About the Role
Provide staffing support and execution to Simon-Kucher’s Healthcare & Life Sciences consulting team, ensuring the strategic deployment of internal talent to meet client needs.
Responsibilities
- Receive staffing requests and collaborate with the Global LS Staffing Team to fulfill requests promptly.
- Adhere to division’s staffing principles and propose creative solutions.
- Anticipate and address skills shortages, excess capacity, and supply/demand imbalances.
- Address and resolve staffing challenges, including reallocation and redeployment of consultants.
- Optimize resource allocation in cooperation with the Global LS staffing team.
- Embrace pipeline programs (summer internships, CoOps, PhDs) from a staffing perspective.
- Assist with HR administrative tasks supporting the Healthcare & Life Science practice.
- Assist with reporting on people productivity and utilization metrics.
- Establish and maintain updated skills profiles on all consultants.
- Support tracking skill development requests and monitor training needs.
- Understand business expansion plans and build them into supply plans.
- Assist with key people change initiatives driving HR strategy.
- Understand linkages between staffing, learning and development, and performance management.
- Engage with day-to-day support and issue resolution of staffing matters.
- Identify new approaches and process improvements for business processes, policies, and procedures.
- Use data to provide insights, advice, and support informed decision making.
- Analyze historical staffing data and project performance metrics to identify trends and opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.
- 3-5 years of experience in work staffing, scheduling, resource planning and/or project management.
- Demonstrates strong technical skills with the ability to quickly adapt to new platforms.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Possess a strong client service and problem-solving orientation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Possesses strong accuracy and organizational skills.
- Ability to multi-task effectively, meet deadlines, and perform well under pressure.
- Shows strong social skills and can build strong stakeholder relationships and partnerships across a global team environment.
Skills
- Staffing
- Scheduling
- Resource Planning
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Client Service
- Problem-Solving
- Communication (Verbal and Written)
- Accuracy
- Organizational Skills
- Multi-tasking
- Data Analysis
Location
- Toronto, Canada
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $80K – 90K/yr
Benefits
- 401(k) & RRSP benefits with company matching
- Competitive suite of health benefits
- Paid time off
- 13 paid holidays per year
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Basic life insurance
About the Company
- Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with over 2,200 employees in 30+ countries focused on unlocking better growth for clients.
- We optimize commercial strategy levers including product, pricing, innovation, marketing, sales, and digital.
- With over 40 years of experience, we are regarded as the world’s leading commercial growth and pricing specialist.
Equal Opportunity
- Simon-Kucher is an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) employer.
- Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.
- We believe in building a culture that embraces belonging, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters.
