For Students

OBR-Consulting encourages highly skilled students and academics from all backgrounds to apply for OBR-Consulting projects. The OBR-Consulting Programme provides a unique opportunity for outstanding student from all background to gain experience as a business consultant, acquire an insight into bio-business and build a strong network with other high caliber peers and industry professionals. Contribute to industry by solving a real life business problem.

Teams

Each team consists of 4-5 members, including a Team Leader. The role of the Team Leader is to co-ordinate team meetings and help the Project Manager to ensure the project is on track and the final deadlines are met. Team Leaders have a high chance of beeing considered to join the OBR-Consulting team as Project Manager if the project was completed very successfully.

Time commitment

OBR-Consulting projects are part-time and designed to be completed in parallel to academic commitments. Consisting of 4-5 members each, OBR-Consulting project teams mostly meet during evenings and weekends, making it suitable for full time students. While we understand that all students members have academic commitments, OBR-Consulting has made a commitment to the client by accepting a project and expects all student team members to complete the projects in order to receive their Solutions Certificate of Achievement.

If you have any questions, please contact our OBR-Consulting campus leader directly:

OBR-Consulting Oxford: Lukasz Stasiak
OBR-Consulting Cambridge: Kheng Ng
OBR-Consulting London: Mansi Vithlani
OBR-Consulting San Diego: Snezana Milutinovic
OBR-Consulting Manchester: Himanshu Mishra

How to apply

We are constantly looking for highly motivated candidates.  Please apply via our online form.

Each application will be considered carefully. Successful applicants will be contacted by us directly about upcoming projects. If you are interested in one, you will then get invited to an interview.

In order to apply, you will need to be a member of OBR, please sign up here for free: Join OBR

FAQs

Q1. Am I eligible to apply to OBR-Consulting projects?
Ans. To be an eligible applicant, you need to satisfy the following criteria –
- Be a student (or recent graduate), post doc or staff member at any OBR member campus.
- Be an OBR member. You can enroll for free membership at – www.oxbridgebiotech.com

Q2. How much time commitment is required for an OBR-Consulting project?
Ans. Every member in the OBR-Consulting student team will be required to commit at least 10 hrs/week for the entirety of the project. The projects itself typically run for 8 weeks. These would include meeting times and individual research and report writing.

Q3. Do I have to work at the client’s office site?
Ans. No. Although it might be a good idea to visit the company’s site to understand the way it is run, you will not be required to do your work there. Most teams meet on campus, at locations convenient for all the members.

Q4. Can I choose the project I want to work on?
Ans. You can mention a preference if you have one. However, due to the high number of applicants, we cannot guarantee you your first choice.

Q5. Can I work on an OBR-Consulting project being carried out at another OBR campus?
Ans. Your application will automatically be forwarded to your campus’ OBR-Consulting leader and we strongly recommend that you participate in the projects being held on your campus. However, if interested in other projects, you can contact the OBR-Consulting leader of the respective campus directly.

Q6. Who do I contact if I need more information?
Ans. For more information about the OBR Consulting program or specific projects, please contact your campus leader.