Strategic Planning Consultant

Base pay range

$80.00/hr - $150.00/hr

Contract Duration: 6-8 weeks (mid-January through mid-March 2025)

Time Commitment: 40 hours/week

Reporting to: Chief of Staff to CEO

Location: Remote, with preference for Boston/Cambridge based

Company: Clora's client is a clinical stage oncology biotech focusing on developing novel cancer therapies. The company is developing its Long-Range Plan (LRP) for Board review in Q1 2026. This contractor will provide short-term project management and analytical support to the Chief of Staff and broader SMT, enabling the company's leadership to focus on strategic frameworks, executive alignment, and strategic narrative development while ensuring rigorous execution of the planning process.

Responsibilities

This role provides analytical, process, and execution support to enable a rigorous, well-coordinated strategic planning process. Strategic direction, portfolio choices, and final narrative ownership remain with the Chief of Staff and SMT.

Process Design & Input Coordination

• Create templates and assumption tracking system for core LRP assumptions (e.g., clinical development plans, resource requirements, budget submissions)
• Coordinate collection and validation of inputs across key functions and SMT stakeholders managing timelines, stakeholder follow-up, and status updates
• Support gathering of data needed to refine and validate key assumptions (e.g., external benchmarks, industry data)
• Work with CoS to build repeatable, streamlined system and document process to support future planning cycles

Integration & Decision Support

• Consolidate inputs into integrated LRP document and data model to articulate impact of strategic decisions and trade-offs as defined by the Chief of Staff and SMT
• Coordinate with external valuation modeling team to provide validated inputs and ensure consistency with approved assumptions
• Support scenario analysis and iterative revisions based on executive feedback

Quality Assurance & Board Materials

• Conduct quality control on all data, narratives, and exhibits

Candidate Profile

• 3-5+ years in strategy consulting (preferably tier-1 firm) or biotech/pharma strategic planning
• Strong project management skills with complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to engage effectively with senior executives
• Preferred Experience: Prior LRP or strategic planning cycle experience, Biotech/pharma industry knowledge (clinical development, regulatory, business development), Board materials preparation, and Financial modeling

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Project Management and Strategy/Planning