Life Sciences Consultant — Commercial Strategy

Overview ​ Join our Life Sciences Industry & Enterprise practice to help leading pharma, biotech, and medtech clients define commercial strategy and reinvent how commercial work gets done. This role focuses on supporting strategy work across asset / brand strategy, launch, portfolio growth, market access, patient services, functional transformation, operating model, process redesign, and AI/data-enabled reinvention. ​ ​ What would you do? ​ As a Consultant, you will support client workstreams that help life sciences organizations make critical commercial decisions — from how to launch and grow assets to how to redesign functions and enterprise ways of working. ​ Your work could include: ​ Supporting asset / brand strategy, launch, portfolio growth, market access, patient services, and broader commercial strategy projects ​ Assessing market dynamics, customer needs, competitive landscapes, access considerations, and commercial growth opportunities ​ Supporting functional or enterprise reinvention work across operating model, process, governance, capability, and talent implications ​ Identifying where AI, analytics, automation, copilots, or agentic workflows can improve commercial decision-making or execution ​ Translating research, interviews, benchmarks, and data inputs into clear hypotheses, insights, and client-ready recommendations ​ ​ In this role you will be expected to: ​ Understand client and project objectives and proactively ask clarifying questions at the onset of work ​ Own complex deliverables or workstream components from start to finish with limited guidance ​ Conduct independent primary and secondary research and synthesize findings into hypotheses ​ Apply life sciences commercial knowledge to connect asset, customer, access, functional, and enterprise implications ​ Use structured problem solving and storytelling to communicate insights clearly in client-ready materials ​ Build and apply strategy frameworks to break down ambiguous commercial questions and explore scenarios ​ Support development of value cases by sizing commercial opportunities, defining assumptions, analyzing value drivers, and translating evidence into clear implications for strategy decisions ​ Support AI/data-enabled strategy and reinvention work by defining use case objectives, workflow fit, required inputs, risks, and human-in-the-loop considerations ​ Support proactive commercial strategy / reinvention opportunities and proposals by shaping the client problem, strategic approach, workplan, and value story ​ Contribute to thought capital by developing reusable perspectives, frameworks, case examples, and market-facing points of view on priority commercial strategy topics ​ Manage up effectively, flag risks early, and support analysts or peers through coaching, feedback, and work product review Growth Opportunities ​ You will continue to grow through: ​ Building broad commercial strategy experience across asset, function, and enterprise topics ​ Supporting high-priority work for senior life sciences commercial leaders ​ Developing expertise in commercial reinvention, AI/data-enabled strategy, and future ways of working ​ Partnering across Accenture teams to bring together strategy, technology, analytics, operations, and industry expertise ​ Growing into a workstream leader who can manage teams and advise clients across a range of commercial strategy questions Who do we need? ​ We would love to hear from you if you have: ​ Basic Qualifications Minimum of 3 years of life sciences commercial experience across asset / brand strategy, launch, portfolio growth, marketing, medical, market access, patient services, field, or commercial ops / transformation topics ​ Minimum of 3 years of experience in strategy consulting, professional services, or an equivalent internal corporate-strategy role. Bachelor's Degree Preferred Qualifications Ability to flex across asset-level strategy and functional / enterprise-level reinvention questions ​ Strong problem-solving skills, including ability to structure ambiguous questions, synthesize research, and translate findings into recommendations ​ Understanding of commercial strategy fundamentals such as market dynamics, customer behavior, access considerations, competitive positioning, value drivers, and launch / growth levers ​ Exposure to operating model, process redesign, governance, capability building, or transformation roadmap work ​ Working knowledge of AI/data concepts, including predictive analytics, GenAI, copilots, workflow automation, and agentic solutions ​ Comfort partnering with technology, analytics, AI, and platform teams while staying anchored in the business problem ​ Proactive mindset around innovative ways of working, including how AI, automation, copilots, and agentic workflows can improve productivity, quality, collaboration, and speed of execution for external project & internal Accenture work ​ Strong PowerPoint, Excel, written communication, storytelling, and client-facing presentation skills ​ ​ 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 09/12/2026. 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 $70,350 to $188,100 Cleveland $59,100 to $188,100 Colorado $59,100 to $188,100 District of Columbia $59,100 to $188,100 Illinois $59,100 to