Life Sciences AI Workforce Strategy Lead

Accenture; New York (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture's Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice seeks a strategic leader to drive AI-enabled enterprise transformations. You will partner with CHROs, craft workforce redesigns, and ensure capabilities evolve as technology and process blueprints advance.

You will manage change programs at C-suite level, shape communications, and guide multi-functional teams across regions. Travel up to 80% as client needs require; this is a high-visibility role with significant impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce strategy, organizational design, or talent transformation in a management consulting or in-industry context.
• Experience redesigning roles and operating models in the context of large-scale technology or AI-driven transformation.
• Demonstrated experience leading change programs for major enterprise transformations at the C-suite and VP level.
• Deep knowledge of Life Sciences talent and workforce dynamics including functional capabilities, operating models, and organizational structures.
• Experience engaging CHRO-level stakeholders on people strategy and organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the people change agenda across the enterprise transformation — defining how roles, capabilities, and ways of working must evolve as AI takes over tasks
• Define and own the workforce transition strategy aligned to the process and technology reinvention roadmap
• Oversee role redesign and capability development in alignment with process blueprint and technology changes
• Partner with the Portfolio Strategy & Value Lead on workforce investment decisions, sequencing, and organizational readiness
• Engage C-suite HR and talent leaders (CHRO and leadership team) to build alignment on the workforce reinvention strategy
• Develop the enterprise workforce narrative for internal and external communications about the transformation

Skills

workforce strategy

organizational design

talent transformation

change management

C-suite communication

Job description

Accenture's Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice seeks a strategic leader to drive AI-enabled enterprise transformations. You will partner with CHROs, craft workforce redesigns, and ensure capabilities evolve as technology and process blueprints advance.

You will manage change programs at C-suite level, shape communications, and guide multi-functional teams across regions. Travel up to 80% as client needs require; this is a high-visibility role with significant impact.