Acumetis is a global expert commercialisation partner purposefully built to help life sciences win in the age of connectivity. With an integrated model spanning the entire asset lifecycle, deep functional and therapeutic-area expertise, and rigorous, outcome-driven thinking, Acumetis reframes complex problems and shapes solutions that are both imaginative and achievable. With more than 350 experts globally and experience across 50+ geographic markets, Acumetis helps clients unlock value, accelerate performance, and deliver better outcomes for patients. Acumetis. Reframe what's possible.

As a Manager, you will start to take a leadership role in delivering high-impact Market Access and HEOR consulting projects, ensuring quality, consistency, and strategic alignment across multiple workstreams. Building on your experience as a Senior Consultant, you will oversee delivery across full project scopes, manage cross-functional teams, and serve as a trusted strategic partner to clients navigating complex pricing, evidence, and access environments.

Managers at Acumetis are responsible for owning project programmes from planning and execution to quality control and team leadership. You will lead client relationships, steer strategic discussions, and ensure that deliverables are aligned with client needs and project objectives. You will work closely with Senior Consultants, Analysts, and Consultants, bringing clarity, structure, and direction to complex assignments.

This role introduces formal line management responsibilities. You will coach, mentor, and develop direct reports through structured feedback, performance discussions, and wellbeing support. You will also progress through Acumetis's Leadership Academy pathway, gaining the management capabilities required to support team performance and organisational growth.

Managers are key contributors to business development. You will support proposal scoping, solution design, and commercial planning, helping convert opportunities into successful engagements and expand long-term client partnerships.

This role prepares you for progression to Senior Manager, where deeper strategic influence, cross-project leadership, and organisational contribution become central expectations.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS

Core Knowledge

Challenge and improve evidence, research, and methodological approaches across projects, ensuring alignment to client objectives.

Lead high-impact synthesis frameworks and drive the development of compelling strategic narratives.

Validate analytical outputs and ensure statistical or modelling work is defensible and aligned to strategic direction.

Guide teams to apply HEOR frameworks, HTA logic, and pricing/access principles appropriately and consistently.

Shape and review full deliverables, ensuring narrative accuracy, flow, and commercial resonance.

How You Work

Critical Thinking & Attention to Detail

Drive complex decision-making and shape strategic trade-offs with clients and internal teams.

Identify gaps, inconsistencies, and strategic misalignment, proposing clear solutions.

Ensure quality assurance (QA) processes are embedded across projects and rigorously followed.

Time Management & Collaboration

Balance delivery responsibilities with people leadership and team wellbeing.

Guide team schedules, resource allocation, and workload balancing across multiple projects.

Foster cohesion and collaboration across functions, disciplines, and project teams.

Communication & Client Engagement

Navigate complex conversations and build trusted senior-level partnerships with clients.

Lead client calls, workshops, and strategic meetings with clarity, confidence, and professional authority.

Provide structured, persuasive communication in written and verbal formats, setting standards for team quality.

Project Management

Own full project scope across budget, timelines, team structure, risks, and client expectations.

Lead project programmes and oversee internal coordination across multiple workstreams.

Anticipate and manage risks early, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery across complex engagements.

What You Do

Research & Evidence

Approve and adapt research plans for both quantitative and qualitative projects.

Review and validate methodology across workstreams, ensuring consistency and strategic relevance.

Provide oversight and problem-solving for evidence synthesis, literature reviews, qualitative approaches, and quantitative frameworks.

Data Analysis & Interpretation

Validate outputs across advanced statistical or modelling work, ensuring commercial interpretation.

Guide quantitative and qualitative analysis across teams, ensuring methods align with project needs.

Writing, Storytelling & Deliverables

Shape and refine high-impact deliverables, ensuring persuasive narratives and strategic alignment.

Guide storyboarding, slide logic, and messaging to support compelling client-ready outputs.

Business Development

Lead sections of proposals, including methodological design, strategic framing, timelines, and pricing rationale.

Contribute to opportunity identification, account expansion, and long-term relationship growth.

People Leadership

Provide feedback, coaching, and structured development support for direct reports.

Lead formal performance reviews, set clear goals, and support progression pathways.

Ensure psychological safety and wellbeing for team members; create an inclusive and supportive team environment.

Manage operational tasks such as leave approvals, workload planning, and team communications with fairness and consistency.

Career Development

As a Manager, you further expand your leadership, commercial, and organisational influence. Progression at this level typically involves:

Leading larger, multi-country programmes or multi-project portfolios.

Acting as a primary client partner for strategic or high-value accounts.

Driving complex pricing, access, and evidence generation across therapeutic areas.

Leading and developing larger teams or multiple direct reports, with clear accountability for performance and growth.