Full Job Description
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.
The Work:
• Lead the people change agenda across the enterprise transformation - defining how roles, capabilities, and ways of working must evolve as AI takes over tasks
• Define and own the workforce transition strategy aligned to the process and technology reinvention roadmap
• Oversee role redesign and capability development in alignment with process blueprint and technology changes
• Partner with the Portfolio Strategy & Value Lead on workforce investment decisions, sequencing, and organizational readiness
• Engage C-suite HR and talent leaders (CHRO and leadership team) to build alignment on the workforce reinvention strategy
• Develop the enterprise workforce narrative for internal and external communications about the transformation
Travel varies by client needs and could be up to 80%
Here's What You Need:
Candidates must have at least 8 years of combined experience in the following:
• Experience in workforce strategy, organizational design, or talent transformation in a management consulting or in-industry context
• Experience redesigning roles and operating models in the context of large-scale technology or AI-driven transformation
• Demonstrated experience leading change programs for major enterprise transformations at the C-suite and VP level
• Deep knowledge of Life Sciences talent and workforce dynamics including functional capabilities, operating models, and organizational structures
• Experience engaging CHRO-level stakeholders on people strategy and organizational change
Bonus Points:
• MBA or advanced degree in organizational psychology, HR, or a related discipline
• Experience designing human + AI operating models and role taxonomies for agentic AI environments
• Track record developing workforce transformation thought leadership or capability frameworks
• Familiarity with change management methodologies (Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent) applied at enterprise scale
• Experience operating across multiple Life Sciences sub-sectors (large pharma, emerging biotech, CROs)
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 11/06/2026.
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 $132,500 to $338,300
Colorado $132,500 to $292,200
Connecticut $132,500 to $292,200
District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200
Illinois $122,700 to $292,200
Maine $112,900 to $249,000
Maryland $132,500 to $292,200
Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200
Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200
New York $122,700 to $338,300
New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300
Ohio $122,700 to $270,600
Virginia $122,700 to $311,200
Washington $141,100 to $311,200
