
• Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
• If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
  1. A conversation with the hiring manager
  2. A practical case exercise
  3. A final conversation with our group’s Senior Leader
• Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.

Perks & Benefits

• Compensation: Highly competitive salary and equity in Veeva
• Growth: Unrivalled career progression in a fast‑growing, global team
• Flexibility: Veeva is a Work Anywhere company. You can work from home or the office on any given day

Compensation

• Total compensation: 160,000 - 260,000 EUR
• The total compensation range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential total compensation range for this role. Please note that actual total compensation 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’s total compensation may be composed of other types of compensation, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.

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