Hybrid Life Sciences IT Consulting Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Consulting Manager to lead high-impact advisory and implementation services for enterprise clients in a global IT consulting environment. The role emphasizes translating complex technology challenges into practical business outcomes while operating in a hybrid work setting.

The position requires eight to ten years of IT consulting experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to drive structured delivery across cross-functional teams, ensuring value

Qualifications

• Eight to ten years of progressive IT consulting experience including managing medium to large client engagements with complex technology and processes.
• Strong knowledge of consulting methodologies and project delivery lifecycles.
• Proven stakeholder management and communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Ability to translate business requirements into structured engagements and delivery plans.
• Comfortable operating in a hybrid work model and coordinating across onsite and remote teams.
• Willingness to pursue advanced professional certifications in consulting or technology domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end consulting engagements for enterprise IT clients in a hybrid work setting.
• Translate business requirements into clear consulting roadmaps for platforms, processes, and data flows.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver cohesive plans with measurable business value.
• Develop proposals and statements of work with defined outcomes and cost estimates.
• Shape recommendations for digital modernization, cloud adoption, data management, and application portfolios.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders during workshops to validate assumptions and align priorities.
• Mentor junior practitioners and promote best practices in consulting delivery.
• Monitor engagement financials, resource use, and risk, taking corrective actions as needed.
• Document findings and create actionable recommendations for executive teams.
• Reuse accelerators and reference architectures to shorten delivery timelines.
• Capture lessons learned to build a scalable knowledge base across accounts.

Skills

IT consulting experience

Consulting methodologies

Stakeholder management

Project delivery lifecycle

Communication

Hybrid working

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Consulting Manager to lead high-impact advisory and implementation services for enterprise clients in a global IT consulting environment. The role emphasizes translating complex technology challenges into practical business outcomes while operating in a hybrid work setting.

The position requires eight to ten years of IT consulting experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to drive structured delivery across cross-functional teams, ensuring value