Managing Director, Commercial Advisory

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Managing Director, Commercial Advisory based in United States.**

This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior consulting leader to drive strategic growth while delivering high-impact advisory services to organizations across the life sciences sector. As a seller-doer, you'll combine business development, executive client advisory, and team leadership to shape commercial strategies that influence product planning, launch readiness, and long-term market success. You'll collaborate with cross-functional experts, build trusted executive relationships, and lead complex consulting engagements from strategy through execution. This role offers significant autonomy, the opportunity to expand a thriving advisory practice, and the chance to contribute to innovative solutions that help improve patient outcomes. If you're passionate about business growth, thought leadership, and developing high-performing teams, this role offers a rewarding platform to make a lasting impact.

### Accountabilities

• Build, manage, and grow a portfolio of consulting engagements while developing and maintaining a strong pipeline of new business opportunities within the life sciences industry.
• Generate and manage a minimum annual book of business through strategic relationship development, executive-level sales, proposal leadership, and contract negotiations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by understanding complex business challenges and designing tailored commercial strategies and consulting solutions.
• Lead advisory engagements across areas including new product planning, commercial strategy, product launches, marketing excellence, competitive intelligence, lifecycle management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee project execution to ensure high-quality deliverables, client satisfaction, and successful business outcomes across multiple accounts.
• Drive thought leadership by identifying emerging industry trends, developing innovative service offerings, and contributing to the long-term growth strategy of the advisory practice.
• Mentor, coach, and develop consulting teams while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on excellence and continuous improvement.
• Partner with senior leadership on strategic planning, business development initiatives, and organizational growth efforts.

### Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business, or a related field; an advanced scientific degree and/or MBA is strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in management consulting, commercial advisory, strategy, or change management within the life sciences industry.
• Demonstrated success generating and managing consulting revenue, with a proven track record of sourcing at least **$3 million** in annual sales over recent years.
• Deep expertise in commercial consulting, including product planning, launch strategy, commercialization, marketing, and business transformation.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to build trusted relationships from director level through the C-suite.
• Exceptional business development, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary consulting teams and managing complex client engagements.
• Strong leadership abilities with a passion for mentoring talent, developing high-performing teams, and driving organizational growth.
• Proficiency with CRM platforms, project management tools, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Highly collaborative, entrepreneurial, and capable of balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

### Benefits

• Fully remote opportunity for candidates based in the United States.
• Competitive compensation package with significant performance-based earning potential.
• Opportunity to lead and grow a high-impact commercial advisory practice.
• Exposure to leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics organizations.
• Collaborative, global work environment that values innovation, knowledge sharing, and professional development.
• Career advancement opportunities within a well-established, rapidly growing consulting organization.
• Inclusive workplace culture focused on collaboration, continuous learning, and employee success.