Management Consulting Principal Director

Job Description

About the Team
Accenture’s Life Sciences Research Domain helps biopharma organizations transform discovery and early development through data, AI, digital technologies, and scientific innovation. This is a growth-focused role within a fast-expanding practice, combining client delivery, business development, and capability building.Key Responsibilities

• Lead R&ED consulting engagements from strategy through delivery.
• Advise clients on R&D transformation, scientific data, AI, lab informatics, and connected lab capabilities.
• Build and manage senior client relationships across research and R&D functions.
• Support business development, proposals, and opportunity creation across EMEA.
• Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, asset development, and team mentoring.

What We Offer

• A senior role at the forefront of AI-driven transformation in biopharma R&D.
• Opportunity to shape a growing practice and work with leading life sciences clients.
• High levels of autonomy, collaboration, and career growth, with a clear path to Managing Director.

Job Requirements

• Significant experience in Life Sciences R&D, with strong expertise in Research and/or Early Development.
• Proven track record in both consulting delivery and business development.
• Strong understanding of AI, data, and digital technologies in R&D.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

About Accenture

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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