Consultant/Sr Consultant - Life Science Advisory (Food Value Chain)

About the Role

We are looking for a techno-managerial professional with strong grounding in business management and experience in corporate strategy/advisory engagements. The role requires a broad-based understanding of food value chain and adjacent sectors, combined with the ability to translate market insights and technical knowledge into strategic recommendations for clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Track and synthesize industry, technology, and regulatory trends across food industry and allied sectors.
• Support strategy engagements including market entry, growth strategy, portfolio assessment, and investment analysis.
• Lead/execute market assessments, sector diagnostics, and competitive benchmarking.
• Conduct data-driven analysis (market sizing, demand-supply, value chain analysis) and derive actionable insights.
• Undertake technical and commercial due diligence for food and allied sectors.
• Develop high-quality client deliverables (reports, presentations, proposals) and participate in client discussions.
• Contribute to thought leadership (industry articles, blogs)

Candidate Profile

• MBA from leading B schools (Mandatory) with strong technical grounding
• 2 to 4 years of experience in corporate strategy or consulting
• Prior experience in strategy/advisory projects and market analytics is highly desirable.
• Exposure to commercial evaluation, financial analysis, and business case development
• Exposure to Food and allied sectors preferred, with the ability to interpret technical data and translate it into actionable business insights.

Key Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with experience in data analysis
• Ability to integrate technical understanding with business strategy.
• Working familiarity with AI-enabled tools / data analytics platforms to improve research, analysis, and insight generation (good-to-have, not mandatory)
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills
• Familiarity with regulatory landscape and industry dynamics in food and allied sectors