Accenture

Life Sciences - Portfolio Strategy & Value Senior Manager

Accenture$122K — $317K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in enterprise transformation or strategy consulting, ideally in Life Sciences
  • Proven engagement leadership with measurable client impact
  • Experience presenting roadmaps and value cases to C-suite executives
  • Strong grasp of how AI and digital technologies affect business models
  • Demonstrated success in shaping proposals and building client relationships
  • Experience leading diverse teams and managing junior staff
  • Willingness to travel as client needs dictate

Responsibilities

  • Chair and facilitate portfolio governance forum for transformation programs
  • Own the value case for reinvention from business case to ROI tracking
  • Manage C-suite relationships and align leadership goals
  • Identify trade-offs, escalate risks, and drive the transformation roadmap
  • Lead cross-functional teams in various innovative capacities
  • Originate and close new business through proposals and engagements
  • Contribute to thought leadership in the Life Sciences practice

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with matching
  • Bonuses based on performance
  • Paid holidays and time off
  • Robust professional development opportunities
Full Job Description
About the Role:

The Portfolio Strategy & Value Lead is the most senior Accenture leader on a Reinventive Enterprise engagement. This role owns the end-to-end value thesis, governs the portfolio of transformation workstreams, and serves as the primary C-suite relationship owner on behalf of Accenture. Part trusted advisor, part business builder, part value architect - this is a balanced leadership role at the center of enterprise reinvention.

The Work:
  • Chair the portfolio governance forum and facilitate investment sequencing and prioritization across multiple transformation programs
  • Own the end-to-end reinvention value case from initial business case through value realization tracking, maintaining CEO/CFO-level narrative around ROI
  • Serve as primary Accenture senior relationship owner with client executive team, managing C-suite relationships and driving alignment across leadership
  • Surface trade-offs, escalate delivery risks and resourcing gaps, and drive the reinvention roadmap including sequencing of transformation waves
  • Lead cross-functional Reinvention Force teams across Transformers, Workforce Architects, and AI & Data Innovators
  • Drive business development: originate, shape, and close new reinvention engagements; lead proposals and commercial pursuits
  • Contribute to thought leadership and practice development for the Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice


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.

Candidates must have at least 8 years of combined experience in the following areas:

  • Enterprise transformation or strategy consulting at a top-tier firm or leading Life Sciences organization, with experience leading multi-workstream programs from problem framing through delivery.
  • A proven track record leading engagements with measurable client impact - including owning the value case, governing delivery, and maintaining C-suite relationships throughout.
  • Experience developing and presenting transformation roadmaps, reinvention narratives, and investment cases to C-suite, SVP, and VP-level stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of how AI, data, and digital technologies are reshaping enterprise operating models - and the ability to translate that into client strategy and roadmap.
  • Demonstrated success in business development: identifying opportunities, shaping proposals, and building senior client relationships.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing junior professionals.
  • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as client and business needs require.


Preferred Skills

  • MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
  • Experience building or scaling a new practice, offering, or capability from the ground up in a consulting context.
  • Track record developing thought leadership - whitepapers, conference presentations, or published perspectives - on enterprise transformation or AI-driven reinvention.
  • Experience operating across multiple Life Sciences sub-sectors (large pharma, emerging biotech, CROs, or medtech) and geographies.
  • Familiarity with value quantification frameworks for AI investments (e.g., Wharton economic model or equivalent).
    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 until 11/01/2026.
    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 $122,700 to $317,200
Colorado $122,700 to $317,200
Connecticut $122,700 to $317,200
District of Columbia $122,700 to $317,200
Illinois $122,700 to $317,200
Maine $122,700 to $317,200
Maryland $122,700 to $317,200
Massachusetts $122,700 to $317,200
Minnesota $122,700 to $317,200
New York $122,700 to $317,200
New Jersey $122,700 to $317,200
Ohio $122,700 to $317,200
Virginia $122,700 to $317,200
Washington $122,700 to $317,200

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