Principal Consultant

Principal Advisory Consultant – Regulatory Affairs

NNIT is one of the world’s leading consultancies for the past twenty years, serving the Life Science industry worldwide. We strive to enable our customers to achieve their business goals through digitalisation within Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Pharma Production and Laboratory processes.

About the Role

You will join our Regulatory Affairs team as a Principal Consultant and contribute to forming the strategy for growing the Regulatory Affairs business unit. You will be co‑responsible for executing this strategy through business development and thought‑leadership activities, taking lead consultant roles in client engagements, delivering Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and driving and owning sales and business development activities.

On Average You Will Split Your Time

• 60% delivering in consultancy projects in advisor, project lead or architect roles, and acting as engagement delivery lead.
• 20% in business development, pre‑sales and thought‑leadership activities.
• 10% developing consultancy commercial offerings and related delivery methodologies and consultant training materials.
• 5% developing and delivering RFPs to ensure NNIT successfully engages new and additional projects.
• 5% coaching and mentoring consultants at all levels of the Regulatory Affairs team.

Essential Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in a field related to Pharmaceutical Compliance or Regulation, with significant experience in Regulatory Affairs within a pharmaceutical company or as a consultant. Other relevant academic qualifications can be considered if the candidate also has highly significant consulting and/or industry‑based experience in Regulatory Affairs within Life Sciences.
• Proven consulting‑based experience, ideally within a large recognised consultancy with a life sciences division or specialism.
• Strong experience of, and an aptitude towards, sales and business development within a consulting environment.
• Experience managing interactions with clients, partners and vendors and an interest in driving and expanding NNIT client relations as part of business development, pre‑sales and project delivery activities.
• First‑class documentation, communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to liaise effectively and professionally with individuals at all levels.

Preferred Requirements

• A master’s level qualification in a relevant area of study such as Pharmaceutical Compliance or Regulation.
• Deep MedTech and BioTech industry and/or consulting experience.
• RIM systems experience.
• Specific IDMP experience.
• Data and Master Data Management experience.
• Experience bringing new products to market.
• People‑management skills and a track record of leading teams on complex, multi‑stakeholder projects.
• Project‑management experience and a proven history of delivering projects on time and on budget where applicable.

Benefits

• A dynamic workplace with good working conditions, social activities, team events and work‑life balance.
• Opportunity to work in a multicultural company with a friendly and dynamic environment.
• Competitive salary, additional bonus and benefit package (contribution to home internet, fitness funding and others).
• An informal and friendly working culture between NNIT colleagues.
• Opportunity to work with the most significant life sciences clients.
• Diversity of projects and the possibility of shaping your own career path.
• A personal development model which defines your long‑term career goals.

We are hiring into our European team in the following countries: UK, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland or Spain or other European locations.

Fluency in oral and written English is a must. A second language (German, Danish, Italian, Spanish or French) is desired but not essential.

Travel must be expected, but will be kept to necessary business trips (