Principal Consultant, Growth at Inizio Engage XD (Philadelphia, PA)
Inizio Engage XD· Philadelphia, PA·
Job description
Nazaré (Part of Inizio Engage XD) is looking for a commercially minded Principal Consultant to help grow our partnerships across the US pharmaceutical and life sciences market.
This is a senior, client-facing role for someone with deep pharmaceutical industry experience, an established network and the credibility to engage senior decision-makers.
You'll combine your industry knowledge with a consultative approach to identify client challenges, open new opportunities and turn them into capability solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
On any given day, you might be:
- An Industry Leader partnering with clients to solve complex commercial challenges
- A Trusted Partner who clients rely on for honest, insightful, and pragmatic advice
- A Leader who raises the bar for both client impact and internal performance
- A Strategic Consultant who can quickly identify where performance is won or lost
- A Growth Driver who spots opportunities others miss and knows how to convert them
- A Connector who brings together the right expertise to deliver the right solution
US-Based | East Coast preferred
You will report into the Managing Director, Nazaré North America
What you'll do...
- Build trusted relationships with senior pharmaceutical and life sciences leaders.
- Use your network and industry credibility to identify new business opportunities.
- Grow strategic client accounts and help shape high-value proposals and solutions.
- Understand clients' commercial challenges and translate them into capability and performance strategies.
- Challenge client thinking and connect business strategy with execution in the field.
- Partner with experts across Nazaré and the wider Inizio network to create differentiated solutions.
- Represent Nazaré at industry events, conferences and leadership forums.
- Mentor colleagues and contribute to the continued growth of our business.
What we're looking for...
- 10+ years experience in Pharmaceutical/life sciences experience, ideally within commercial leadership, sales, commercial excellence, market access or medical.
- An established network within the pharmaceutical industry and the ability to open doors with senior decision-makers.
- Experience in business development, account growth or strategic client partnerships.
- Commercial acumen and the ability to spot, shape and convert opportunities.
- Confidence engaging and influencing senior and executive-level partners.
- The ability to connect strategy, capability development and measurable business performance.
- Consulting, agency or learning/capability experience is beneficial, but pharma industry credibility is the priority.
Just a few of our benefits...
- Great compensation package
- 23 days' personal leave plus public holidays and volunteering leave
- Private Medical Plan and Life Insurance
- 401(K) Plan
- Hybrid working
A bit about us...
Nazaré is the centre of excellence in capability development within Inizio Engage XD.
We help our clients turn strategy into execution, ensuring that what is planned at a brand level shows up consistently in the field. We do this by combining industry expertise, behavioural science, and tailored capability solutions to drive real performance.
Working across sales, medical, and market access teams, we focus on what matters most: impact where it counts in front of customers.
As part of Inizio, we bring together a unique mix of data, science, creativity, and technology to help our clients reimagine how they engage across the healthcare ecosystem.
We believe in our values: We empower everyone | We rise to the challenge | We work as one | We ask what if | We do the right thing and we will ask you how your personal values align to our values
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This is a hybrid remote/in-office role. Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.
Why work at Inizio Engage XD
- Culture of openness, inclusion, and growth: XD explicitly states they invest in people with opportunities to learn, develop, and build rewarding careers inizioengage.com
- People-first environment: Described as a "people business in the truest sense, built on empathy, collaboration and care" inizioengage.com
- Collaborative office culture: Offices are designed as "vibrant spaces for collaboration, creativity and community" where ideas spark and relationships grow inizioengage.com
- Work that makes a difference: Projects help clients connect with audiences, tell powerful stories, and create experiences that make a real impact in healthcare inizioengage.com
- Flexible working: While the business thrives on teamwork and shared time together, XD encourages open conversations about making work work in ways that support both individual wellbeing and team success inizioengage.com
- Multiple locations: Offices in London, Manchester, Philadelphia, and Ontario — offering geographic flexibility greenhouse.io
- Agency environment: Fast-paced, multi-disciplinary setting with opportunities to work on high-impact projects for prestigious global clients