Life Sciences Quality Management Consulting Manager - Sr Manager

Our Quality practice is where Quality innovation meets leading-edge technology. We help our clients envision and achieve Quality Transformation through co-creation and application of digital technologies, revolutionizing Quality control and Quality assurance processes. Our people have a combination of deep Quality management industry and broad technology expertise, tied with strategic and business consulting experience, and industry platforms knowledge. We provide an innovative approach and global scale across regulated industries.

We leverage digital technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, analytics, and cloud, in combination with a fundamental redesign of the end user experience to help our clients better capture, manage, integrate, and analyze complex enterprise Quality data. We help improve product quality, ensure compliance, optimize design quality processes, manufacturing quality processes, supply chain quality processes and reduce time to market and enhance overall operational efficiency.  

As a team member of the Quality practice, you will be exposed to the cutting-edge technologies and processes that many leading companies and government agencies utilize.

What would you do?

As a Manager, you'll be given end-to-end responsibility for the complex program management and project delivery. You will play a wide variety of roles related to delivery and sales, shaping digital Quality solutions for clients and maintaining and growing industry as their center of gravity. Analyze and design new organizational design, operation model and Quality business processes. Identify and define detailed business requirements and use cases. Serve as a liaison to the business community and participate in user and task analysis to maintain the business community 's perspective. Improve organization performance and achieve program goals by developing and executing end-to-end project activities. Calculate and crisply articulate the business value generated by solutions. Demonstrate creativity and flexibility when creating and driving project plans and estimates, scope and requirements from design, implementation to deployment. Proactively manage and report on execution of deliverables. Master communicators across multiple stakeholders aligning priorities and direction.

• Shape client’s digital Quality transformation vision, focus areas, and journey from the current state to a “to-be” Quality enterprise environment.

• Provide point-of-view on digital solutions to deliver on Quality transformational goals along with strengths and weaknesses of various planning solutions.

• Develop roadmaps and current state assessments for Quality organizations in large companies across various industries.

• Facilitate strategic working sessions and technical workshops with both client and project team members.

• Build relationships with key client stakeholders and collaborate with client senior leaders to ensure buy-in to recommended solutions.

• Serve as the architect for a delivery initiative and oversee the design and implementation of digital Quality solutions, processes, change management, value drivers and operating model by leveraging Accenture’s implementation methodology.

• Actively manage risks to client engagements, practice performance, and brand/reputation.

• Proactively coach project team members to increase their knowledge and effectiveness.

• Help to develop and Quality consulting portfolio through thought leadership and opportunity identification.

• Manage business development opportunities to bring innovative solutions and ways of working to clients.

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

Here's What You Need:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information technology, computer science, supply chain, system engineering, business management/administration, life sciences (e.g. biochemistry, biology or chemistry) or relevant field.

​Minimum of 6 years of practical experience in complex program management and project delivery preferably in consulting, in the context of Quality transformation, Quality culture, Quality organization design, QMS (Quality management system) implementation and organization change management.

Minimum of 4 years of experience:

• Quality design or Quality manufacturing or Supply chain Quality in industries such as life sciences, automotive, semi-conductors and consumer packaging goods.

• Expertise in program/project management, process optimization, and organizational design.

• Experience in conducting workshops and coaching sessions.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Demonstrated business transformation experience preferably in Quality organizations, coupled with practical knowledge and exposure to at least one of the following:

• Veeva Quality Vault (QMS, DMS, LMS, LIMS) and associated platforms

• Salesforce platform and QMS application(s)

• SAP QM

• Siemens Teamcenter/OpCenter

TRAVEL: Willingness to travel up to 50% to client sites and Accenture offices. The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects.

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Prior experience working for a Strategy & Consulting Firm, Industry Software Vendor, or working for a company in the regulated industry within a Quality function

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