Life Sciences Consulting Associate Manager

Overview

You will lead defined workstreams within complex Life Sciences R&D transformation programmes, blending business and technical delivery. In a collaborative, cross-functional environment, you drive governance, stakeholder engagement and a clear delivery plan. Your work accelerates data-driven, patient-centric R&D outcomes and supports growth of Accenture’s Life Sciences R&D practice. This role offers exposure to senior client leadership, multi-disciplinary teams and opportunities to shape propositions and methodologies.

Pay / Benefits

• 30 days vacation per year
• private medical insurance
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work

Responsibilities

• Deliver defined workstreams or projects within multi-workstream R&D transformation and technical programmes
• Manage trusted client relationships with managers and senior managers, including status discussions
• Coordinate and develop junior colleagues supporting the workstream
• Governance, reporting, risk and issue management for the workstream
• Translate requirements into executable solutions and coordinate delivery across business, technology, data, architecture and third-party teams
• Support technical programme management to align business outcomes with technology delivery and operations readiness
• Provide day-to-day leadership to junior team members through coaching and mentoring
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve client problems
• Contribute to business development through proposals, pitches and shaping new work
• Develop propositions, methodologies, assets, thought leadership and knowledge sharing to grow the R&D practice

Key requirements

• 5+ years of experience delivering complex transformation or technology programmes in Pharmaceuticals or Life Sciences
• Solid understanding of Life Sciences R&D with experience in one or more R&D areas
• Experience coordinating across business, technology, data and third-party teams
• Strong project and programme delivery capabilities (planning, governance, risk/issue management, resourcing, stakeholder communication)
• Structured problem-solving and advisory mindset with ability to develop practical recommendations
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to engage with senior client stakeholders
• Experience coaching or leading junior team members
• Strong technology and data fluency; familiarity with cloud, data, digital platforms and AI enabling R&D reinvention
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset and interest in client development and practice growth
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; advanced degree advantageous

• stakeholder management
• leadership and coaching
• collaboration
• cloud technologies
• data platforms
• AI capabilities in Life Sciences

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