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About Accenture:

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in
strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations with more than 373,000 people serving clients in more than
120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business
functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to
help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of
US$31.0 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2015. You can visit us at http://www.accenture.com.

About Capability Network:


If you are looking for a career with unparalleled global impact, then Accenture invites you to learn more about our
rapidly expanding Capability Network. Over 2,000 management consulting and strategy professionals work in the
Capability Network at Accenture. Based in a network of prominent locations, Capability Network professionals
specialize in providing cutting-edge Industry and Functional expertise and leveraging the power of Accenture to bring
measurable value to our clients worldwide.

Join the Capability Network and always have the backing of the established brand of Accenture to deliver large scale
transformational change. Grow your career and experience a stimulating, fast-paced environment working with
prestigious clients on diverse projects to solve significant business challenges. You will deliver lasting impact as you
work as part of a highly specialized team, combining overseas client-site work with opportunities based locally, and
contribute to high performance through continuous collaboration and knowledge sharing. For more information
visit www.accenture.com/capabilitynetwork.

Capability Network Videos:


Video title External link
Accenture Capability Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-92pvOH1d_k
Accenture in One Word https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Fo8uNWZ-0
MBA Careers: What makes Accenture different https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bg4u5Sczm8

Practice Overview:
Life Sciences Team is one of the Industry Programs within Accenture’s Capability Network (CN) team, which sits
under Accenture Strategy and Consulting. Our practitioners bring in right blend of strategic and operational
experience and deep understanding of industry to help clients identify and address their greatest challenges in order
to achieve maximum shareholder value. Our team works hand-in-hand with the world’s most successful Life Sciences
companies to improve their performance across the entire Life Sciences value chain. We provide end-to-end
business services as well as individual consulting, outsourcing and technology projects around the globe in all
strategic and functional areas—with a strong focus on R&D, Sales & Marketing, and the Supply Chain.

Skill/Operating Group Life Sciences Digital Capability Level Analyst


(AI/ RPA/ Large Digital / IT
transformation across front and
back office, Digital / Web / Cloud
Analytics)
Location Bangalore/ Gurgaon/Mumbai Travel Percentage Expected Travel could be
anywhere between 0-100%
This role is for a Digital, AI and RPA– Analyst in the Life Sciences industry team within Accenture
Principal Duties Management Consulting’s Capability Network (CN) practice. CN is being grown aggressively to
And Responsibilities: service overseas markets and has grown from startup mode to over 4000 Analysts today. Life
Sciences practice focuses on solving cross-functional business problems for our pharmaceutical,
biotech and medical device clients. It is uniquely positioned to help clients achieve high
performance with differentiated industry and functional transformation offerings.

The Life Sciences industry group works with the following industries:

• Pharmaceuticals
• Biotechnology
• Medical products and devices

and other companies across the life-sciences value chain and provides services such as large-scale
business and technology transformation, targeted business performance improvement, and post -
merger integration. Our key areas of focus include Research & Development, Supply chain and
Marketing and sales, but experience in digital area is a must for this profile.

We work for large, high-profile clients and develop strong lasting relationships with them. On
average, we have been maintaining client relationship on an average of 10 years. Our clients include
21 of the 26 health care, pharmaceutical, and health care wholesale companies in the FORTUNE
Global 500.

The Life Sciences Analyst will be responsible for helping in driving our Life Sciences clients’ strategy
and business planning efforts. Responsibilities may include:

• Project Delivery: Support delivery of small to medium-size teams to deliver management


consulting projects for global clients. Responsibilities may include analyzing business processes
and identifying automation opportunities, re-engineering processes, conducting business case
assessment and value realization, Data migration, for Intelligent Automation and Cloud
opportunities

• Business Development: Support global sales team to identify and win potential opportunities
within the practice. Support proposal development as an SME expert for different Digital domain
areas

• Practice Management: Taking responsibility within Life Sciences industry group or across the
Products group in areas of responsibility help manage and build the practice, tracking metrics,
etc.

• Domain Development: Development of assets and methodologies, point-of-view, research


or white papers for use by the team and larger community. Acquiring skills that have utility
across industry groups.
MBA from Tier-1 B-Schools or have rich experience in case not from Tier-1 B-School. In case the
Qualifications: candidate doesn’t hold an MBA, postgraduate degree with rich experience of working in Life
Sciences Digital consulting will be a good fit as well.
Management Consulting and General Business Consulting Experience is a must
Experience:
• Possesses good functional and domain knowledge and provides specialized inputs. Has relevant
experience in the same area and / or has an educational background within the domain
• Can solve a structured and defined problem in a functional area. Can break the problem into
smaller modules and go into details and define each module
• Supports a project in implementing and operationalizing a business or operating model within
the offering or area of work
• Provides Point of view, solution, data or input for an area or module in deck making, proposal
or project where problem and scope of work is defined. Big picture and storyline of the larger
engagement is shared
• Has familiarity or expertise with assets / tools in business consulting e.g. Issue Trees,
Implementation frameworks, Diagnosis tools like client questionnaire and analysis, Operating
Model, Business Process mapping, etc.
• Given the functional depth, successfully delivers projects within the same Offering group

Client Stakeholder and Project Management

• Leads and manages a module / part of a project within a specific area or domain
• Works on client site with minimal supervision in his / her area
• Interacts with clients regularly and provides specialized inputs at a functional level

Communication

• Has good written and verbal communication skills. Can articulate and share points well
• Shares inputs in his / her area to support a deck
• Make presentations wherever required to a known audience or client on functional aspects of
his or her domain. Is part of the larger team which presents to the client

Industry/ functional Skills

• Industry Expertise: Worked in top consulting or pharma company. Preferably worked


internationally in the pharmaceutical /medical devices / biotechnology industry or worked in an
international context with clients from the above industry segments
• Should have 1-3 years of progressive business and/or consulting experience; at least 1 year of
experience in Life Sciences Industry is mandatory
• Consulting experience in Digital Transformation with life sciences clients is mandatory,
especially in the areas of Automation, RPA, AI/ML, Cloud enablement etc.
• Should have worked in the Pharmaceutical space and done work around (any 3-5):
▪ Automation / Robotics / AI /ML / Cloud Transformation Projects
▪ Knowledge on Agile or Scrum Delivery
▪ Digital / Web / Cloud analytics
▪ Operating Model
▪ Project Management
▪ Process Analysis
▪ Project Design and Implementation
▪ Business requirements gathering
▪ Process Improvements
• Exposure to techno-functional solutions or relevant certifications is preferred (e.g. Automation
Anywhere, UiPath, AWS, Azure etc.)

Capability Skills
Should have the following skills developed as part of experience in a strategy or consulting set up:

• Strong Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills


• Large Digital / IT transformation across front and back office
• Project Management
• Digital / Web / Cloud analytics
• Operating Model Design
• Process Optimization & Redesign
• Project Design and Implementation
• Business requirements gathering

• We need a positive, can-do attitude with high initiative


Key Competencies and Skills: • The individual should possess excellent communication (written and oral) skills and excellent
presentation skills including strong oral and writing capabilities
• The individual should have strong intellect coupled with proficient commercial instincts
• The individual must be a self-starter, someone who has led teams, has strong conceptual and
inter-personal skills
• This individual must be comfortable working at the highest levels of client organizations and
interacting closely with the senior executives in a range of environments
• The individual should be comfortable functioning in a broadly positioned and highly diverse
consulting firm
• The individual should possess an impressive executive demeanor, a team oriented and
collaborative approach
• The individual should have demonstrated entrepreneurial instinct
• The individual should possess and demonstrate high integrity and credibility as perceived by
all those with whom s/he will work
• The individual should be diplomatic, flexible, and have a good team approach.
o Location – Gurgaon/Mumbai/Bangalore
Additional Information: o Visa Enablement – prefer candidates with US Green Cards/other visa
o Travel Percentage - Expected Travel could be anywhere between 0-100%

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of
race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership sta tus, sexual orientation,
gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

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