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 within the global Healthcare & Life Sciences division.
Responsibilities
- Receive staffing requests from Partners in the Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Division and collaborate with the Global LS Staffing Team to fulfill requests promptly.
- Adhere to division’s staffing principles but propose creative solutions as necessary to achieve best and pragmatic staffing solutions.
- Anticipate and address skills shortages, excess capacity and supply/demand imbalances before there is a negative impact on the business.
- Address and resolve staffing challenges, including reallocation and redeployment of consultants as needed, with a creative approach.
- Optimize resource allocation in cooperation with the Global LS staffing team to ensure efficient use of talent and meet project deadlines.
- Embrace the ebb and flow of talent through pipeline programs (summer internships, CoOps and PhDs) from a staffing perspective and assist with those programs’ activities.
- Assist with HR administrative tasks supporting the Healthcare & Life Science practice in areas of career and performance management, coaching and skills development, competency development, manpower planning/budgeting, employee engagement, employee relations, and DE&I.
- Assist with reporting on all metrics related to people productivity and utilization including current and forecasted chargeability (supply/demand).
- Establish and maintain updated skills profiles on all consultants in the pool.
- Support tracking skill development requests from staff and monitor training needs across the division.
- Understand short- and long-term business expansion plans and build them into the supply plans for the resource pools.
- Assist with key people change initiatives that drive the advancement of Simon-Kucher’s HR strategy aimed at driving a high-performing and highly engaged culture.
- Understand linkages between consulting engagement staffing, the required learning and development program and performance management to help make insightful recommendations on areas for improvement.
- Engage with day-to-day support and issue resolution of staffing matters related to policies and business processes, HR data, employee relations, career and performance management, learning and skill development.
- Identify new approaches and process improvements to existing or non-existing business processes, policies, and/or procedures.
- Use data to provide insights, advice, and to support informed decision making.
- Analyze historical staffing data and project performance metrics to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for optimization.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and partnerships across a global team environment.
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.
Skills
- Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Client service orientation
- Problem-solving
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Accuracy
- Organizational skills
- Multi-tasking
- Meeting deadlines
- Performing under pressure
- Technical skills adaptability
Location
- Toronto, Canada
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
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 more than 2,200 employees in 30+ countries.
- Sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for clients.
- Combines deep consulting expertise, growth specialization, and technology to scale impact.
- Optimizes every lever of commercial strategy – product, pricing, innovation, marketing, sales, and digital – based on deep insights into what customers value and are willing to pay for.
- Over 40 years of experience in monetization, 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.
- Believes in building a culture that embraces belonging, creating an environment in which people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters.
