Welcome to Your Future
Scimitar offers an ideal work environment where your experiences are valued and you can make real, tangible, and long-lasting differences for our life science clients.
OUR VALUES
Community
We foster a sense of community where every member of the Scimitar Family has a voice and feels included and accountable for contributing to each other. We value the building of long-term relationships to achieve mutually beneficial success.
Meritocracy
Scimitar’s core is an entrepreneurial spirit that both values and relies on the contributions of every Scimitarian to foster and grow Scimitar as a business while making our career journeys fulfilling. Contributions to growing Scimitar are part of a pledge to give Scimitar our all while recognizing each other’s successes and achievements as individuals free from favoritism, self-interest, bias, or deception.
Exceptional Delivery
We commit to providing the highest quality of strategic thought, deliverables, and advice to our clients. We are a trusted Partner. We will always be open and honest with them, valuing our ability to support them in their short-term and long-term success.
Creativity
We value the freedom to explore new ways of thinking in solving both client and internal puzzles. We believe creativity powers innovation, allowing new perspectives and solutions to old problems, empowering us and our clients to craft bold visions for the organization that we can pursue vigilantly.
Transparency
We value transparency and sharing information to the group. We are honest about our actions as individuals, open about the actions we take as a collective, and will always act consistently with our other core values.
Having Fun
We believe work should be fulfilling and bring us together as a Scimitar family. By integrating play into our activities through friendly competition, team events, and how we treat each other, we cultivate a strong connection with each other. We strive to balance work and play as a team.
Staff Development
We invest in our team members’ individual successes: we have a structured development approach (including monetary and non-monetary support) to encourage your development in the areas of your choice.
Individual development is Scimitarians’ top priority: Scimitar leadership is committed to investing time in development and coaching, and you’ll have access to knowledge and expertise across all value chains of the life sciences. Peer learning is also strongly encouraged and valued.
GET TO KNOW THE TEAM

Eliana D’Angelo
Engagement Manager
As an Engagement Manager, I am responsible for managing day-to-day project work and ensuring excellent project delivery. Additionally, I work alongside client leads (Principals, Sr Principals, and/or Managing Directors) to ensure deliverables exceed client expectations and are true value-adds.
WHAT MAKES IT REWARDING FOR ME TO WORK AT SCIMITAR
You matter - I truly enjoy working alongside each of my colleagues. It’s a phenomenal working environment where you feel like you are part of the Scimitar Family. Everyone is supportive, encouraging, respectful, and kind- it’s definitely a safe place where you can share your opinions and feel like your contributions matter.
Development - As someone eager to continue growing both professionally and personally, I genuinely appreciate the time invested in me by leadership and my peers. It’s a very supportive environment, where everyone is cheering for each other.
ADVICE FOR PROSPECTIVE TALENT
If you want to join a fast-growing management consulting team that will provide meaningful working relationships and opportunities, then Scimitar may be the place for you. We value highly driven and authentic leaders that have great pride in their work.

Tim Johnson
Principal
With Scimitar since: 2018 (and around Scimitar since 2007)
Location: San Diego, California

Tim Johnson
Principal
As a Principal, I have the accountability to deliver program-level solutions with autonomy to design, plan and implement together with the client. I look forward to quality client engagements, becoming an integral part of their team to deliver solutions that delight.
Contractor to full-time transition – I transitioned from a contractor to a full-time employee, and it was a seamless experience. As a full-time employee, I'm positioned to connect closely with our team, share ideas, and absorb incredible insights and knowledge. I also enjoy providing input and influencing the culture, strategy, and our long-term health.
My expertise - includes technical operations, portfolio and project management, quality systems implementation, process excellence, and transformational change.
WHAT MAKES IT REWARDING FOR ME TO WORK AT SCIMITAR
Scimitar is a tight group of peers- with diverse project experiences and backgrounds. Though we may lead client projects independently, we support each other and contribute collectively. I find it very satisfying to help the team and receive support while leading my projects.
ADVICE FOR PROSPECTIVE TALENT
Be a self-starter, define what-is-value in terms of the client, and have a knack for teaching back and becoming a partner in the client's success.

Kofi Kumi
Managing Director
As a Managing Director, my primary accountabilities include driving growth at Scimitar through cultivating client relationships and developing our staff. On the client side, I partner with our Sponsors and the Client Project leads to deliver exceptional results for our projects. Internally, I mentor our staff to help them focus on excellent value delivery to our clients and their career satisfaction. My areas of expertise include clinical development acceleration, clinical quality, regulatory, workforce planning, and program deployment.
WHAT MAKES IT REWARDING FOR ME TO WORK AT SCIMITAR
The people on our team are superstars who are as comfortable working in a team as they are working individually. But the hallmark of a superstar for me is someone willing to learn and ready to bring fresh ideas to help us deliver better value. And all of our people do precisely that. And then we have our amazing clients. So, we don’t just hire great people, but we also find great clients we can partner with to create sustainable value in their business.
ADVICE FOR PROSPECTIVE TALENT
Take the time to meet your new team members - and learn. We highly value continuous learning. Learn how we deliver value for our clients and help us evolve to deliver more value while increasing all of our self-fulfillment. Similarly, it is valuable to combine an entrepreneurial drive and spirit with a passion for client project delivery.
We are building a fast-growing consultancy that prides itself on being trusted advisors to our clients while investing in those who invest in themselves.