Life Sciences MedTech Manufacturing, Management Consulting Principal Director

Accenture; Boylston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Boylston, Massachusetts is seeking a Principal Director to lead MedTech Supply Chain projects. The role involves managing complex transformations, building client relationships, and driving business development. Applicants should have over 10 years of experience in Life Sciences MedTech transformation, including team management and ERP integration experience. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities offered.

Benefits

Growth and learning opportunities

Innovative training

Industry presence at forums

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Life Sciences MedTech transformation.
• 7+ years managing a team to drive complex programs.
• Experience in regulatory compliance and systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead MedTech Supply Chain transformation projects.
• Build relationships with senior clients.
• Drive business development efforts.

Skills

Life Sciences MedTech transformation

Manufacturing planning

Business development

Team management

ERP integration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle Fusion

MES systems

LIMS systems

Job description

We are: Accenture Consulting. We work with C-suite executives, leaders, and boards of the world's leading organizations, helping them reinvent every part of their enterprise to drive greater growth, enhance competitiveness, implement operational improvements, reduce cost, deliver sustainable 360° stakeholder value, and set a new performance frontier for themselves and the industry in which they operate.

Our deep industry and functional expertise is supported by proprietary assets and solutions that help organizations transform faster and become more resilient. Underpinned by technology, data, analytics, AI, change management, talent and sustainability capabilities, our Consulting services help architect and accelerate all aspects of an organization's total enterprise reinvention.

Join our team that is helping the world's leading Life Sciences companies to evolve rapidly from selling products to delivering value through better patient outcomes. We work with our pharmaceutical, biotech, medical technology, distributor, and consumer health clients globally to redefine the future of the Life Sciences industry: combining the latest technology with scientific breakthroughs to revolutionize how medical treatments are discovered, developed, and delivered to patients around the world.

Our Life Sciences Supply Chain & Operations practice helps clients to transform their end-to-end supply chain to be patient centric and an enabler of growth. Join our rapidly growing MedTech Consulting team to drive value and reinvention for our clients.

What would you do?

Most of the team works on one or more projects at any given point in time, typically as part of a larger core team working on a priority. At a Principal Director level, it could be:

• Leading programs in MedTech Supply Chain driving complex business and technology transformations and providing strategic advice across areas such as Manufacturing planning, execution and quality
• Building relationships with senior clients that help Accenture become a trusted partner
• Driving business development efforts and help build the Accenture Consulting practice
• Leading large sized teams with diverse backgrounds and locations
• Effectively managing and coaching others, collaborating with internal and external parties
• Creating Manufacturing planning, execution and quality thought leadership for clients across the Life Sciences MedTech Industry
• Shaping client's transformation vision, focus areas, and journey from the current state to a "to-be" enterprise environment using deep knowledge of Manufacturing planning, execution, and quality
• Providing point-of-view on Life Sciences MedTech Manufacturing planning, execution, and quality solutions to deliver on transformational goals along with strengths and weaknesses of various technical solutions.
• Collaborating with senior client leaders to ensure buy-in to recommended solutions
• Overseeing the design and implementation of Life Sciences Manufacturing planning, execution and quality solutions, processes, and operating model by leveraging Accenture's implementation methodology and leveraging experience in large ERP (e.g SAP S/4HANA or Oracle Fusion) and MES and LIMS
• Helping to develop and expand the Life Sciences MedTech Supply Chain and Manufacturing Services consulting portfolio through thought leadership and opportunity identification
• Creating new business development opportunities by bringing an active industry presence, connections, and ideas
• Building and applying technical, industry, organization, and functional knowledge to support efforts in selling opportunities to existing and new clients.

Travel - candidate should be willing to travel up to 75% to client locations.

Growth Opportunities

You will always be learning in this role through:

• On the job learning: creating experiments with new technologies, products, and across team partnerships
• Training and exposure to innovating assets and market leading solutions from automation to GenAI
• Being part of a forward-thinking community committed to training on and the adoption of latest methodologies such as design thinking and agile working
• Opportunities to be a face of Accenture at industry forums, conferences, and through thought leadership

Basic Qualifications

Here's what you need:

• Minimum of 10 years experience scoping and delivering Life Sciences MedTech transformation and innovation technology advisory solutions and services across Manufacturing planning & scheduling, Manufacturing execution & quality, driving and improving efficiency and quality metrics.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience with regulatory and compliance implications and requirements within MedTech manufacturing and quality processes and systems integration
• Minimum of 7 years managing a team to drive complex programs, project deliverables, and outcomes to budget
• Minimum of 7 years experience in leveraging and integrating large ERP (e.g SAP S/4HANA or Oracle Fusion), production planning & scheduling systems, MES, and LIMS
• Minimum of 5 years of Consulting experience at a management consulting or strategy consulting firm or 8 years of internal consulting project-based experience within Life Sciences (MedTech or medical device)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.

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