Accenture

Supply Chain Planning Life Sciences Consultant

Accenture$63K — $177K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain initiatives
  • 3+ years of experience in Integrated Planning initiatives
  • 2+ years in industries such as Biopharma or Med Tech
  • 1 year of consulting experience or equivalent managerial experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 12 years)

Responsibilities

  • Support project delivery for business and technology transformations
  • Understand business value levers for Planning across life sciences
  • Build technical and functional knowledge to sell to clients
  • Engage in hands-on project execution and mentoring
  • Manage internal and external communications effectively
  • Support practice development alongside project delivery
  • Facilitate delivery of AI solutions for planning operations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life insurance and long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Paid holidays and time off
Full Job Description

The Work: Accenture is seeking aconsultantto drive project execution across Planning transformation work within our Supply Chain & Engineering practice for Life Sciences. 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.

The roleis responsible fordelivering large scale Planning Transformation programs through ownership ofend-to-enddelivery while building Accenture27s differentiated Planning capability.
Key Responsibilities:

At aconsultantlevel, key responsibilities could include:

  • Support projectdelivery of business and technology transformations byutilizingdeep industryexpertisein Planning and AI-enabled business and technology transformation work

  • Understand business value levers for Planning reinvention across pharmaceuticals, biotech, MedTech and beyond including full value chain impacts of Planning decision making

  • Build and apply technical, industry, organization, and functional knowledge to support efforts in selling opportunities to existing and new clients

  • Engage deeply in project delivery with hands-on work executing against program priorities, leading work products, andcoaching and mentoring others

  • Bring effective communications to manageboth internal and externalrelationships and deliver with excellence

  • Support practice and people development in addition today to dayproject delivery excellence

  • Support delivery of generative AI and agent-based modeling to acceleratescalable use casesfor Agentic planning operations-translating complex technical outputs into executive-ready insightsand scalable solutions.

Travel Requirements:

Travel is required for this role and could vary from 0-75%.

Here27swhat you need:

  • Minimum of3years of experience working on Supply Chain initiatives

  • Minimum of3years of experience working on Integrated Planning initiatives

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience working in one or many of the following industries: Biopharma, Medical Devices / Med Tech, CDMO/CMO, or adjacent Life Sciences sectors

  • Minimum of 1yearof external experience at a consulting firm or 2 years of internal consulting experience in a role equivalent to Manager level within industry

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years99 work experience)

Bonus points if:

  • You havedevelopingexpertisein one or more of the following life sciences planning domains: Patient-Based Demand Forecasting, IBP/S&OP, S&OE, Inventory Optimization, CMO/CDMO Supply Planning, or Clinical Supply

  • You have the proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

  • You27veearned an MBA or equivalent graduate degree

  • You have exposure to life sciences planning platforms such as OMP, KinaxisRapidResponse, SAP IBP/S4, o9 Solutions, or Blue Yonder, or adjacent systems such as Veeva Vault, SAP ERP, or MES/MOM platforms

  • Lean or Six Sigma qualifications

  • You can use the latest dataanalytics toolsto spot opportunities for improvement

  • Prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (i.e.Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) and analytics tools (i.e.Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics)

  • Understanding ofGxPand regulatory considerations in pharma manufacturing, and how they shape data and AI solutions

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 09/08/2026.

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 $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
Maine $54,400 to $151,400
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
Virginia $59,100 to $189,300
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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Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
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$44.7 billion
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