Client Partner - Life Sciences

Slalom; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful time off and paid holidays

401(k) with a match

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Adoption and fertility assistance

Well-being reimbursement account

Job summary

Slalom is seeking a Client Partner to lead the growth of our Life Sciences portfolio in Northern California. You will be responsible for managing high-level client relationships, driving business development, and overseeing project delivery in the biopharma and medtech sectors.

This position requires prior consulting experience, a strong network in Life Sciences, and proven success in account growth and management. The role is located in San Francisco and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Prior consulting experience with external clients focusing on Life Sciences.
• Strong network within Life Sciences clients in Northern California.
• Demonstrated success in business development and deal closure.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a portfolio of Life Sciences clients.
• Build and maintain trusted executive relationships.
• Drive business development activities and deal closure.
• Lead and mentor engagement teams across various projects.

Skills

Consulting experience in Life Sciences

Business development

Relationship building

Problem-solving

Negotiation skills

Team leadership

Job description

At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to enable a world in which everyone loves their work and life. We help organizations redefine what is possible, shape the future, and get there together.

Our Northern California market is seeking a Client Partner to grow our Life Sciences portfolio across biopharma, medtech, and emerging life sciences organizations. This role sits at the center of a dynamic and expanding portfolio, partnering with executive stakeholders to drive growth, deepen relationships, and deliver meaningful outcomes.

You will operate as a senior client leader across a portfolio of accounts, balancing business development, account leadership, delivery oversight, and team leadership. This role may be hired at the Senior Principal or Director level.

This role is based in San Francisco and requires candidates to be located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

What You’ll Do

• Own and grow a portfolio of Life Sciences clients in the Northern California market, including a mix of existing accounts and net-new opportunities
• Build and maintain trusted executive relationships, acting as a strategic advisor to client leaders across R&D, Commercial, Patient Engagement, and Operations
• Drive business development activities including opportunity identification, shaping, SOW creation, and deal closure
• Expand Slalom’s footprint by identifying and converting opportunities into multi-year, multi-engagement relationships
• Develop and execute account strategies that drive measurable business outcomes and long-term client value
• Provide executive oversight and governance across all sold and managed engagements to ensure delivery excellence
• Partner across Slalom practices (Data, Technology, Strategy, and Organizational Effectiveness) to bring integrated solutions to clients
• Maintain strong awareness of Life Sciences industry trends, including regulatory, clinical, commercial, and digital transformation priorities
• Lead and mentor engagement teams, typically ranging from 3–15 practitioners, fostering high performance and strong team culture
• Contribute to Life Sciences portfolio strategy and broader NorCal market growth priorities
• Revenue responsibility: ~$2M–$6M+ portfolio ownership, depending on level and portfolio maturity
• Utilization target: ~40%–60% individual utilization, with accountability for overall team utilization and margin
• Growth expectations: Demonstrated ability to expand existing accounts while opening new client relationships

What You’ll Bring

• Prior consulting experience with external clients (large consultancy or boutique firm), with a focus on Life Sciences
• Strong network within Life Sciences clients in the Northern California market
• Proven ability to build executive-level relationships and operate as a trusted advisor
• Demonstrated success in business development, from early prospecting through deal closure
• Experience leading complex consulting engagements and ensuring delivery excellence
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills
• Ability to balance multiple priorities across sales, delivery, and team leadership

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for a Senior Principal is $171,000 to $257,000 and for Director is $195,000 to $293,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: [e-mail]. Please note, this recipient is not able to support recruitment inquiries beyond this purpose.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact [e-mail] if you require accommodations during the interview process.