Strategic Client Partner - Pharma

Sapient Corporation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a senior leader to drive growth in Pharma by managing strategic client relationships, shaping executive agendas, and delivering digital transformation across commercial, customer, and digital initiatives.

The role involves partnering with senior pharma leaders, translating priorities into opportunities, and acting as a trusted advisor and growth driver while collaborating with strategy, consulting, experience, data, and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Pharma leadership experience within Pharma
• Executive relationship credibility with C-suite
• Commercial growth mindset and consultative selling
• Strategic account leadership and multi-year planning
• Cross-functional leadership across strategy, consulting, experience, data and engineering
• Industry insight and market perspective
• Executive presence and strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic client relationships in Pharma and shape executive agendas.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to identify growth opportunities and drive transformations.
• Translate client priorities into strategic opportunities and long-term partnerships.
• Represent Publicis Sapient credibly in the market and with clients.
• Coordinate across strategy, consulting, experience, data, and engineering teams.

Job description

Job Description

At Publicis Sapient, we partner with leading healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations to solve complex business challenges through digital transformation. This is an opportunity to lead strategic client relationships in a high‑growth segment, influence C‑suite agendas, and help shape the future of commercial, customer, and digital innovation in Pharma.

Why This Role Matters

This role sits at the center of Publicis Sapient's growth in Pharma, with the opportunity to lead a portfolio of strategic client relationships, shape executive agendas, and drive meaningful business transformation. You'll work directly with senior leaders at leading pharmaceutical organizations to identify growth opportunities, influence complex decisions, and bring the full breadth of our strategy, consulting, experience, data, and engineering capabilities to solve critical challenges.

For the right leader, this is a chance to operate as a trusted advisor, growth driver, and market‑facing business leader in one of the most dynamic sectors we serve.

What You'll Bring

• Pharma and client leadership experience: Significant experience leading and growing strategic client relationships within Pharma, with a strong understanding of industry dynamics, commercial priorities, and the challenges shaping digital transformation.
• Executive relationship credibility: A proven ability to build trusted relationships with C‑suite and senior business leaders, translating client priorities into strategic opportunities and long‑term partnerships.
• Commercial growth mindset: A track record of growing complex accounts through consultative selling, opportunity shaping, and expansion into new buying centers, services, or business lines.
• Strategic account leadership: Experience developing and executing multi‑year account strategies that balance client value creation, revenue growth, and long‑term relationship health.
• Cross‑functional leadership: The ability to align senior leaders across strategy, consulting, experience, data, and engineering to bring forward integrated solutions that solve complex client challenges.
• Industry insight and point of view: Strong market awareness and the ability to bring forward‑looking ideas, trends, and perspectives that help clients navigate change and make confident decisions.
• Executive presence and communication: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to lead high‑stakes conversations, shape proposals, and represent Publicis Sapient with credibility in the market.
• Collaborative, growth‑oriented leadership: A client‑first, highly collaborative approach combined with the judgment, energy, and accountability required to lead in a fast‑paced, growth‑focused environment.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $220,000 - $280,000 base pay + bonus

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and overall experience.

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