Consulting Partner - Life Sciences & Med Devices

Wipro; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical and dental benefits

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a Consulting Partner in Chicago to drive growth in Life Sciences and Med Devices. The ideal candidate has 15+ years in strategy roles and expertise in overseeing complex programs. Responsibilities include advising executives, managing multi-million dollar accounts, and developing innovative solutions. Experience in digital and AI technologies is a must. Expected annual pay ranges from $190,000 to $265,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in top-tier strategy or Big-4 advisory, including 7+ years in life sciences / MedTech leadership.
• Experience overseeing multi-tower programs touching 50+ assets or 100+ manufacturing lines.

Responsibilities

• Identify whitespace and close $10 M+ advisory bookings annually.
• Advise C-suites on AI-augmented R&D and product commercialization.
• Manage full consulting P&L for assigned accounts.

Skills

Client Obsession

Commercial track record

Tech Fluency

Job description

Overview

Consulting Partner - Life Sciences & Med Devices at Wipro Consulting. Wipro is scaling its Life Sciences & Medical Devices consulting business as AI-driven drug discovery, personalized medicine, and geo-political supply-chain shocks converge. Reporting to the Americas Managing Partner for Life Sciences, you will own C-suite relationships across global biopharma, biotech scale-ups, and MedTech majors, originating board-room advisory work that converts into large-scale technology and BPO programs.

Ideal candidate

• Strategy pedigree: 15+ years in top-tier strategy or Big-4 advisory, incl. 7+ yrs life-sciences / MedTech leadership
• Client Obsession: Builds trust-based CXO networks across pharma R&D, clinical, quality, and MedTech business units; anticipates needs and turns insight into business impact and tangible opportunities
• Commercial track record: Personally sold & led $100 M+ cumulative advisory revenue, fluent negotiating at the executive level
• Domain mastery: End-to-end command of drug/device lifecycle discovery to post-market surveillance and global regulatory landscapes (FDA, EMA, PMDA)
• Transformation gravitas: Oversaw multi-tower programs touching 50+ assets or 100+ manufacturing lines and $1 B+ spend
• Inclusive leader: Proven sponsor of DEI initiatives, builds psychologically safe, high-performing teams across markets
• Tech Fluency: Conversant in cloud, GenAI, digital twins, cybersecurity, and GxP digital-thread fundamental

Role and Responsibilities

• Originate growth: Identify whitespace, craft C-suite narratives, and close $10 M+ advisory bookings annually, anchoring $100 M+ tech/BPO follow-ons
• Advise C-suites: Act as trusted voice on AI-augmented R&D, digital trials, smart factories, and product-as-a-service commercialization to translate vision into funded roadmaps
• Steer transformations: Govern multi-tower programs (PLM modernization, eTMF digitization, connected-device roll-out, GenAI regulatory automation) ensuring benefits realization and CSAT > 4.8/5
• Create IP and ventures: Incubate differentiating benchmarks, twin platforms, and data products; spin out solution ventures with independent growth targets
• Amplify leadership: Publish 3-4 flagship POVs per year, keynote major forums, and secure analyst citations that elevate Wipro’s brand
• Develop talent: Recruit, mentor, and sponsor a diverse cadre of junior partners / senior managers, embed a psychologically safe, high-performance culture
• Forge alliances: Build strategic partnerships with CROs, CDMOs, cloud/hyperscaler labs, and regulators to co-create market offerings
• Own the P&L: Manage full consulting P&L for assigned accounts, drive forecast accuracy, safeguard margins, reinvest in growth accelerators
• Govern practice: Shape investment roadmaps, prioritize solution backlog, and propagate agile ways-of-working across a global delivery footprint

Compensation and additional details

Expected annual pay for this role ranges from $190,000 to $265,000. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), and other leave options. Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.

Seniorities and employment type

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

Chicago, IL – for reference only. This description reflects the responsibilities and qualifications for the role.