Senior Consultant - Innovation

About the role

Roland Berger, a global strategy consulting firm founded in 1967, is strengthening its Amsterdam office by hiring a Senior Consultant / Project Manager focused on innovation. The role centres on projects at the intersection of innovation and public-private partnerships, with exposure to life sciences, biopharma and high-tech, and collaboration with clients ranging from private companies to universities and research institutions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead modules in larger projects and manage smaller ones, typically leading three to five consultants
• Coach and develop the consultants in your project teams
• Work closely with industry experts at Roland Berger
• Help drive innovation management, growth strategies and business model development
• Capture insights and lessons from client work to contribute to the firm's knowledge development
• Take part in office-wide projects such as in-depth studies on current topics

Required profile

• University degree (WO)
• Four to seven years of experience in strategy and/or management consulting, or in strategic and/or operational roles in life sciences, biopharma, high tech, public-private industry or innovation ecosystems
• Prior experience in strategic and project-based work
• Experience managing others and delegating to junior team members
• Good oral, written and presentation skills and excellent command of English

Required skills

• (Financial) modeling in Excel
• Visualizing presentations in PowerPoint
• Analytical thinking and clear structuring of arguments

What we offer

• Opportunities for development, (inter)national training courses and a mentor
• 30 days of vacation, transportation benefits, a non-contributory pension and a contribution to health insurance
• A healthy work-life balance supported by a mentor

Applications are submitted online with a resume, motivation letter and grade lists; the process includes a personality test, an analytical assessment and several interviews.