Job Title: Life Sciences Commercial Strategy Manager

Level: Manager

Location: London

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

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Our Team

The Life Sciences industry is experiencing a period of unprecedented change. Rapid shifts in technology, data and AI are transforming the ways Life Sciences organisations work across the product lifecycle to develop and commercialise innovation. We are at the forefront of this change, helping the world’s largest Life Sciences companies achieve sustainable and profitable growth by transforming their businesses across the value chain to become more customer-centric, data-driven and operationally agile: ultimately, getting new products to patients faster. We help our clients deliver lasting impact by driving excellence from strategy development through to implementation. At Accenture, our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity.

As we are experiencing unprecedented growth, we are looking for exceptional individuals to join our team of passionate Life Sciences Strategy practitioners. As part of this team, you will learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. You will have an opportunity to make an impact on organisations that touch billions of lives every day.

In our team, you will gain exposure to:

• The most strategic challenges and opportunities that occupy the minds of industry leaders

• Cutting edge research and thought leadership that is defining the future of the industry

• Structured problem-solving techniques to enable our clients to transform their businesses

• A global network of highly skilled, geographically and culturally diverse people

• A world-class training curriculum that helps you continuously upskill yourself as the world changes

• A culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, enterprise, and a lot of fun!

As a Life Sciences Commercial Strategy Manager, you will:

• Develop and drive high-impact, strategic insights that solve complex business challenges for clients in the Life Sciences sector.

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams to deliver tailored strategic solutions across Life Sciences Commercial and related domains.

• Leverage deep industry knowledge and market trends to shape client strategies, ensuring long-term business success.

• Cultivate strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to senior executives, guiding them through pivotal decision-making processes.

• Drive business development by identifying growth opportunities, contributing to sales efforts, and actively building and managing a strong sales pipeline.

• Collaborate closely with internal teams across functions, fostering relationships that promote knowledge sharing and support for client delivery and growth.

• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, data-driven recommendations that exceed client expectations and drive measurable results.

We are looking for you if you have:

• 5-8+  years’ relevant experience focusing on Commercial Strategy in the Life Sciences industry including prior strategy consulting experience 

• Bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus but not essential

• Deep functional knowledge in one or more of the following areas: commercial strategy and operating model; commercial data and technology strategy incl. CRM; portfolio / asset strategy; product launch / go-to-market strategy; digital transformation and innovation; data, analytics and AI; customer and patient experience

• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem solving skills

• Team leadership experience

• Effective communication skills, both written and oral. Fluency in English

• An interest in technology and data

What’s in it for you

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app-based fitness classes and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

We strive to help our people create the right work-life balance that allows them to realise their full potential. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you.
 

Location:
Your home office will be in London. This role is client-facing and may therefore involve travel, working in other parts of the UK as well as overseas depending on the needs of the project.

Closing Date for Applications: 31/08/2025

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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