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What You'll Do

As a Lead Knowledge Analyst (LKA) within BCG's Consumer Practice Area, you will collaborate and partner in a growing global team, providing industry expertise and insights. You will work together with case and proposal teams to provide knowledge assets, analysis and expert advisory. You’ll serve as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and topic/sector leaders, helping structure and solve complex issues.

 

Additionally, as an LKA you will drive development of intellectual property and knowledge assets to support the topic, serving as an active contributor to commercialization efforts for the consumer healthcare topic, whilst working with business leaders to drive proposals & go-to-market efforts. As an LKA, you may line manage a team of junior colleagues, taking responsibility for their goal setting, ongoing feedback and career development support.

 

In-depth understanding of the consumer healthcare landscape, including trends, market dynamics, product/brand awareness, competitive strategies, and regulatory requirements.Familiarity with product categories such as OTC (over-the-counter) medicines, wellness products, medical devices, and digital health solutions.Conduct in-depth analysis of consumer behavior trends, identifying opportunities for differentiation and growth in competitive markets.Proven ability to develop and execute comprehensive strategies to address market opportunities and challenges.Strong capability in identifying growth drivers, customer needs, and innovative solutions in the consumer healthcare sector.Expertise in synthesizing insights from a variety of sources, including primary and secondary research, to build a comprehensive market view.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Providing expert insights into key consumer health segments, including OTC drugs, dietary supplements, functional foods, wellness products, and health-related consumer technology.Contribute to strategic planning for clients by identifying disruptive innovations, emerging channels, and value propositions in the consumer health sector.Solving complex client problems through relevant analytical approaches and customized solutions in consumer healthcare topics.Ability to work autonomously and with a strong entrepreneurial thinking spirit. The candidate will need to develop a strong business-building focus to operate/influence effectively stakeholders in an international matrix organization and identify where the Knowledge Team can be involved to better support case teams.Driving development and maintenance of knowledge assets e.g. tools, sector/topic materials, based on different client contexts.Communicating with senior stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to engage your audience effectively.Managing a portfolio of projects, with strong awareness of business priorities and commercial impact.Training, coaching, and mentoring junior team members.Working in an ever changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Bring

3+ years consulting experience in consumer healthcare topic required; candidates with consulting experience preferredIn lieu of consulting experience, 5+ years minimum industry experience required; 6-10+ years of industry experience strongly preferredBachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)Expertise in consumer healthcare topic (OTC products and self-care solutions)Fluency in English; other language proficiency will be a good skill to have, not necessaryOutstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment

Who You'll Work With

As a Lead Knowledge Analyst, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers.

Additional info

The Knowledge Team (KT) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. KT members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight.

BCG's Knowledge Team members are staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. KT members also support the PA’s business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.

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