Life Sciences Salesforce Architect: Patient Services Lead

Accenture; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 74,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture’s Salesforce Life Sciences practice seeks a Functional Architect to lead end‑to‑end design for a defined workstream within a larger program. You will collaborate with client owners, guide analytical and configurator teams, and partner with technical leads to deliver platform solutions aligned with architecture direction.

You will guide workshops, translate business processes into solutions, and ensure design quality while growing into broader architecture leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of Salesforce experience in a functional design, business analysis or solution consulting capacity.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience delivering Salesforce solutions for Life Sciences clients or another regulated industry.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience with Salesforce Life Sciences Patient services experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of Salesforce Life Sciences experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

• Own the functional solution design for an assigned workstream within a Salesforce Life Sciences program.
• Lead design workshops with client business and product owners, translating outcomes into user stories and functional specs.
• Configure and demonstrate Salesforce Life Sciences capabilities, build prototypes, and validate design decisions.
• Support estimation, sprint planning, backlog grooming and defect triage.
• Guide and review the work of analysts, configurators, and offshore team members.
• Contribute to architecture governance and design reviews with standard methodologies.
• Support testing, data migration, training and deployment activities for your workstream.

Skills

Salesforce Life Sciences

Functional design

Business analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Accenture’s Salesforce Life Sciences practice seeks a Functional Architect to lead end‑to‑end design for a defined workstream within a larger program. You will collaborate with client owners, guide analytical and configurator teams, and partner with technical leads to deliver platform solutions aligned with architecture direction.

You will guide workshops, translate business processes into solutions, and ensure design quality while growing into broader architecture leadership.