Senior Value Engineer - Life Sciences Consultant

Socket.dev; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs & equity

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid work model

Learning platform access

Wellbeing programs

Impact days

Inclusion days

Job summary

Celonis makes processes work for people, companies, and the planet. We seek a Senior Value Engineer to drive AI-enabled transformation for Life Sciences clients using the Celonis Context Model.

You will blend consulting, program management, and technical execution to deliver measurable ROI across supply chain, commercial, finance and clinical R&D. Work with Lead and Principal VEs to orchestrate complex roadmaps, manage stakeholders up to the C-suite, and champion platform adoption while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ownership of complex workstreams and customer relationships in Value Engineering, Consulting, Customer Success, or Pre-Sales.
• Solid background in enterprise IT and business software with AI fluency.
• Able to drive multi-region transformation programs and secure VP/Director sponsorship.
• Fluent English with executive presence and strong communication capabilities.
• Knowledge of Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial, or Clinical R&D domains in Life Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Uncover issues and own outcomes from discovery to realized ROI across process areas.
• Cultivate executive sponsorship up to C-suite and co-own change management.
• Steer global transformations and implement AI-driven account planning and project governance.
• Utilize AI tools to design rapid technical outputs and drive platform adoption.
• Build value strategies and expansion roadmaps with feedback to product/engineering.

Skills

Value engineering

AI fluency

Stakeholder management

Program management

Domain knowledge life sciences

English communication

Executive presence

Education

Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Business Analytics

Tools

Celonis Context Model

ERP systems (SAP, Workday, Salesforce, Oracle)

Job description

Celonis is the global leader in Process Intelligence and the pioneer of Process Mining technology. As one of the world’s fastest-growing enterprise SaaS companies, we are changemakers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We invest heavily in advanced AI capabilities—specifically our Process Intelligence Graph—to turn data insights into immediate business action. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock global productivity and sustainability by placing intelligence at the core of every business process. Join our mission to make processes work for people, companies, and the planet.

The Team:

Value Engineering is responsible for the value and transformation journey of our largest Fortune 500 customers, working on the very frontier of what’s possible with data and AI on the Celonis Platform. Partnering closely with the Sales team, Value Engineering is responsible for ensuring that the Celonis Platform is deployed to tackle the most strategic business-critical challenges, fits into the right place in our customers’ technology stack and most importantly generates strong ROI through deep and broad deployments.

The Role:

As a Senior Value Engineer, you will spearhead AI and data-driven business transformation within the Life Sciences sector by contributing to your customer’s end-to-end value journey using the Celonis Context Model. Working alongside Lead and Principal VEs, you will combine technical execution with consulting and project management against industry domains such as supply chain, commercial, finance, and clinical R&D. As an AI-fluent operator, your core mandate is to orchestrate complex roadmaps and execute targeted transformation initiatives that improve how these businesses operate across their process and technology ecosystems.

The work you’ll do:

• Value Selling & Realization: Uncover the real issues by peeling back layers of organizational complexity. Own the outcome from first discovery through realized ROI for your process areas. Tell the value story and product-solution fit by crafting powerful executive narratives and leading business value workshops.
• Stakeholder Management: Cultivate powerful executive sponsorship up to C-suite across core business units to champion transformation programs. Co-own change management with customer leaders and design CoE roadmaps that build self-sufficiency.
• Program Management: Steer global transformations across complex workstreams. Own and implement AI-driven account planning and AI-assisted project management. Automate executive governance (QBRs, SteerCos) with minimal manual friction.
• Platform & AI Fluency: Utilize AI tools and design solutions for rapid technical outputs while partnering with Applied Value Engineers for deep-dive solution builds. Champion platform adoption.
• Scale Value & Innovation: Build a value strategy and expansion roadmap, embedding Celonis as a strategic platform to drive adoption. Provide feedback to product & engineering based on evolving customer use cases.

The qualifications you need:

• Experience: 5+ years of experience taking ownership of complex workstreams, process areas, and customer relationships in Value Engineering, Consulting, Customer Success, or Pre-Sales.
• AI & Technical & Fluency: Solid background in enterprise IT and business software (e.g., SAP, Workday, Salesforce, Oracle). You operate as an AI-fluent operator, utilizing AI copilots to generate outputs and automations, avoiding heavy manual coding.
• Builder Mentality: Comfortable setting your own direction within an account team. Driven to live for customer value, proactively hunting and ideating for highest-impact problems to solve.
• Process Improvement & Value Realization: Proven expertise in executing process improvements for measurable business value.
• Strategic Program & Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated expertise orchestrating multi-region or business unit transformation programs. Expert at mobilizing VP/Director-level sponsorship. Flawless English communication with commanding executive presence.
• Domain & Industry: Understanding of the Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial, or Clinical R&D domains and Life Sciences industry trends. You stay continuously updated on business-critical use cases.
• Degree: Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Analytics, comparable technical degree or a Business/Economics degree paired with a technical minor

The base salary range below is for the role in the specified location, based on a Full Time Schedule. Total compensation package will include base salary + bonus/commission + equity + benefits (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off). Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and that the actual total compensation offer will be determined based on various factors, including, but not limited to, applicant's qualifications, skills, experiences, and location.

The base salary range below is for the role in New York, based on a Full Time Schedule.

$131,250 — $153,750 USD

What Celonis can offer you:

• Pioneer Innovation: Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph to shape the future of AI-driven business operations.
• Ownership from Day 1: Every full-time "Celonaut" is an owner, receiving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants.
• Unrivaled Family Support: Benefit from our inclusive parental leave policy—24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from your first day of employment.
• Work-Life Integration: Enjoy Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally, as well as a flexible hybrid work model that balances remote focus with vibrant office collaboration.
• Continuous Growth: Elevate your skills through our 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform.
• Holistic Well-being: Prioritize your health with subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated "Wellness Weeks" that prioritize work/life balance.
• Drive Sustainability: Participate in annual Impact Days, where you receive paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes with your local office, or virtually.
• Global Inclusion & Belonging: Find community through our Inclusion Think Tank and participate in our annual Inclusion Days, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.
• Value-Driven Impact: Join a mission-led organization where our core values—Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future—drive every decision.

About Us:

Celonis makes processes work — for people, companies, and the planet. Powered by process mining and AI, the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform integrates process data and business context to create a living digital twin of business operations. We enable thousands of companies worldwide to understand how their business actually runs and, together with their partners, build intelligent solutions that transform and continuously improve the way they operate — unlocking billions in value. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.

Celonis Inclusion Statement:

At Celonis, we believe our people make us who we are and that “The Best Team Wins”. We know that the best teams are made up of people who bring different perspectives to the table. And when everyone feels included, able to speak up and knows their voice is heard - that's when creativity and innovation happen.

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