Manager, Life Sciences - Stout Strategy

Impact You’ll Make As a Manager supporting our Healthcare practice As a Manager supporting our Healthcare practice, you will play a key role in delivering high-impact solutions that drive value for our clients and support the continued growth of our firm. You will lead teams, contribute to strategic engagements, and partner closely with both Stout leadership and client decision-makers to shape insights and outcomes. You will bring your perspective and ideas to the table, helping clients navigate complex challenges and achieve strategic advantage. With direct exposure to senior leaders and meaningful client interaction, you will gain experience working on sophisticated, big‑firm engagements within a collaborative, high‑touch boutique environment. What You’ll Do Managers are integral to our success. You will be responsible for: Developing more junior team members on projects and empowering the leadership team’s account strategies. Key driver in structuring and delivering strong work for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices, managed care, and health IT companies. Designing and overseeing primary research, including the development of global KOL networks across pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. Leading executive interviews with clinicians, investigators, payers, regulators, and industry experts. Managing outreach to clinical trial sites to assess enrollment dynamics and development timelines. Directing structured secondary research, including analysis of clinical readouts, regulatory developments, earnings calls, investor conferences, major medical congresses, and breaking industry news. Analyzing and synthesizing therapeutic area dynamics, standard‑of‑care evolution, clinical differentiation, and trial design. Assessing market access and pricing landscapes for successful drug commercialization. Developing and validating commercial assumptions and forecasting frameworks. Translating complex scientific and clinical topics into clear, executive‑ready strategic recommendations. Leading development of structured, insight‑driven deliverables that are analytically rigorous and highly actionable. Serving as the primary client contact, ensuring proactive communication and trusted partnership. Leading quality assurance processes to ensure accuracy, clarity, and strategic relevance. Coaching and nurturing junior staff, providing developmental opportunities on projects. What You Bring Qualifications and experience that demonstrate your fit for this role: BA or BS required, with a clear track record of academic excellence in fields such as Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Economics, Business, or related areas. Advanced degree (Master’s, PharmD, or Ph.D.) in a relevant life sciences field or other relevant degree preferred. Four to seven years of relevant prior experience in pharmaceutical strategy consulting, market access advisory, commercialization strategy, or biopharma strategy. Demonstrated experience supporting market access, pricing, and launch strategy initiatives within branded pharmaceuticals or specialty therapeutics. Deep experience in the drug development lifecycle from late‑stage clinical through commercialization. Proven ability to design, oversee, and synthesize primary and secondary research. Advanced business acumen and analytical skills. Exceptional communication, writing, and critical‑thinking skills. Work ethic that is dedicated, organized, detail‑oriented, and accountable. Advanced skill set in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel. Experience developing or evaluating commercial forecasts and revenue models. Strong ability to translate clinical data into differentiated value propositions for payers and providers. High intellectual curiosity and ability to rapidly master new therapeutic areas. How You’ll Thrive Take full ownership of engagements or workstreams, driving clarity, accountability, and high‑quality outcomes from kickoff through final delivery. Lead with confidence in ambiguous, rapidly evolving clinical and payer environments, structuring complex scientific, regulatory, and reimbursement dynamics into actionable insights for senior pharmaceutical executives. Build trusted client relationships by combining therapeutic‑area fluency, commercialization expertise, and pragmatic strategic thinking with responsive, high‑touch service. Connect clinical differentiation to payer value narratives and commercial strategy, helping clients translate data into compelling access, pricing, and launch positioning. Develop and empower team members through proactive coaching, structured problem‑solving, and meaningful delegation, fostering both analytical rigor and intellectual curiosity. Contribute to practice growth by supporting account expansion, proposal development, thought leadership in market access and commercialization strategy, and continuous refinement of evidence‑based research methodologies. Benefits and Compensation We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards program with competitive compensation and benefits tailored to support employees at every stage of life. Annual compensation range: $87,000–$195,000, with the potential to participate in an annual bonus plan. Additional benefits include wellness options, flexible work schedules, discretionary time off, professional growth opportunities, and a strong culture of inclusion and belonging. EEO Statement Stout is an Equal Employment Opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of valid job requirements, qualifications, and merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. Contact and Application Process For applicants with disabilities who require accommodations to apply, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io and reference the job code to express interest in a specific open position. #J-18808-Ljbffr