Technology Strategy, Senior Principal | Pharma

Sapient Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive workplace and collaboration

Learning and development opportunities

Competitive compensation and benefits

Flexibility for work‑life balance

Comprehensive health benefits for you/

Generous paid leave and holidays

Wellness program and EAP

Job summary

Publicis Sapient seeks a Technology Strategy Senior Principal to lead technology strategy and transformation for pharmaceutical and life sciences clients. You will partner with commercial, medical, regulatory, and IT leaders to modernize content creation and engagement with HCPs and patients in a regulated environment.

You will bring deep pharma platform experience (Veeva, Salesforce Health Cloud/Life Sciences Cloud, Aprimo) and drive governance, data quality, and Gen AI-enabled solutions across

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in technology strategy, digital transformation, or management consulting, with pharma or life sciences focus.
• Strong understanding of pharma/life sciences landscape across commercial, medical, regulatory, and market access functions.
• Hands-on experience with platforms used in regulated industries (Veeva, Salesforce Health Cloud/Life Sciences Cloud, Aprimo) and their data considerations.
• Experience applying Gen AI solutions to content and commercial challenges with governance and compliant use.
• Knowledge of US healthcare data and promotional regulations (HIPAA, FDA guidance) and GDPR/EFPIA for international markets.

Responsibilities

• Shape pharma technology strategy with target-state architectures, roadmaps, and platform strategy across CRM, content, data, and omnichannel engagement.
• Modernize content supply chains by addressing MLR cycles, content reuse, tooling fragmentation, and metadata quality.
• Embed compliance and data governance by design for HCP/patient data and AI.
• Lead client engagements and multidisciplinary teams, facilitating executive workshops and aligning stakeholders across strategy, experience, data, and engineering.
• Drive practice growth by nurturing senior client relationships, leading proposals, and contributing to recruiting and thought leadership.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Pharma domain

Regulatory knowledge

AI governance

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Multidisciplinary teams

Tools

Veeva

Salesforce Health Cloud

Life Sciences Cloud

Aprimo

Job description

As a Technology Strategy Senior Principal, you will lead technology strategy and transformation for pharmaceutical and life sciences clients, partnering with commercial, medical, regulatory, and IT leaders to modernize how they create content and engage healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients in a highly regulated environment.

You bring a deep understanding of the pharma landscape, the platforms the industry relies on (including Veeva, Salesforce Health Cloud / Life Sciences Cloud, and Aprimo), and the US and international regulations governing customer and consumer data. A core focus is the content supply chain: you know where it typically breaks down and how to fix it, combining proven process and platform solutions with emerging Gen AI capabilities.

Your Impact

• Shape pharma technology strategy: Assess client ecosystems and define target-state architectures, platform strategies, and prioritized roadmaps across CRM, content, data, and omnichannel engagement, leveraging Veeva, Salesforce Health Cloud / Life Sciences Cloud, Aprimo, and related platforms.
• Modernize the content supply chain: Address common pain points such as lengthy MLR review cycles, high content volumes with low reuse, fragmented tools, and inconsistent metadata, through modular content, streamlined workflows, and Gen AI use cases such as MLR pre-checks, claims tagging, and content generation and localization.
• Embed compliance and data governance by design: Ensure that strategies for HCP and patient data, consent, personalization, and AI meet US regulatory requirements and are adaptable to international markets.
• Lead client engagements and multidisciplinary teams: Facilitate executive workshops, align business and technology stakeholders, and guide teams across strategy, experience, data, architecture, and engineering.
• Drive practice growth: Own senior client relationships, lead proposals and pursuits, and contribute to recruiting and thought leadership within the Technology Strategy & Advisory practice.

Skills & Experience

• 12+ years of experience in technology strategy, digital transformation, or management consulting, with significant experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences, ideally within a global consulting firm or pharma organization.
• Strong understanding of the pharma and life sciences landscape, including commercial, brand, medical affairs, regulatory, and market access functions, and how HCP and patient engagement models are evolving.
• Hands-on experience with platforms widely used in regulated industries, such as Veeva (Vault PromoMats, MedComms, CRM), Salesforce Health Cloud / Life Sciences Cloud, and Aprimo, including their integration and data considerations.
• Proven experience transforming pharma content supply chains, including MLR processes, modular content, digital asset management, metadata and taxonomy, and omnichannel distribution.
• Experience applying both traditional and Gen AI solutions to content and commercial challenges, with a practical view of AI governance, validation, and responsible use in a regulated context.
• Deep knowledge of US healthcare data and promotional regulations (e.g., HIPAA, FDA promotional guidance, state privacy laws such as CCPA/CPRA, and the PhRMA Code), and a working understanding of international requirements (e.g., GDPR, EFPIA and local market codes) as they apply to consumer, patient, and HCP data.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technology recommendations and communicate architecture, integration, and data-flow considerations to business and IT stakeholders.
• Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams, influencing senior executives, and supporting proposals and practice growth in complex global organizations.

What Success Looks Like

• A business‑aligned technology and content strategy with a clear future‑state operating model.
• A connected, compliant platform ecosystem across Veeva, Salesforce, Aprimo, and related tools.
• Faster, more efficient content operations, with Gen AI applied where it delivers measurable value.
• Data and AI practices that meet US and international regulatory requirements.
• Executive alignment on transformation priorities and an actionable implementation roadmap.

Additional Information

Base Pay Range: $175,000 - $250,000 + Bonus

The range shown reflects a grouping of compensation ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual compensation may vary based on location and specific experience, and may include additional bonus and equity components.

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work‑life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

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]