Principal, Management Consulting - Healthcare, Life Sciences

Sapient Corporation; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

16 paid holidays

Generous parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Gift matching program

Job summary

Publicis Sapient seeks a Principal to drive digital transformations for healthcare life sciences clients, shaping strategic engagements across the transformation lifecycle.

You will collaborate with management consultants, experience strategists, and technology engineers to deliver measurable outcomes, mentor teams, and help grow the Management Consulting practice with AI-driven insights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Strategy and/or Management Consulting experience.
• Experience serving healthcare life sciences organizations.
• Experience leading large-scale business and digital transformations for healthcare life sciences clients.
• Proven experience mentoring consultants across engagements.
• Strong executive presence with C-suite exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale digital and business transformation engagements for healthcare life sciences clients.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior client executives.
• Manage and mentor multidisciplinary consulting teams.
• Contribute to practice growth by recruiting and developing consultants.

Skills

Strategy development

Executive advisory

Team leadership

Healthcare payer expertise

Communication

Job description

Job Description

Overview

As a Principal, you will actively participate in the growth and development of the Management Consulting practice at Publicis Sapient. Your role will focus on shaping ambitious Digital Business Transformations for our clients within the healthcare life sciences industry, delivering strategic advice throughout the transformation lifecycle. You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams of management consultants, experience strategists, and technology engineers to solve complex business challenges for leading organizations.

We are seeking experienced management consultants with deep healthcare payer expertise who have successfully led client engagements, managed consulting teams, and partnered with executive stakeholders to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

Your Impact

• Lead large-scale digital and business transformation engagements for healthcare life sciences clients.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client executives, developing strategic recommendations that improve operational performance, member experience, and business value.
• Manage and mentor multidisciplinary consulting teams, ensuring high-quality delivery and professional development of team members.
• Actively contribute to the growth of the Management Consulting practice by supporting recruiting, mentoring consultants, defining best practices, and developing thought leadership.
• Collaborate across strategy, customer experience, data, and technology teams to deliver innovative transformation solutions.
• Work with and learn from key strategy consulting leaders, in a cross-functional environment.
• Heavy focus on how AI will transform the healthcare industry and Fortune 500 companies.
• Exponential growth and change in how strategy teams leverage ai to accelerate outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong executive-level client relationships while identifying opportunities to expand engagements.

Qualifications

Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of Strategy and/or Management Consulting experience, preferably with a global consulting firm.
• Demonstrated consulting experience serving healthcare life sciences organizations.
• Experience leading large-scale business and digital transformation initiatives for healthcare life sciences clients.
• Proven experience managing consulting teams, leading workstreams, and mentoring consultants across multiple engagements.
• Strong executive presence with experience advising C-suite and senior healthcare executives.
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Exceptional structured problem-solving and quantitative analysis capabilities.
• Experience with operating model transformation, business process improvement, or enterprise strategy within healthcare.
• Appreciation for Agile ways of working and technology-enabled transformation.
• Ability to build trusted client relationships and deliver measurable business value.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading technology-enabled transformations involving modernization, cloud, data & analytics, AI, or customer experience initiatives.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $180,000 - $230,000

Benefits of working here: Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued 16 paid holidays throughout the year Generous parental leave and new parent transition program Tuition reimbursement Corporate gift matching program

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail]. Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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