Workforce Strategy & Innovation Lead - Life Sciences

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 123,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture's Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice leads AI-driven enterprise transformation for global pharmaceutical and biotech leaders. You will guide the people change agenda, define how roles and ways of working evolve as AI takes on tasks, and ensure alignment with the reinvention roadmap across processes and technology.

Travel up to 80% may be required. This role demands experience in workforce strategy, organizational design, and change programs at the C-suite level, with a

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce strategy and organizational design within consulting or industry.
• Proven ability to redesign roles for AI-enabled transformation.
• Experience engaging CHRO-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the people change agenda across enterprise AI transformation.
• Define workforce transition strategy aligned to reinvention roadmap.
• Oversee role redesign and capability development.
• Partner on workforce investment decisions and readiness.
• Engage CHRO and leadership to align on reinvention strategy.
• Develop enterprise workforce narrative for communications.

Skills

Workforce strategy

Organizational design

Talent transformation

Change management

C-suite engagement

Job description

We Are:

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. This is a high-visibility, high-impact practice with strong momentum and a clear path to Managing Director for high performers.

You Are:

A strategic leader and trusted advisor with deep Life Sciences expertise. You are a structured problem solver with extensive consulting and industry experience. You communicate clearly and credibly with C-suite executives. You thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and know how to lead a team while staying close to the work. You have driven business development and built lasting client relationships. You bring energy, resilience, and a genuine passion for building something new.

The Work:

• Lead the people change agenda across the enterprise transformation — defining how roles, capabilities, and ways of working must evolve as AI takes over tasks
• Define and own the workforce transition strategy aligned to the process and technology reinvention roadmap
• Oversee role redesign and capability development in alignment with process blueprint and technology changes
• Partner with the Portfolio Strategy & Value Lead on workforce investment decisions, sequencing, and organizational readiness
• Engage C-suite HR and talent leaders (CHRO and leadership team) to build alignment on the workforce reinvention strategy
• Develop the enterprise workforce narrative for internal and external communications about the transformation

Travel varies by client needs and could be up to 80%.

Here’s What You Need:

• Experience in workforce strategy, organizational design, or talent transformation in a management consulting or in-industry context
• Experience redesigning roles and operating models in the context of large-scale technology or AI-driven transformation
• Demonstrated experience leading change programs for major enterprise transformations at the C-suite and VP level
• Deep knowledge of Life Sciences talent and workforce dynamics including functional capabilities, operating models, and organizational structures
• Experience engaging CHRO-level stakeholders on people strategy and organizational change

Bonus Points:

• MBA or advanced degree in organizational psychology, HR, or a related discipline
• Experience designing human + AI operating models and role taxonomies for agentic AI environments
• Track record developing workforce transformation thought leadership or capability frameworks
• Familiarity with change management methodologies (Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent) applied at enterprise scale
• Experience operating across multiple Life Sciences sub-sectors (large pharma, emerging biotech, CROs)

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