AI Transformation Program Manager - Life Sciences

Accenture; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture’s Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice seeks a seasoned Reinvention Program Manager to run AI-enabled programs across multiple transformation workstreams. You will ensure disciplined communications, milestones, and governance while leveraging automation to drive velocity.

You are an experienced practitioner who thrives in ambiguous environments, communicates clearly to senior stakeholders, and is eager to travel domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Program or project management at a top-tier consulting firm or in a complex enterprise delivery environment.
• A proven track record designing and maintaining program operating rhythms — including cadence calls, status reporting, risk logs, and budget tracking — for senior executive audiences.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered project management and automation tools to improve program visibility and reduce manual effort.
• Strong executive-ready written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex program status into clear, decision-ready materials.
• Experience coordinating across multidisciplinary teams including consultants, technologists, and change practitioners.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as client and business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Manage project communications, milestone tracking, and portfolio reporting across all transformation workstreams — giving the Portfolio Strategy & Value Lead the visibility needed to govern effectively
• Track budget actuals against plan, surface variances early, and support governance reporting to the client's transformation leadership
• Leverage AI-powered project management tools and automation to streamline program operations — this role is expected to be a practitioner of the tools deployed
• Coordinate across Transformers, Workforce Architects, and AI & Data Innovators to maintain an integrated view of progress, dependencies, and risks
• Maintain the operating cadence: cadence calls, status reports, risk logs, and action tracking across a fast-moving transformation engagement

Skills

Program management

Executive communication

Cross-functional work

AI transformation

Travel willingness

Education

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Accenture’s Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice seeks a seasoned Reinvention Program Manager to run AI-enabled programs across multiple transformation workstreams. You will ensure disciplined communications, milestones, and governance while leveraging automation to drive velocity.

You are an experienced practitioner who thrives in ambiguous environments, communicates clearly to senior stakeholders, and is eager to travel domestically and internationally.