Client Engagement Manager – Pharma/ Life Sciences

Fractal Analytics•New York, NY

2d•$0 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Fractal Analytics is a global, AI-first company and strategic partner to Fortune 500 organizations. AI is Fractal’s core business. For over 25 years, Fractal has helped enterprises apply advanced analytics and AI to improve decision-making at scale. Fractal’s Healthcare & Life Sciences (Pharma) practice is purpose-built to support global pharmaceutical organizations across commercial, R&D, supply chain, and enterprise functions. We work with many of the world’s largest pharma companies to design, build, and scale production-grade AI and GenAI solutions that deliver measurable business and patient impact. Join our team and shape the future Pharma & Life Sciences through groundbreaking technology solutions! This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship at this time. We are looking for an experienced Client Engagement Manager to lead strategic client engagements for a large Pharma/Life Sciences client in the US. The role will own client relationships, program delivery, commercial governance, and cross-functional coordination across analytics, data, AI, and technology initiatives.

Requirements

12+ years of overall experience, with significant experience in client-facing engagement/program management roles.
Strong experience managing large enterprise clients, preferably within Pharma, Life Sciences, or Healthcare.
Good understanding of Data, Analytics, AI/ML, Digital, and Technology programs.
Strong program management and governance capabilities.
Experience managing multiple workstreams and distributed/onshore-offshore teams.
Strong understanding of commercial management, SOWs, budgets, resource planning, and financial governance.
Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Ability to navigate complex client organizations and manage senior-level expectations.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle delivery escalations effectively.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with US-based Pharma clients.
Experience with forecasting, commercial analytics, data platforms, GenAI/AI, or decision intelligence programs is advantageous.
MBA or equivalent management qualification is preferred.
PMP, SAFe, Agile, or similar certification is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior engagement lead and primary client partner for assigned Pharma programs.
Build strong relationships with senior business, technology, data, and analytics stakeholders.
Own end-to-end program delivery, including scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, resource planning, and quality.
Drive engagement governance through regular client reviews, steering meetings, status reporting, and escalation management.
Manage commercial aspects including SOWs, budgets, utilization, revenue tracking, forecasting, and change requests.
Partner with delivery, engineering, data science, analytics, and product teams to ensure successful execution.
Identify opportunities to expand existing engagements and bring additional value to the client.
Proactively identify delivery and business risks and drive mitigation plans.
Translate client business priorities into actionable programs and delivery roadmaps.
Ensure high levels of client satisfaction, delivery excellence, and stakeholder alignment.
Mentor Engagement Managers and delivery leads supporting the account.