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Cytel’s Strategic Consulting Practice partners with leading pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies to accelerate development through innovative quantitative strategies. We are seeking an **Executive Consultant** - a seasoned biostatistician and strategic leader - to join our team.

In this role, you will leverage Cytel’s reputation for scientific excellence and thought leadership by advising clients on optimal clinical, regulatory, and market access strategies. You will lead high-impact consulting engagements, foster long-term client partnerships, and contribute to Cytel’s presence as an industry leader in advanced statistical and data-driven approaches to clinical development.

Client & Business Leadership

+ Lead client engagements across the pharmaceutical, biotech, and device sectors, ensuring strategic and scientific excellence.

+ Build and maintain strong long-term relationships with senior client stakeholders.

+ Identify emerging customer needs and develop innovative solutions to achieve client satisfaction and business growth.

+ Partner with Cytel’s business development teams to identify and pursue new consulting and cross-functional opportunities.

+ Manage a significant client portfolio, driving both revenue and impact.

Scientific & Strategic Leadership

+ Serve as a recognized thought leader and trusted advisor in quantitative clinical development strategies.

+ Provide expertise in adaptive designs, Bayesian methods, model-informed drug development, and other innovative statistical approaches.

+ Contribute to the evolution of Cytel’s methodologies and service offerings.

+ Represent Cytel at conferences, webinars, and industry publications to strengthen Cytel’s global visibility and reputation.

+ Support multidisciplinary internal teams with scientific guidance and leadership.

Organizational Impact

+ Take overall responsibility for assigned consulting accounts, ensuring delivery excellence and strategic alignment.

+ Act as a subject matter expert and mentor to other consultants, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high performance.

+ Maintain close collaboration with Cytel’s senior leadership to ensure alignment of client goals with Cytel’s strategic priorities.

+ Travel as needed (typically 20–30%) to engage with clients and represent Cytel at external events.

+ Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MBA, or Master’s in Biostatistics, Mathematics, or a related field).

+ Minimum of 15 years of experience in clinical development, consulting, or health research, with a strong foundation in statistics.

+ Demonstrated experience interacting with regulatory agencies (e.g., FDA, EMA) and contributing to health authority meetings or submissions.

+ Proven ability to combine scientific and business acumen to develop and deliver strategic client solutions.

+ Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical R&D process, from early development through registration and market access.

+ Strategic thinker with a global mindset, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to execute in complex settings.

+ Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills; capable of influencing senior executives and mentoring internal teams.

+ Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and self-motivated, with a passion for driving innovation in quantitative science.

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