**THE POSITION** Are you driven by the pursuit of optimal solutions? Do you see yourself as a thought leader? Are you eager to work at the strategic core of a truly global organization? Welcome to Internal Consulting at Boehringer Ingelheim! Our Internal Consulting (IC) team is dedicated to ensuring the success of major strategic initiatives that shape the future of our company. We strive to create value through innovation, offering you the chance to engage in exciting and diverse projects that make a real difference. You'll see the tangible impact of your work on our business delivery. Our projects span new business ventures, therapeutic areas, portfolio strategies, and digital & agile transformations. As a family-owned business, we deeply value the importance of family in achieving high-quality work. We offer flexible working models and emphasize a healthy work-life balance. The role is located in our headquarters in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area and offers the chance to work closely with your various stakeholders, therefore we anticipate a significant on site presence in Ingelheim. **Tasks & responsibilities** + In your role, you will be a trusted advisor for our Business Units providing excellent consulting services to ensure the success of Boehringer Ingelheim's strategic and large-scale initiatives. As Associate Director, you will therefore design, manage and monitor these initiatives across multiple functional areas, businesses, regions & countries. + With your experience, you will work independently within a project, facilitate tasks and deliverables and act as a trusted counterpart and sparring partner to the business. + Moreover, you will prepare, recommend and present actionable, client-sensitive solutions for projects to the business partner, steering- and executive committees. + Anticipating future trends and upcoming challenges, you will actively contribute to the departmental development by creating new methodologies, tools and concepts. + As experienced project leader, you will promote a culture of continuous improvement, supporting team members to achieve quality standards and implement efficiency gains. **Requirements** + Master's degree in life sciences, economics or engineering (PhD or MBA a plus) + Long-term work experience with top-tier management consultancy, preferably focusing on the pharmaceutical or the healthcare industry + Thereof, several years experience in project leadership roles + International work experience in Commercial, Medicine, R&D, Operations or Enabling Functions in healthcare + Ability to build positive relationships and to facilitate cross-functional collaboration + Strong skills in complex problem-solving in ambiguous environments, critical thinking, and stakeholder management + Proven methodological skills, including strategy development, organizational design or equivalent, business units/functional strategies, agile methods, etc. + Excellent communication and presentation skills for senior audiences in English are required. German language or further language skills are an advantage **READY TO CONTACT US?** If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or per mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com Recruitment process: Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until March 7th, 2025. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to February 24th, 2025, are guaranteed to be considered. Step 2: Virtual meetings starting beginning of March Step 3: On-site interviews starting mid of March All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.