Lead Management Consultant – Pharmaceutical & Clinical Trials Transformation
Location: WFH, UK based
Rate: c£1000/day
Contract | Executive-Level Engagement | Organisational Change
We are seeking an exceptional Lead Management Consultant to lead a major organisational change initiative within the pharmaceutical and clinical trials sector.
This is not a conventional programme delivery role. The successful consultant will operate as a trusted adviser to the client’s board and executive leadership team—helping them shape the transformation strategy, challenge established thinking and lead meaningful, organisation-wide change.
You will bring the credibility, commercial judgement and structured consulting approach associated with leading management consultancies.
The Role
Working directly with board members and senior executives, you will:
Define and shape the organisational change strategy.
Advise the board on transformation priorities, operating-model decisions and organisational readiness.
Translate executive ambitions into a clear and achievable transformation roadmap.
Challenge existing structures, behaviours and ways of working.
Build executive alignment around the case for change.
Lead complex stakeholder engagement across clinical, operational and corporate functions.
Assess the impact of change across people, processes, governance and technology.
Establish the leadership behaviours and governance required to sustain transformation.
Use data and insight to measure organisational maturity, adoption and business outcomes.
Provide visible, credible leadership throughout the change journey.
The emphasis is on shaping, influencing and leading change at an executive level, rather than simply managing the delivery of a predefined programme.
Required Experience
You will have:
A strong background in management consulting, ideally gained within a major strategy, transformation or professional-services consultancy.
Significant experience within pharmaceuticals, life sciences, clinical research or clinical trials.
A proven record of leading large-scale organisational change and business transformation.
Extensive experience advising boards, C-suite executives and senior leadership teams.
The confidence to constructively challenge executive stakeholders and influence complex decisions.
Experience shaping target operating models, transformation strategies and organisational structures.
Strong knowledge of change methodologies, organisational design and portfolio-level transformation.
Excellent facilitation, communication and executive presentation skills.
The ability to bring structure, clarity and momentum to complex or politically sensitive environments.
Please reach out to cv@franklinbates.com with your interest.