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Position Summary 

We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Senior Business Analyst to join our Expert team serving North America based in Montreal. In this fast-paced role, the Senior Business Analyst will be responsible for guiding internal client teams of consultants and other Experts in the execution of Executive Search, Board, and Advisory projects for multiple clients within an industry or function. Primary responsibilities include project planning, market and candidate research, the production of high-quality client deliverables, business development, and knowledge management. 
The Senior Business Analyst provides specialized market insight, strategic guidance, and client engagement support as a crucial member of the client engagement team. In conjunction with internal consultant stakeholders, you will operate as part of a team that delivers powerful, effective human capital solutions to our clients. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to balance multiple projects at the same time. 

Health Practice Group Summary 

A foundational shift is under way in the global health space, thanks to continuous disruptions and groundbreaking innovations. Legacy organizations are embracing change, testing novel business models, and creating new opportunities. At the same time, new players from technology, consumer products, services, and other sectors are entering the enormous global health marketplace, unburdened by conventional business models. This means that companies need a new kind of leadership. At Egon Zehnder, our Health Practice finds and develops leaders from across industries and geographies with the ability to catalyze change across an entire organization. With our global reach and deep industry experience, we are able to actively advise organizations that are breaking new ground and realigning for this new patient-centric health model. A large number of the healthcare assignments we undertake involve international collaboration, from brainstorming to shared execution. Our work includes hundreds of assignments annually in every functional area, including general and financial management, sales and marketing, operations, R&D, etc., as well as at all senior executive levels, including the Board of Directors. Our Health Practice is broad and includes a variety of segments including Biopharmaceuticals & Generics, Consumer Health, Digital Health, Healthcare Delivery, Lifescience Tools and Medical Devices & Diagnostics.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Research & Project Planning 

• Serve as the lead Expert for multiple simultaneous client projects in collaboration with Consultants and other Experts 

• Act as a thought partner to the team on all aspects of projects by identifying and developing a rigorous approach and strategy (e.g., priority targets through market research, utilizing data tools, and scoping out parameters to deliver client solutions at scale and scope) 

• Guide the project team throughout the search processes to drive strategy, candidate solutions and supporting client materials with a consistent focus on quality and speed  

• Identify, calibrate and prioritize potential candidates through a thorough research process, the internal Firm network and external resources 

• Work broadly across different Firm offerings to continue developing a well-rounded understanding of our solutions to identify the best solutions for individual client needs 

• Create high-quality client documentation (e.g., candidate profiles, role specifications, search strategies, assessment and client progress reports, etc.) 

Business Development  

• Partner with client teams to develop pitch presentations and business development materials, adapting deliverables and solutions to address specific client needs  

• Proactively initiate, shape, and drive effective business developmentactivities and other business-related projects, including monitoring relevant market shifts in a segment or function, company updates, and people moves 

• Act as a partner with consultants to build targeted event lists for business development-related dinners, conferences, and other points of connection 

Knowledge Management 

• Contribute to the Firm's knowledge management activities by looking for opportunities to share expertise and best practices, developing a network of people within an industry or functional area and recording pertinent information 

• Develop an area of subject matter expertise, providing strategic guidance and high-quality insights on important trends and topics to support client teams   
  

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree required 

• A minimum of 3 years' professional work experience (post-undergrad) 

• Demonstrated functional experience of a similar nature (e.g., market research, qualitative or legal research, professional services/consulting, project planning) 

• Previous project-based experience working effectively on multiple mandates simultaneously 

• Ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced, client-driven environment 

• Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills 

• Excellent verbal and written communication ability  

• Demonstrates very strong attention to detail  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Relevant experience (consulting or research) in one or more areas related to health, either academic (e.g., a degree in biology, chemistry, public health, etc.) or professional (e.g., previous role in a lab, hospital, pharmaceutical company, etc.) 
• Previous experience in the executive search industry

• Superior engagement management abilities and initiative to lead projects with minimal guidance or supervision 

• Demonstrated ability to push back constructively and offer solutions 

• Forward-thinking, structured, and process-oriented thinker 

• Self-starter mentality with good business judgement 

About Egon Zehnder  

Egon Zehnder is the world's preeminent leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. We help organizations get to the heart of their leadership challenges and offer honest feedback and insights to help leaders realize their true being and purpose. 

We are built on a foundation that supports partnership in the truest sense of the word and aligns our interests with the interests of our clients. Our 560 consultants across 64 offices and 36 countries are former industry and functional leaders who collaborate seamlessly across geographies, industries and functions to deliver the full power of the Firm to every client, every time. 

We partner closely with public and private corporations, family-owned enterprises, and non-profit and government agencies to provide executive search, leadership solutions, CEO search and succession, and board advisory.

We believe that together we can transform people, organizations and the world through leadership. 

Due to high volume, we will only be contacting applicants who meet all of the minimum requirements listed in the job description. Only those applicants who align most closely with our minimum and preferred qualifications will be contacted for an interview. The Recruiting team at Egon Zehnder will retain your application materials and may contact you regarding future opportunities.  

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Groupe Sante- Analyste d'entreprise principal        

Sommaire du poste 

Nous sommes a la recherche d'une personne motivee et proactive qui se joindra, a titre d'analyste d'entreprise principal, a notre equipe d'experts de l'Amerique du Nord dans nos bureaux de Montreal. Dans le cadre de ses fonctions dynamiques, l'analyste d'entreprise principal sera responsable de guider des equipes clients internes, composees de consultants et d'autres experts, dans l'execution de projets de recrutement de cadres, d'administrateurs et de services-conseils pour plusieurs clients d'une industrie ou d'une fonction donnee. Ses principales responsabilites comprennent la planification de projets, les etudes de marche, le recrutement de candidats, la production de livrables de grande qualite pour les clients, la prospection de clientele et la gestion des connaissances. 
L'analyste d'entreprise principal fournit des renseignements specialises sur le marche, une orientation strategique et un soutien a l'equipe client en tant que membre essentiel de cette equipe. De concert avec les consultants internes, vous travaillerez au sein d'une equipe qui offre des solutions solides et efficaces de gestion du capital humain a nos clients. Le candidat ideal possede de solides competences en resolution de problemes, d'excellentes aptitudes en communication et en relations interpersonnelles, ainsi que la capacite de concilier plusieurs projets en meme temps. 

Resume des fonctions du groupe 

Un changement fondamental est en cours dans le secteur mondial de la sante en raison de perturbations continues et d'innovations revolutionnaires. Les organisations existantes accueillent le changement. Elles mettent a l'essai de nouveaux modeles d'affaires et creent de nouvelles occasions. Parallelement, de nouveaux acteurs de la technologie, des produits de consommation, des services et d'autres secteurs entrent dans l'enorme marche mondial de la sante sans se soucier des modeles d'affaires conventionnels. Les entreprises ont donc besoin d'un nouveau type de leadership. Chez EgonZehnder, le groupe Sante trouve et forme des dirigeants de toutes les industries et les regions qui ont la capacite de catalyser le changement dans l'ensemble d'une organisation. Grace a notre portee mondiale et a notre vaste experience de l'industrie, nous sommes en mesure de conseiller activement les organisations qui innovent et se reorientent vers ce nouveau modele de sante axe sur le patient. Un grand nombre de nos mandats de soins de sante exige une collaboration internationale, du remue-meninges a l'execution commune. Dans le cadre de notre travail, nous executons des centaines de mandats annuellement dans tous les secteurs fonctionnels (p.ex., gestion generale et financiere, ventes et marketing, exploitation, recherche et developpement) et a tous les niveaux de la haute direction, notamment le conseil d'administration. Notre groupe Sante est vaste et comprend une variete de segments, dont les produits biopharmaceutiques et generiques, la sante des consommateurs, la sante numerique, la prestation de soins de sante, les outils des sciences de la vie, et les dispositifs et diagnostics medicaux.  

Taches et responsabilites essentielles 

Planification de recherche et de projet 

• Agir a titre d'expert principal pour de multiples projets clients simultanes en collaboration avec les consultants et d'autres experts. 

• Agir a titre de partenaire de reflexion aupres de l'equipe dans tous les aspects des projets en determinant et en elaborant des approches et des strategies rigoureuses (p.ex., determiner des cibles prioritaires au moyen d'etudes de marche, utiliser des outils de donnees et etablir des parametres pour offrir des solutions aux clients selon l'echelle et la portee). 

• Guider l'equipe de projet tout au long des processus de recherche afin d'orienter les strategies, la selection des candidats et les documents a l'appui des clients en mettant constamment l'accent sur la qualite et l'efficacite.  

• Determiner, evaluer et classer les candidats potentiels au moyen d'un processus de recherche approfondi, du reseau interne du cabinet et des ressources externes. 

• Saisir les differentes occasions offertes par le cabinet pour continuer a acquerir une comprehension profonde de nos solutions afin d'en elaborer des nouvelles qui repondront aux besoins individuels des clients. 

• Creer des documents de grande qualite pour les clients (p.ex., profils des candidats, listes des caracteristiques des roles, strategies de recherche, rapports d'evaluation et d'avancement a l'intention des clients, etc.) 

Prospection de clientele  

• Collaborer avec les equipes clients pour elaborer des presentations et des documents de prospection de clientele, et adapter les livrables et les solutions pour repondre aux besoins particuliers des clients.  

• Amorcer, faconner et diriger de facon proactive des activites de prospection de clientele et d'autres projets lies aux affaires, y compris surveiller les changements pertinents du marche dans un segment ou une fonction, les nouvelles des entreprises et les changements de personnel. 

• En collaboration avec les consultants, etablir des listes de soupers, de conferences et autres evenements cibles se pretant a la prospection de clientele. 

Gestion des connaissances 

• Contribuer aux activites de gestion des connaissances du cabinet en cherchant des occasions de mettre en commun l'expertise et les pratiques exemplaires, en creant un reseau de personnes au sein d'un secteur d'activite ou d'un secteur fonctionnel et en consignant l'information pertinente. 

• Approfondir un domaine d'expertise afin de fournir aux equipes clients des conseils strategiques et des renseignements de grande qualite sur les tendances et les sujets importants.   

Qualifications minimales 

• Baccalaureat requis. 

• Minimum de trois annees d'experience professionnelle (apres les etudes de premier cycle). 

• Experience fonctionnelle averee dans un domaine similaire (p.ex., etude de marche, recherche qualitative ou juridique, services-conseils professionnels, planification de projets). 

• Experience anterieure de projets demandant de travailler efficacement sur plusieurs mandats simultanement. 

• Capacite a travailler efficacement dans un environnement dynamique et axe sur les clients. 

• Esprit critique et esprit d'analyse exceptionnels. 

• Excellentes aptitudes en communication orale et ecrite.  

• Tres grand souci du detail.  

Qualifications privilegiees 

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