Workforce & Change Consultant/Manager - Life Sciences

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Workforce and Change Consultant to support workforce design and change management across transformation workstreams for Life Sciences clients. You will conduct stakeholder assessments, develop change materials, and align activities with training delivery across various engagements.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, clear communication to senior stakeholders, and comfort in ambiguous, cross-functional environments. Travel up to 80% may be required.

Qualifications

• Change management, organizational development, or HR transformation in a consulting or in-industry context
• Demonstrated experience with change impact analysis, stakeholder mapping, and change readiness assessment
• Experience developing change communications and adoption materials for functional audiences
• Familiarity with change management methodologies (Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent)
• Strong written communication skills for developing clear, audience-appropriate change materials

Responsibilities

• Support workforce design and change management delivery across the pod's functional transformation workstreams
• Conduct stakeholder assessments, change impact analyses, and organizational readiness surveys
• Develop communications, change materials, and adoption plans tailored to functional audiences
• Track adoption signals and surface resistance patterns to the Workforce Design Lead
• Coordinate with the Learning & Development Partner to align change activities with training delivery Travel varies by client needs and could be up to 80%

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder mapping

Change readiness

Change communications

Change frameworks

Job description

We Are:

Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 799,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture's Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice leads AI-driven enterprise transformation at the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations. We deploy the Reinvention Force: a human + AI team of Transformers, Workforce Architects, and AI & Data Innovators that makes reinvention real at enterprise scale. The Workforce & Change Consultant supports workforce design and change management delivery across the pod. This role conducts stakeholder assessments, develops change materials, tracks adoption, and ensures the organization is ready and able to adopt new ways of working

You Are:

An experienced practitioner with proven delivery expertise in your domain. You are analytically rigorous and structured in your thinking. You communicate complex ideas clearly to senior stakeholders. You are comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and thrive in cross-functional delivery teams. You have supported business development and are ready to take on more. You bring intellectual curiosity, drive, and a genuine interest in how AI is transforming the Life Sciences industry.

Role Overview

• Support workforce design and change management delivery across the pod's functional transformation workstreams
• Conduct stakeholder assessments, change impact analyses, and organizational readiness surveys
• Develop communications, change materials, and adoption plans tailored to functional audiences
• Track adoption signals and surface resistance patterns to the Workforce Design Lead
• Coordinate with the Learning & Development Partner to align change activities with training delivery Travel varies by client needs and could be up to 80%

Basic Qualifications

• Change management, organizational development, or HR transformation in a consulting or in-industry context
• Demonstrated experience with change impact analysis, stakeholder mapping, and change readiness assessment
• Experience developing change communications and adoption materials for functional audiences
• Familiarity with change management methodologies (Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent)
• Strong written communication skills for developing clear, audience-appropriate change materials

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI-augmented workforce transitions — helping employees adopt AI-enabled workflows
• Background in Life Sciences functional change programs (commercial launch, enterprise transformation, or manufacturing modernization)
• Familiarity with employee sentiment measurement tools and adoption analytics platforms
• Experience working alongside process design and technology teams in agile delivery environments

Compensation

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• life coverage
• long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan
• bonus opportunities
• paid holidays
• paid time off

Role Location Annual Salary Range

• California $70,350 to $205,800
• Colorado $63,800 to $177,800
• Connecticut $63,800 to $177,800
• District of Columbia $68,000 to $189,300
• Illinois $59,100 to $177,800
• Maine $54,400 to $151,400
• Maryland $63,800 to $177,800
• Massachusetts $63,800 to $189,300
• Minnesota $63,800 to $177,800
• New York $66,300 to $205,800
• New Jersey $68,000 to $205,800
• Ohio $59,100 to $164,600
• Virginia $59,100 to $189,300
• Washington $80,200 to $189,300

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Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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