Strategy Manager - Life Sciences

Job Description

Job Title: Life Sciences R&D Strategy Manager

Level: Manager

Location: London

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Our Team

The Life Sciences industry is experiencing a period of unprecedented change. Rapid shifts in R&D, technology, data and AI are transforming the ways Life Sciences organisations work across the product lifecycle to develop and commercialise innovation. We are at the forefront of this change, helping the world’s largest Life Sciences companies achieve sustainable and profitable growth by transforming their businesses across the value chain to become more patient-centric, data-driven and operationally agile: ultimately, getting new products to patients faster. We help our clients deliver lasting impact by driving excellence from strategy development through to implementation. At Accenture, our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity.

As we are experiencing unprecedented growth, we are looking for exceptional individuals to join our team of passionate Life Sciences R&D practitioners. As part of this team, you will learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. You will have an opportunity to make an impact on organisations that touch billions of lives every day.

In our team, you will gain exposure to:

• The most strategic challenges and opportunities that occupy the minds of industry leaders

• Cutting edge research and thought leadership that is defining the future of the industry

• Structured problem-solving techniques to enable our clients to transform their businesses

• A global network of highly skilled, geographically and culturally diverse people

• A world-class training curriculum that helps you continuously upskill yourself as the world changes

• A culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, enterprise, and a lot of fun!

As a Life Sciences R&D Manager, you will:

• Develop and drive high-impact, strategic insights that solve complex business challenges for clients across the Life Sciences R&D value chain

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams to deliver tailored strategic and transformation solutions across research, clinical development, regulatory, safety / pharmacovigilance and adjacent R&D domains

• Assess clients’ current R&D strategies, processes, operating models and technology landscape, and advise on how to shape next-generation capabilities to become more data-driven and AI-enabled organisations

• Cultivate strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and guiding them through pivotal decision-making processes

• Drive business development by identifying growth opportunities, contributing to proposals and helping build a strong pipeline of Life Sciences R&D work

• Collaborate closely with internal teams across functions, fostering relationships that promote knowledge sharing and support for client delivery and growth

• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, data-driven recommendations and practical implementation roadmaps that exceed client expectations and drive measurable results

We are looking for you if you have:

• 5-8+ years’ relevant experience focusing on R&D in the Life Sciences industry, including prior strategy / management consulting experience and/or experience within biopharma or biotech R&D organisations
• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record. An advanced degree is a plus but not essential
• Deep functional knowledge in one or more of the following areas: R&D strategy and operating model; research and clinical development; pipeline / portfolio / asset strategy; regulatory, safety or pharmacovigilance; digital transformation and innovation; data, analytics and AI in R&D; patient, site and investigator experience
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem solving skills
• Team leadership experience
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral. Fluency in English
• An interest in technology, data and the reinvention of Life Sciences R&D with AI

What’s in it for you

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app-based fitness classes and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

We strive to help our people create the right work-life balance that allows them to realise their full potential. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you.

Location:
Your home office will be in London. This role is client-facing and may therefore involve travel, working in other parts of the UK as well as overseas depending on the needs of the project.

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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