Workforce & Change Consultant/Manager - Life Sciences

Accenture; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Accenture in Kirkland, WA is seeking a Workforce & Change Consultant to help drive workforce design and change management across our Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise programs. You will conduct stakeholder assessments, develop impact analyses, and create adoption plans tailored to functional audiences.

Travel up to 80% may be required as projects vary by client; you will partner with Learning & Development to align training and communications, and you will shape change strategies in

Qualifications

• 3+ years in change management, organizational development, or HR transformation.
• Experience with change impact analysis and stakeholder mapping.
• Ability to develop change communications for audiences.
• Familiarity with Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter or similar methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support workforce design and change management across transformation workstreams.
• Conduct stakeholder assessments and organizational readiness surveys.
• Develop change communications and adoption plans.
• Track adoption signals and surface resistance patterns.
• Coordinate with Learning & Development to align training.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder mapping

Change readiness

Communications

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

• Candidates must have at least 3 years of combined experience in the following:
• 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

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/06/2026.

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:

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