Data Excellence Delivery & Growth Lead

Medullan; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Travel opportunities

Total rewards

Job summary

ZS is a leading management consulting and technology firm focused on life sciences. This role leads data and technology advisory engagements for pharma and biotech discovery, translating scientific challenges into actionable programs while guiding cross-functional teams through design and implementation.

You will engage with senior stakeholders across research, informatics, IT, and analytics to shape roadmaps and governance, and contribute to growing client relationships.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in life sciences or related field (e.g., biology, chemistry, bioinformatics, data science).
• 8–10+ years in consulting, pharma/biotech R&D, or discovery informatics.
• Direct experience with drug discovery or preclinical research organizations.
• Familiarity with data platforms and AI/ML workflows in research settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead data and technology advisory engagements for pharma and biotech discovery organizations, covering data strategy, architecture visioning, governance design, and transformation road-mapping.
• Stay involved through design and implementation, structuring workplans, managing risks, overseeing analyses and workshops, and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Partner with senior client stakeholders across research, discovery informatics, computational sciences, data, and IT to translate pain points into actionable programs.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams spanning strategy, technology, analytics, and scientific domains, coordinating with offshore delivery teams.
• Contribute to business development: identify growth opportunities, shape proposals and scopes of work, and provide insights on future directions.

Skills

Data analytics

Life sciences knowledge

Project management

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Advanced degree in life sciences or related field

MBA or equivalent valued

Tools

ELN/LIMS experience

Cloud data platforms

AI/ML workflows

Job description

ZS is a leading management consulting and technology firm focused on life sciences. This role leads data and technology advisory engagements for pharma and biotech discovery, translating scientific challenges into actionable programs while guiding cross-functional teams through design and implementation.

You will engage with senior stakeholders across research, informatics, IT, and analytics to shape roadmaps and governance, and contribute to growing client relationships.