Growth Partner, Life Sciences Commercial

Cognizant; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Director, Consulting Growth Partner in Life Sciences Commercial to drive growth, profitability and client success across engagements spanning Sales, Marketing, Market Access and Commercial Operations.

You will originate and close new opportunities, expand existing accounts, and shape proposals while building delivery teams and providing hands-on oversight where it matters. Hybrid London work model with in-office days 2–3 per week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Life Sciences Commercial consulting or a senior industry leadership role.
• Strong track record in business development and portfolio growth.
• Deep understanding of the Life Sciences commercial value chain and how priorities connect with R&D, medical and market access decisions.
• Experience developing commercial strategies, transformation roadmaps and compelling client business cases.
• Strong executive presence, communication and stakeholder management at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute growth strategies that expand Cognizant’s Commercial consulting footprint across pharmaceutical, biotech and MedTech accounts.
• Originate, qualify and close consulting-led opportunities across sales force effectiveness, omnichannel engagement, market access and pricing, launch excellence and KOL/HCP engagement, from lead generation and solution shaping through proposal development and negotiation.
• Own portfolio performance across assigned accounts, including revenue growth, profitability, client satisfaction, delivery quality, timelines and budgets.
• Build trusted-advisor relationships with C-suite, VP and Director-level client stakeholders, aligning differentiated consulting offerings to their commercial priorities.
• Provide Commercial domain leadership by identifying market, data, technology and AI trends, developing relevant points of view and offerings, supporting high-quality delivery and mentoring consulting talent.

Skills

Life Sciences Commercial consulting

Business development

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Proposal shaping

Delivery oversight

AI trends

Growth strategy

Tools

Veeva CRM

Salesforce

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Director, Consulting Growth Partner in Life Sciences Commercial to drive growth, profitability and client success across engagements spanning Sales, Marketing, Market Access and Commercial Operations.

You will originate and close new opportunities, expand existing accounts, and shape proposals while building delivery teams and providing hands-on oversight where it matters. Hybrid London work model with in-office days 2–3 per week.