About
A life sciences & healthcare strategy firm, passionate about making a difference, solving problems based on hands-on experience.
Focus
Working on key strategic challenges
Building results through collaboration
Innovating to unlock growth & opportunity
Dedicated to making a difference
applied joined the team helping to develop new ideas that make a difference.
Why work together?
Proven capabilities in healthcare & life sciences strategy, operations
Evidence-led approach: scientific excellence applied in practice
A diverse, experienced team with a track record of practical results
Innovative, fast-moving: creating new ideas & pioneering for change
Small firm style, collaborative: leaders work directly with clients
A differentiated approach, passionate about making a positive impact
applied produced actionable results directly shaping our strategy.
Work
Make a difference: our teams combine talent and experience to create, sharpen and deliver winning strategy.
What we do
Strategy
Solve strategic problems across value chain for life sciences & healthcare firms
Developed pre-launch lifecycle management strategy for a major pharmaceutical company, including analysis of existing & future competitors
Operations
Design organizations, build operations & create new ways of working
Supported change in R&D organization in leading global pharmaceutical firm to implement new organizational structure & process roll out
Value
Identify new opportunity from due diligence to implementation
Mapped a new therapy area, determined the future market size with product pricing analysis during valuation of a novel biopharma firm
Complex Markets
Navigate scientific & business challenges in complex regulated markets
On a foundation of market and regulatory affairs insights, set up a plan for development of pharmaceutical products across many developing markets
New Business
Win challenge of new markets; set up ready-to-go businesses
Defined trends & technology milestones in complex medical market, identified strategic options for entry, supported build of strategic initiatives
Analytics
Leverage power of analytics to unlock original insights
Using large datasets, developed analytical toolkit for key business decisions in hospital services business, leading to development of new growth strategy
Discover our novel, recent insights that bridge the gap between strategic decision-making, life sciences & healthcare industries.
Leading life sciences firms identify & act on best opportunities first using systematic landscape analysis.
Fast moving leaders are building capabilities to co-deliver initiatives to improve health equity for patients.
Leaders are building smart machines to renew customer engagement in life sciences.
Forward looking organisations in life sciences are reshaping field engagement for increased success.
Winning life sciences organisations prioritise smart & simple metrics to achieve outstanding performance.
Digital transformation is a key part of strategy for winning life sciences firms.
Superlative Medical Affairs functions in life sciences firms are aiming for digital full potential.
Leading life sciences firms build and operate digital machines to direct priority stakeholder engagement.
applied strategic is now partnering with leading life sciences groups on essential tools in pharmatech.
Team
An experienced team with knowledge and expertise, providing a deep understanding of scientific, commercial & regulatory challenges in life sciences.
Our people
Richard is a registered physician, entrepreneur and leader in strategy with extensive experience in life sciences. He practised medicine in UK, worked for Bain & Company and held senior roles in the pharmaceutical industry. He has an MA from Trinity College, Cambridge and completed the Sloan Masters management program at London Business School.
With over 20 years of experience in life sciences strategy, starting at McKinsey, Thomas brings huge knowledge and expertise to the team. He understands the trends shaping the industry, and is passionate about helping clients navigate complex strategic issues. His areas of expertise include corporate strategy, commercial strategy, market access, and M&A.
Robb is a successful entrepreneur in life sciences and expert in strategy; his focus includes new product strategy development and pipeline optimisation. He led multiple projects and initiatives, including development of positioning and global go-to-market strategies with successful launch of products. He received his MBA from Duke University.
Careers
Talented, ambitious individuals, passionate about life sciences, who are determined to excel in life sciences strategy are encouraged to apply.
Why work here
We believe our people are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to supporting the development of individuals with diverse backgrounds & experiences.
We provide tailored learning modules for professional development, allowing you to expand your skills & expertise in the constantly evolving field of life sciences.
We offer a supportive, inclusive work environment that fosters growth, collaboration & innovation, where you can apply your skills & make a meaningful difference.
Join us
Experienced professionals looking for a new challenge and recent graduates seeking to build careers in life science strategy are welcomed to join us to be part of a team dedicated to innovation, making a difference in life sciences.
Full time position
applied strategic welcomes applications from ambitious candidates, enthusiastic about life sciences, eager to start or continue a career in strategy consulting.
Summer Associate Program
The summer associate program offers an 8-week summer internship. This is an opportunity for penultimate or final year students to join the team in London, getting hands on strategy consulting experience.
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How to find us
4th floor, St Magnus House, 3 Lower
Thames Street, London, EC3R 6HD
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