Senior Associate - Audit Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences

About the role

PwC is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Assurance team, focusing on audit engagements for multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare and consumer health clients. The role involves delivering high‑quality financial statement audits, assessing complex accounting estimates and supporting clients through evolving regulatory environments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate audit engagements for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare and consumer health sectors.
• Evaluate significant accounting judgments such as impairment assessments, intangible‑asset valuations and business‑combination accounting.
• Review management forecasts, cash‑flow projections and key financial assumptions that underpin asset recoverability and strategic investment decisions.
• Analyse internal governance documentation, board and committee materials, and external market intelligence to assess financial‑reporting implications.
• Perform and review testing of internal controls over financial reporting in line with Swiss and international auditing standards.
• Support audits of multinational groups with exposure to US reporting requirements and complex regulatory environments.
• Collaborate directly with senior client stakeholders including Finance Directors, CFOs and business‑unit leaders.
• Coach and develop junior team members while ensuring quality delivery and resource coordination.

Required profile

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• Progress towards or completion of a professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• Experience auditing multinational organisations within the pharmaceutical, life‑sciences, healthcare or consumer industries.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting standards and audit methodology.

Required skills