Job Description

About Avasant

Avasant is a Los Angeles, California-based leading management consulting firm providing Strategic Sourcing, IT and Business Transformation, and Global Strategy services to the global Fortune 1000. Since 2006, Avasant has negotiated over $250B in deals and operates in over 50 countries. The firm has been recognized as "World's Best Outsourcing Advisor" by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) for ten consecutive years.

Avasant’s Research practice provides industry-leading insights to technology buyers and providers as they navigate the rapidly changing digital landscape. We develop deep market reports, including our flagship RadarView assessment reports, thought leadership papers, and insight articles to offer advice to industry stakeholders. We are ranked as a Top 5 analyst firm globally (link) by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR).

To know more about us and to see our portfolio of published research, please visit here

Enterprises across industries are making fundamental changes to their business models, delivery models and product offerings to cater to the new digitally adept consumer. This significant push towards digital transformation is expanding by the day, but its has very industry-specific nuances. To help enterprises make educated decisions, we are expanding our coverage of how digital transformation is impacting different industries. This market-facing role is a part of this expansion, and includes elements of research agenda creation, research delivery, and market education.

Responsibilities:

• Represent the firm and share point of view around digital transformation in the Healthcare, Lifesciences, and allied industries. This will span digital technologies (blockchain, intelligent automation, artificial intelligence, internet of things, cloud, etc.) and their applications in the industry in external conferences, boardroom presentations, industry events, and public videos
• Engage with senior leadership teams and CXOs of service providers, tech products and platform companies in the digital technologies space to advise them on future roadmaps and strategies
• Delivery ownership of a Research Product that includes an annual calendar of research artifacts (market reports, white papers, and points of view) in upcoming technology domains. This includes significant writing to be done directly by the candidate
• Conduct in-depth research by directly participating in briefings and in-person discussions with practice and business leaders (including CXOs) at service provider, tech product and platform companies
• Establish innovative research processes, methodologies and frameworks for structuring and analysing the data to develop impactful insights at a quality that is repeatable and is continually improved
• Exceptional project management while leading a lean and diversified team. Contribution to the overall strategic direction of the research practice
• Engage with industry ecosystem comprising of technology service providers, technology firms, research consumers and others directly

Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent from Tier 1 institutes. 6-9 years of experience in research, strategy or consulting domains
• Candidates with significant experience with Big 4 or other strategy consulting firms. Previous work with leading tech industry analyst firms will be an advantage
• Strong aspiration to be known as an independent and respected industry voice in the technology space
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – both written and verbal (English)
• Significant exposure and interest in emerging technologies, with an inherent curiosity to analyse how they will impact the world
• Strong sense of ownership and adherence to quality and timelines
• Exceptional quantitative and data interpretation skills

What Avasant Offers:

• Entrepreneurial environment, with the ability to lead and drive new initiatives to further personal and organizational goals

• International exposure and a chance to work with global clients, including some of the largest multinationals

• Industry-leading compensation and benefits program

• Training and mentoring on the latest business and sector practices based on market requirements

• Opportunity to work with and learn from an international team of industry specialists

• Focused programs for career development, including funding of industry certifications and skill development programs

• Dynamic and multicultural work environment

• Leadership opportunities