Supply Chain Planning Life Sciences Consultant

Accenture•Chicago, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture is seeking a consultant to 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 role is responsible for delivering large scale Planning Transformation programs through ownership of end-to-end delivery while building Accenture’s differentiated Planning capability.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of experience working on Supply Chain initiatives
Minimum of 3 years 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 1 year of 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 years’ work experience)
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Developing expertise in 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
Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Earned an MBA or equivalent graduate degree
Exposure to life sciences planning platforms such as OMP, Kinaxis RapidResponse , 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
Can use the latest data analytics tools to 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 of GxP and regulatory considerations in pharma manufacturing, and how they shape data and AI solutions

Responsibilities

Support project delivery of business and technology transformations by utilizing deep industry expertise in 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, and coaching and mentoring others
Bring effective communications to manage both internal and external relationships and deliver with excellence
Support practice and people development in addition to day to day project delivery excellence
Support delivery of generative AI and agent-based modeling to accelerate scalable use cases for Agentic planning operations - translating complex technical outputs into executive-ready insights and scalable solutions.