Life Sciences Supply Chain and Manufacturing Transformation Principal Director

Hobbsnews; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,900 - 434,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays and time off

Job summary

Accenture is looking for a Principal Director to lead Life Sciences Supply Chain projects. This role entails guiding the transformation of supply chains, leveraging technology, and working on projects that focus on product lifecycle management (PLM) and digital development.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in the Life Sciences industry, leading teams to deliver innovative solutions while managing stakeholder relationships effectively. This position offers the opportunity to travel and work with leading organizations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Life Sciences transformations and technology advisory.
• Minimum 5 years in management or strategy consulting.
• Experience with PLM and digital CMC processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales origination and project delivery in Life Sciences.
• Support technology transformations using industry expertise.
• Manage business development across diverse teams.

Skills

Life Sciences transformation

Project delivery

AI-enabled business transformation

Stakeholder management

Thought leadership in PLM and CMC

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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 Strategy & 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 practice helps clients to transform their end-to-end supply chain to be patient centric and an enabler of growth.

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 multiple priorities across client accounts. At a Principal Director level, it could be:

• Lead sales origination and project delivery in Life Sciences Supply Chain and Manufacturing with a focus on PLM and digital CMC
• Support sales and delivery of business and technology transformations by utilizing deep industry expertise in PLM, CMC, tech transfer, data as a product, knowledge graphs, data lineage, and AI-enabled business and technology transformation work
• Understand business value levers for PLM and CMC reinvention across pharmaceuticals, biotech, MedTech and beyond including upstream R&D and downstream commercialization
• Manage business development opportunities end to end to bring innovative solutions and ways of working to clients
• Build and apply technical, industry, organization, and functional knowledge to support efforts in selling opportunities to existing and new clients
• Lead diverse, global Accenture teams to deliver project work effectively leveraging AI through setting strategy, coaching and driving engagement
• Bring effective communications to manage senior level client relationships and deliver with excellence
• Effectively manage networked consulting organization to influence diverse stakeholders to help support worldclass delivery across technology, management consulting, and Data/AI teams and skillsets
• Own PLM and CMC thought leadership efforts across Life Sciences, bringing deep industry expertise and perspective in settings small and large
• Provide point-of-view on Life Sciences technology vendor landscape and value levers for PLM tools as well as broader technology ecosystem relevant to Life Sciences development and manufacturing
• Create PLM, product development, product launch and data management thought leadership for clients across Life Sciences
• Pathway to practice leadership roles both in North America and globally for PLM and CMC reinvention services

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
• Being part of a forward-thinking community committed to learning and adoption of AI to reinvent the ways medicines reach patients
• Opportunities to be a thought leader in a growing focus area

Basic Qualifications

Here’s what you need:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience scoping and delivering Life Sciences transformation and technology advisory solutions and services across the value chain and across multiple modalities
• Minimum of 5 years of experience at a management consulting or strategy consulting firm
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 10 years) 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. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 04/07/2026

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

• California $163,000 to $434,000
• Cleveland $150,900 to $347,200
• Colorado $163,000 to $375,000
• District of Columbia $173,500 to $399,300
• Illinois $150,900 to $375,000
• Maryland $163,000 to $375,000
• Massachusetts $163,000 to $399,300
• Minnesota $163,000 to $375,000
• New York $150,900 to $434,000
• New Jersey $173,500 to $434,000
• Washington $173,500 to $399,300

Requesting an Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Accenture is an EEO and affirmative action employer of veterans/individuals with disabilities. Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.