Associate Consultant
Veeva Systems
About the Role
Veeva’s Consultant Development Program (CDP) transforms early-career professionals into high-impact consultants who deliver cloud and AI solutions, helping global Life Sciences companies bring life-changing therapies to patients.
You’ll work hands-on with innovative Clinical Data Management technology, collaborating with internal teams and external customers to design, configure, and implement Veeva's clinical data software. You will learn industry-leading clinical trial cloud platforms and work with cutting-edge AI solutions to transform how life sciences companies manage clinical trial data.
Key Responsibilities
As part of our Professional Services team, you are a strategic partner guiding clinical operations and data management teams through implementation.
Your day-to-day will involve:
- Designing & tailoring the software: Lead the configuration of our Vault CDMS platform to fit each customer's unique clinical trial requirements, setting up study workflows, structuring clinical data models, and aligning system capabilities to study protocols.
- Conducting discovery workshops: Lead interactive discovery workshops with customer stakeholders to gather business requirements, map out existing data management workflows, and translate their vision into actionable technical specifications.
- Managing project scope & execution: Take ownership of core implementation deliverables by scoping study requirements, building timeline estimates, and keeping project milestones on track from study design through go-live.
- Guiding the customer as an expert: Lead the customer with best practices to ensure their clinical data collection and study management processes are optimized for maximum long-term value.
The Program
As part of the Consultant Development Program, you will:
- Ramp up quickly: An intensive, team-based onboarding program combining hands-on learning, feedback, and collaboration to develop consulting skills and industry knowledge.
- Learn by doing: Take on real responsibility and work directly with customers to solve clinical data management problems within your first three months.
- Thrive together: Grow alongside a supportive team of seasoned leaders and peers who champion your development.
- Build your future: Advance from Associate to Consultant in less than 2 years. Develop the foundation for a successful, long-term career.
Requirements & Tech Stack
Technical Skills & Mindset
- Technical Familiarity: Basic familiarity with database concepts, such as SQL for querying relational databases and Python or R for data manipulation and analysis.
- Drive: Thrive in a challenging, intense environment that rewards initiative and rapid learning.
- Curiosity: Genuine desire to be hands-on with software and master new technologies.
- Communication: Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Analytical Mindset: Strong critical thinker with a proven track record of analytical performance.
- Integrity: A commitment to doing the right thing.
- Work Ethic: Commitment to excellence and passion for working hard to achieve results.
- Travel: Willingness to travel as needed (up to 20-30% of the time).
Qualifications
Education & Preferred Background
A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative or life science field is preferred, such as:
- Biomedical Engineering, Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering
- Clinical Research, Public Health, Biology, Pharmacology
Desired Experience
Prior experience (internships, co-ops, academic projects, or entry-level roles) in one or more of the following areas is highly valued:
- Data entry or management in a healthcare/research setting, or experience at a CRO, as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA), or Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC)
- Clinical trial operations, monitoring, or clinical data management
- Data analysis using statistical software (SAS, SPSS, Python, R)
- Design training, UX Design, or Human Factors Studies
- Business or technical consulting
- Speech and Debate or Manufacturing
Work Authorization
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Veeva does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status.
Compensation
- Starting Salary: $80,000 USD
Hybrid Work Environment
Associate Consultants are required to live within reasonable commuting distance from Veeva's Madison, Boston, or New York office.