Manager, Life Sciences (Asset Lifecycle Management) - London or Dublin

At Gate One, our Managers lead high-impact client work, build trusted relationships and develop teams. They are accountable for delivery quality, client outcomes and contributing to the growth of our consultancy.

Within our Life Sciences practice, we help global and regional Life Sciences organisations manage the commercial lifecycle of their assets. Our work spans commercial strategy, brand planning, launch excellence, omnichannel engagement and in-market optimisation.

As Life Sciences organisations work to maximise the value of their assets, commercial and cross-functional teams face important decisions on launch, brand positioning, external engagement and in-market performance, alongside the growing role of AI in how pharmaceutical organisations operate.

As a Manager, you will help grow Gate One’s Life Sciences Asset Lifecycle Management capability, leading client engagements and working with senior commercial, medical and market access stakeholders. You will combine strong subject-matter expertise with consulting delivery, helping clients turn asset strategies into practical and lasting impact.

Specifically, you will:

Lead High-Value Client Delivery

• Lead Life Sciences Asset Lifecycle Management engagements, owning day-to-day delivery, workstream quality and client-ready outputs.

• Help clients connect asset strategy with brand positioning, launch planning, omnichannel engagement and in-market performance across the asset lifecycle.

• Break down complex client challenges into structured, insight-led analysis and practical recommendations.

• Align commercial, medical, market access and other cross-functional teams around clear priorities and measurable outcomes.

• Coordinate delivery across project teams, ensuring work is well-structured, on track and aligned to client objectives.

Grow Client Accounts and Shape the Market

• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders, acting as their day-to-day delivery lead and keeping teams focused on agreed outcomes.

• Play a leading role in developing Life Sciences accounts, identifying client needs and shaping follow-on opportunities.

• Play an active role in bids and proposals, contributing to storylines, content development and commercial thinking.

• Bring insight and clear points of view to senior client conversations, working alongside account leaders.

• Collaborate across Gate One and the wider Havas network to create and grow opportunities.

Build the Capability and Develop Others

• Manage, coach and support consultants and analysts, helping them deliver high-quality work and develop their consulting skills.

• Develop Gate One’s Life Sciences Asset Lifecycle Management capability through tools, propositions and reusable assets.

• Contribute to thought leadership and market-facing content that strengthens Gate One’s Life Sciences positioning.

• Play an active role in recruitment and the development of a strong pipeline of Life Sciences consulting talent.

• Act as a role model for Gate One’s values, behaviours and consulting standards.

About You

You will bring approximately 5–10 years’ relevant experience, with substantial experience in management consulting within Life Sciences. You will already have a proven track record of leading client engagements and teams in asset lifecycle management.

You will also bring:

• Strong Life Sciences consulting expertise in Asset Lifecycle Management, including commercial strategy, brand planning, launch excellence and in-market optimisation.

• Strong understanding of how pharmaceutical organisations operate, including the interaction between commercial, medical, market access and cross-functional teams.

• A proven ability to translate asset lifecycle and commercial strategies into practical, cross-functional execution and measurable outcomes.

• Awareness of how AI can enhance pharmaceutical external engagement and commercial operations.

• Experience contributing to business development, including shaping opportunities and supporting account growth.

• Excellent storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to create clear, executive-ready narratives.

• A values-led approach aligned to Gate One’s culture of empathy, grit, candour, humility, entrepreneurship and aspiration.

You may have built your career primarily in management consulting within Life Sciences, or combine consulting with significant in-house commercial or strategy experience. What matters most is genuine depth in asset lifecycle management, strong consulting judgement and credibility with senior Life Sciences stakeholders.

Why Gate One?

Gate One is a business and digital transformation consultancy dedicated to helping clients thrive. As part of Havas, one of the world’s largest global communications groups, creativity is in our DNA and shapes how we think, work and deliver meaningful change.

Our vision is for purpose-driven people to create lasting impact together. We combine creativity, entrepreneurial thinking and consulting rigour to help clients deliver transformation that sticks.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, transparent and supportive environment where our people can do their best work, develop their careers and make a genuine difference.

Gate One is committed to an inclusive hiring process. All applications will be given fair consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background.

Candidates must hold the legal Right to Work in the UK and meet the level of experience outlined above to be considered for this role.