Technical Client Partner - Pharma

Sapient Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Technical Client Partner to lead strategic relationships in healthcare and life sciences, guiding data-driven, AI-enabled transformations. You’ll blend business strategy with technical architecture, shaping roadmaps and scalable, compliant solutions for complex enterprises.

In this role you’ll influence senior stakeholders, collaborate across functions, and help Publicis Sapient expand its pharma accounts while delivering tangible outcomes for clients.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise/solution architecture experience in consulting or digital transformation.
• Strong client-facing advisory skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of modern architecture: cloud-native SaaS/PaaS, microservices, APIs, event-driven, data orchestration.
• Experience with Data & AI architectures: Generative AI, LLMs, data platforms.
• Solid SDLC background and modern delivery models.
• Ability to translate vision into actionable roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior client stakeholders and shape transformation roadmaps.
• Design architectures translating ambition into scalable, compliant solutions.
• Engage cross-functional teams and present industry perspectives to C-suite.
• Drive strategic client relationships and platform adoption in pharma and life sciences.

Skills

Client-facing

Stakeholder influence

SDLC

Strategy to execution

Tools

APIs

Data platforms

LLMs

Cloud-native

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 technical client relationships in a high-growth segment, influence C-suite agendas, and help shape the future of commercial, customer, and digital innovation in Pharma.

Role Overview

As a Technical Client Partner at Publicis Sapient, you operate at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and transformation execution. No two days are the same. You are a trusted advisor, a systems thinker, and a hands-on architect shaping the future of complex enterprises.

You will spend your time helping organisations, particularly within healthcare and life sciences, evolve into data-driven, AI-enabled, and increasingly agentic enterprises. This includes advising senior client stakeholders in a "sell-to" engagement model, shaping transformation roadmaps, and designing architectures that translate ambition into scalable, compliant solutions.

From crafting a compelling future-state narrative for a CIO to engaging with cross-functional teams, to presenting industry perspectives to CDOs and CTOs, you will bring both strategic clarity and technical depth to every interaction.

Qualifications

Required Experience & Capabilities

• Extensive experience in enterprise or solution architecture within consulting, digital transformation, or systems integration
• Strong client-facing and advisory experience, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Deep understanding of modern architecture principles, including:
  • Cloud-native architectures (SaaS, PaaS, microservices)
  • Platform-based ecosystems and composable architectures
  • Enterprise integration (APIs, event-driven, data orchestration)
• Practical experience with Data & AI architectures, including:
  • Generative AI, LLMs, and agentic systems
  • Data platforms, governance, and advanced analytics
• Strong grounding in software engineering lifecycle (SDLC) and modern delivery models
• Ability to bridge strategy and execution, translating vision into actionable roadmaps

Preferred Experience

• Bringing Primarily Experience within the Life Sciences and Pharma Industry
• Ability to articulate a clear industry point of view across areas such as:
  • Clinical and R&D transformation
  • Commercial and patient engagement
  • Data-driven and AI-enabled healthcare ecosystems
• Understanding of regulatory, privacy, and compliance considerations in healthcare environment

What Sets You Apart

• Proven experience in driving sales and growth across leading Life Sciences and Pharma accounts
• A consultative mindset, combining technical depth with business acumen
• The ability to simplify complexity and communicate clearly across business and technical audiences
• Credibility as a thought leader, both internally and externally
• A natural collaborator who thrives in cross-functional, high-impact environments
• A passion for shaping the future of AI-enabled, agentic enterprises

What Success Looks Like

• You are recognised as a trusted advisor by senior client stakeholders
• Clients gain clarity and confidence in their transformation journey
• Architectures you shape deliver measurable, scalable outcomes
• Publicis Sapient is positioned as a strategic, indispensable partner
• You contribute to sustained account growth through insight and impact

Join us in the brave pursuit of next.
Publicis Sapient

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.
• 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 accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail] or you may call us at [phone]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-Hybrid