Accenture

Life Sciences Industry Expert - Supply Chain and Manufacturing Consultant

Accenture$68K — $189K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in consulting or industry in life sciences supply chain and manufacturing
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Experience with data and AI in supply chain contexts
  • Proficiency in Integrated Business Planning, Supply Planning, and Demand Planning
  • Ability to shape transformation visions and facilitate client engagements

Responsibilities

  • Lead business and technology transformations in Life Sciences Supply Chain
  • Manage diverse global teams and drive client engagement
  • Develop thought leadership on supply chain planning
  • Design and implement innovative supply chain solutions
  • Collaborate with senior client leaders to ensure alignment with transformational goals
  • Identify new business development opportunities
  • Serve as architect for delivery initiatives

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Paid holidays and time off
Full Job Description
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 project at any given point in time, typically as part of a larger core team working on a priority.

At a Consultant level, it could be:
  • Lead workstreams and projects in Life Sciences Supply Chain and Manufacturing driving business and technology transformations in planning and in particular S&OP
  • Lead diverse, global Accenture teams setting strategy, coaching and driving engagement
  • Create supply chain planning thought leadership for clients across Life Sciences.
  • Shape client's planning transformation vision, focus areas, and journey from the current state to a "to-be" enterprise environment.
  • Provide point-of-view on Life Sciences supply chain solutions to deliver on transformational goals along with strengths and weaknesses of various planning solutions.
  • Collaborate with senior client leaders to ensure buy-in to recommended solutions.
  • Oversee the design and implementation of Life Sciences Supply Chain solutions, processes, and operating model specifically for planning (Integrated Business Planning, Supply Planning, Demand Planning) by leveraging Accenture's implementation methodology.
  • Help to develop and expand the Life Sciences Supply Chain Services consulting portfolio through thought leadership and opportunity identification.
  • Manage business development opportunities to bring innovative solutions and ways of working to clients.
  • Build and apply technical, industry, organization, and functional knowledge to support efforts in selling opportunities to existing and new clients.
  • Manage workstreams and/or work efforts at a client or within Accenture.
  • Serve as the planner/architect for a delivery initiative.
  • Travel - candidates must be willing to travel up to 75% to client locations


Growth Opportunities
  • You will always be learning in this role through:
    • On the job learning: creating experiments with new technologies, products and across team partnerships
    • Being part of a forward-thinking community committed to training on and the adoption of latest methodologies such as design thinking and agile working
    • Opportunities to be a face of Accenture at industry forums, conferences, and through thought leadership


Basic Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in either consulting or industry in life sciences supply chain and manufacturing space in data and AI
  • Bachelor's degree


Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted on 02/05/2026 and open for at least 5 days.

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:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $70,350 to $205,800

Cleveland $59,100 to $164,600

Colorado $63,800 to $177,800

District of Columbia $68,000 to $189,300

Illinois $59,100 to $177,800

Maryland $63,800 to $177,800

Massachusetts $63,800 to $189,300

Minnesota $63,800 to $177,800

New York $66,300 to $205,800

New Jersey $68,000 to $205,800

Washington $80,200 to $189,300

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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624,000 employees
Market Cap
$173.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$44.7 billion
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