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PwC
Chicago, IL
Job Title Strategy& Pharma and Life Sciences Manager Job Category Strategy Consulting Level Manager Specialty/Competency Corporate and Business Strategy Industry/Sector Pharma and Life Sciences Job Type Regular Time Type Full time Travel Requirements Up to 60% Start Year 2025 Job ID 630266WD Location(s) GA-Atlanta, CO-Denver, IL-Chicago, MA-Boston, MO-St. Louis, NY-New York, TX-Dallas, PA-Philadelphia, WA-Seattle
A career within Corporate and Business Strategy services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients solve their toughest problems and seize essential advantages by defining and evaluating strategies of all types. We analyse business and market trends to explore new approaches that help our clients make tough choices and surpass the competition. At both the business unit and corporate level, we help organisations with organic enterprise growth, pricing and profitability, shareholder value, and sustainable corporate strategies.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

  • Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
  • Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
  • Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
  • Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
  • Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
  • Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
  • Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
  • Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
  • Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
  • Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Requirements and Preferences :

Basic Qualifications :

Minimum Degree Required :
Bachelor Degree

Minimum Years of Experience :
7 year(s) experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Degree Preferred :
Master of Business Administration

Preferred Knowledge/Skills :

As a Manager in the Enterprise Strategy and Value team, you will advise Pharma and Life Sciences executives on their toughest business challenges. You will work as part of a team of problem solvers of complex business issues from strategy to execution. You will help bring clients the industry-leading capabilities from across the Firm to drive their growth and digital strategies while affecting transformational change. Demonstrates thought leader-level abilities as a team leader with extensive leadership, strategic and creative thinking, problem solving, individual initiative, emphasizing the following abilities:

  • Demonstrate extensive knowledge of and/or success in professional services or corporate roles, helping Pharma and Life Sciences companies define and evaluate their Enterprise and digital strategies to drive growth and operating model enhancements to achieve growth;
  • Lead client engagements with generally of 3 - 7 consultants each;
  • Build client relationships with C-level executives and maintain those relationships over multiple years;
  • Lead and support business development - relationship development, proposal development and delivery;
  • Counsel C-suite clients in designing, structuring and delivering major enterprise wide transformation programs;
  • Understand key drivers of profitability and financial resilience, and ability to integrate those drivers into a sustainable strategy;
  • Build productive and collaborative relationships with team members and proactively providing and seeking guidance, clarification and feedback;
  • Conduct and manage market research and quantitative and qualitative analyses, including the timely synthesis of complex data into meaningful insights and the ability to readily grasp analytical frameworks and employ them effectively to either qualitative or quantitative evidence;
  • Experience leading portfolio restructuring programs to allow organizations to drive differentiated growth in the market;
  • Experience leading teams to generate a vision and creating an atmosphere of trust, leveraging diverse views and encouraging improvement and innovation;
  • Experience managing a team to a successful project conclusion through problem solving global, enterprise-wide strategy issues;
  • Able to identify and address client needs;
  • Able to build, maintain, and utilize networks of client relationships; and,
  • Communicate effectively in an organized and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats.

Learn more about how we work:

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy:

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law. 

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines:

The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link:
Posted 2025-08-15

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