Senior Client Partner – Life Sciences (Pharma & Biotech Focus)

Endava

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Commercial discipline is responsible for driving business growth, managing partnerships, and providing industry subject matter expertise and advisory to both clients and internal teams. This strategic and consultative team creates meaningful relationships with clients through their combined knowledge of IT services and industry trends and pain points. Members include business development staff of all levels, client partners, alliances and partnerships managers, industry advisors, and operational leads. The Senior Client Partner role at Endava is a senior leader within the Commercial organisation. They own the relationship with the client and the delivery organisation, ensuring alignment on goals, expectations, and deliverables. This role is responsible for managing and growing key client relationships, achieving significant revenue growth, and identifying new business opportunities. The Client Partner plays a critical role in maintaining and expanding these relationships through exceptional client experiences, continuous improvement, exemplary service delivery, and strategic foresight.

Requirements

Proven track record in client leadership roles within the Life Sciences industry, ideally with focus on Pharma and/or Biotech
Strong and active network of senior industry contacts
Deep understanding of the strategic, operational, and digital challenges facing the sector
Demonstrated commercial acumen – experience managing and growing client portfolios
Proficiency in financial management, including P&L management, forecasting, and risk management
Extensive experience in developing and executing client strategies that drive business growth
Demonstrated subject matter depth across Pharma/Biotech clinical development and commercial functions, with hands-on knowledge of end-to-end business processes, enabling technologies, and cross-functional stakeholder needs (e.g., clinical ops/data, safety/PV, regulatory/quality, market access, omnichannel/CRM, and patient services)
Proven understanding of transformation in highly regulated Life Sciences environments, including GxP-aligned compliance and validation, data integrity and audit readiness, privacy/consent controls, and modernization of data/platforms and AI/digital solutions—translating these into measurable client outcomes
Exceptional leadership, negotiation, and relationship management abilities
Experience in driving continuous improvement and innovation in client solutions and service delivery.

Nice To Haves

Experience in strategic initiatives, transformation projects, or large-scale integrations is a plus
Proficient in all client negotiation (investments / Master Service Agreements / thorny contract points) aligned with Sales

Responsibilities

Drive business growth by implementing strategic plans that foster long-term client relationships and revenue expansion.
Develop and execute strategies to achieve 20%+ (or as agreed) revenue growth within the client portfolio.
Actively manage and develop a pipeline within accounts, aligned to a go-to-market strategy in collaboration with a Business Development Manager (BDM).
Leverage business acumen to identify and capitalize on untapped growth opportunities within clients.
Dedicate over 50% of time to cultivating new business and relationships within clients, actively participating in promotional activities.
Proactively leverage professional networks to generate new opportunities with existing clients.
Build personal brand and relationships with senior stakeholders (C-level across business, tech, sales, marketing) within the client portfolio.
Spend significant time face-to-face with clients, ensuring strong engagement and understanding of their needs.
Accountable for revenue and profit forecasts and delivery.
Delegate delivery responsibilities to relevant Delivery Managers (DMs) while maintaining oversight.
For mature accounts, iteratively explore replacement pipelines to mitigate ramp-downs.
Ensure accurate financial forecasts, projections, and adjustments.
Manage and mitigate risks effectively, including succession planning.
Own P&L and meet agreed financial targets (budgets, order book, revenue, margin, and other metrics).
Ensure robust account growth planning (leveraging Client Growth Model / CGM) aligned with client business needs, including strategies for significant renewals.
Drive continuous improvement and innovation in solutions, commercials, and positioning within the portfolio.
Focus on building industry expertise and credentials to enhance client engagement and service delivery.
Ensure compliance with governance, business rules, and regulatory standards.
Embed critical initiatives and processes within the client portfolio to achieve strategic objectives.
Foster a culture of high performance and continuous improvement within the team.

Benefits

Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus
Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership
Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences
Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme
Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps
Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations
Robust healthcare and benefits including Medical, Dental, vision, Disability coverage, and various other benefit options
Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical, Transit, and Dependent Care)
Employer Paid Life Insurance and AD&D Coverages
Health Savings account paired with our low-cost High Deductible Medical Plan
401(k) Safe Harbor Retirement plan with employer match with immediately vest