Supply Chain Planning Life Sciences Manager

Accenture; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Life Sciences Supply Chain and Operations professional to help biopharma and med tech clients implement end-to-end planning across supply networks.

You will lead IBP, demand and supply planning, S&OE, inventory optimization, and digital enablement, applying regulatory knowledge and GMP context to improve availability and accelerate value.

Join a global team delivering complex solutions with AI-enabled planning tools and a focus on patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of regulatory environments in life sciences industry (biopharma/med tech)
• Experience with integrated planning frameworks (IBP/S&OP)
• Knowledge of demand planning, supply planning, and inventory optimization
• Familiarity with GMP-compliant, patient-centric supply chains

Responsibilities

• Lead IBP cycles including demand review, supply review, portfolio review, and executive S&OP
• Develop and implement demand and supply planning processes for life sciences products
• Translate IBP decisions into short-horizon S&OE execution plans and align CMOs
• Optimize multi-echelon inventory considering shelf life, retest dating, and regulatory hold periods
• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy and planning cycles using AI-enabled tools
• Define and track KPIs such as OTIF and forecast accuracy

Job description

Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders. Visit us at accenture.com .

We are:

Accenture Supply Chain & Operations practice who specializes at the intersection of functional consulting, data, & technology. Our Life Sciences clients — spanning biopharma, med tech, and CDMO/CMO organizations — operate in one of the most complex, regulated, and high‑stakes supply chain environments in the world. We come at their challenges from all sides with deep industry expertise, data‑driven insights, and digital leadership. It’s our job to show clients how to take major leaps forward in planning, manufacturing, and supply chain operations — while meeting the demands of patient safety, regulatory compliance, and an evolving global supply network. How do we do it? We apply life sciences–specific planning frameworks, connect internal and external manufacturing networks, and build operating models that work for both biopharma and med tech environments.

You are:

A Life Sciences Supply Chain and Operations professional who helps biopharma and med tech clients implement and optimize end‑to‑end planning processes across their supply networks. You bring deep understanding of the regulatory environment, product lifecycle complexity, and external manufacturing dynamics that define this industry. You will lead and implement Integrated Business Planning (IBP), demand planning, supply planning, production scheduling, and inventory management capabilities — ensuring reliable product availability while managing the unique constraints of GMP‑compliant, patient‑centric supply chains.

As part of working with clients you will help with several aspects of life sciences integrated planning including:

• Integrated Planning Strategy: Design and implement IBP/S&OP frameworks tailored to life sciences environments, accounting for regulatory release cycles, CMO/CDMO network complexity, and the distinct planning dynamics of biopharma and med tech product portfolios.

• S&OP / IBP: Lead the full IBP cycle — including demand review, supply review, portfolio review, and executive S&OP — integrating commercial, clinical, regulatory, and operations inputs to drive aligned decision‑making.

• Demand & Supply Planning: Develop demand and supply planning processes that account for life sciences–specific drivers including patient‑based forecasting, launch ramp modeling, loss of exclusivity (LOE), batch yield variability, QA release buffers, and CMO/CDMO lead time dynamics.

• S&OE: Translate IBP decisions into short‑horizon execution plans, ensuring production schedules, batch campaign sequencing, CMO order management, and serialization‑compliant logistics are aligned with near‑term patient and customer demand.

• Inventory Optimization: Develop multi‑echelon inventory strategies that account for shelf life, retest dating, temperature‑controlled storage, and regulatory hold periods — balancing service levels against working capital and write‑off risk.

• Process Improvement & Digital Enablement: Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, reduce supply risk, and accelerate planning cycles. Implement AI‑enabled planning tools, digital twins, and advanced analytics to modernize life sciences supply chain operations.

• Performance Management: Define and track life sciences–relevant KPIs including OTIF, forecast accuracy, batch