Life Sciences Supply Chain and Manufacturing Transformation Principal Director

Accenture Consulting

We work with C-suite executives and boards of the world's leading organizations, helping them reinvent every part of their enterprise to drive greater growth, enhance competitiveness, implement operational improvements, reduce cost, deliver sustainable 360 stakeholder value, and set a new performance frontier for themselves and the industry in which they operate. Our deep industry and functional expertise is supported by proprietary assets and solutions that help organizations transform faster and become more resilient. Underpinned by technology, data, analytics, AI, change management, talent, and sustainability capabilities, our Strategy & Consulting services help architect and accelerate all aspects of an organization's total enterprise reinvention. Join our team that is helping the world's leading life sciences companies to evolve rapidly from selling products to delivering value through better patient outcomes. We work with our pharmaceutical, biotech, medical technology, distributor, and consumer health clients globally to redefine the future of the life sciences industry : combining the latest technology with scientific breakthroughs to revolutionize how medical treatments are discovered, developed, and delivered to patients around the world. Our Life Sciences Supply Chain practice helps clients to transform their end-to-end supply chain to be patient centric and an enabler of growth.

What would you do? Most of the team works on one or more projects at any given point in time, typically as part of a larger core team working on a priority. At a Principal Director level, it could be :

• Act as a thought partner to Accenture and client senior leadership on digital transformation strategies and system investments
• Lead projects in Life Sciences Supply Chain and Manufacturing driving complex business and technology transformations and providing strategic advice across areas such as Planning, Manufacturing, and Fulfilment including
• Lead the strategic planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of business systems supporting advanced therapy (e.g. cell & gene, radio pharmaceuticals) operations across clinical, manufacturing, supply chain, regulatory, and commercialization functions.
• Partner cross-functionally with key client stakeholders to align digital and system capabilities with the unique and evolving needs of the advanced therapy business.
• Lead diverse, global Accenture teams setting strategy, coaching and driving engagement
• Create supply chain and Manufacturing thought leadership for clients across Life Sciences.
• Shape client's transformation vision, focus areas, and journey from the current state to a "to-be" enterprise environment using deep knowledge of planning, manufacturing, or logistics and fulfilment
• Provide point-of-view on Life Sciences solutions to deliver on transformational goals along with strengths and weaknesses of various technical solutions.
• Collaborate with senior client leaders to ensure buy-in to recommended solutions.
• Oversee the design and implementation of solutions, processes, and operating model by leveraging Accenture's implementation methodology and ideally referencing experience in SAP S4 / Oracle transformations
• Help to develop and expand the Life Sciences Supply Chain and Manufacturing Services consulting portfolio through thought leadership and opportunity identification.
• Create new business development opportunities by bringing an active industry presence, connections, and ideas
• Build and apply technical, industry, organization, and functional knowledge to support efforts in selling opportunities to existing and new clients.
• Travel - candidate should be willing to travel up to 75% to client locations

Growth Opportunities You will always be learning in this role through :

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