Digital Lab Transformation - Manager - Life Science

About the role

As a Manager within EY’s Life Sciences Transformation practice, you will play a critical role in delivering laboratory transformation initiatives for Life Sciences clients across R&D, quality control, and manufacturing environments. You will focus on helping clients modernize laboratory operations through digital enablement, operating model redesign, and system implementations, while ensuring solutions are fit for purpose in regulated environments. This role is laboratory‑first, with quality, regulatory, and validation considerations embedded to enable compliant, scalable, and sustainable lab operations rather than serving as the primary focus.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead laboratory transformation workstreams, including digital lab modernization initiatives, LIMS implementations, and laboratory operating model and process redesign across R&D, QC, and manufacturing labs
• Translate client objectives into detailed delivery plans, requirements, and execution roadmaps focused on laboratory operations and technology enablement
• Manage day‑to‑day delivery across lab-focused workstreams, ensuring timelines, scope, and quality expectations are met
• Integrate quality, regulatory, and computer systems validation considerations into laboratory solutions in partnership with SMEs, ensuring solutions are compliant without over‑engineering
• Serve as a primary client contact at the manager and director level, facilitating working sessions, status updates, and issue resolution
• Lead and coach consultants and senior consultants, providing direction, feedback, and development support
• Support business development and account activities, including proposal development, client presentations, and contribution to laboratory transformation offerings and assets

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Proven experience leading laboratory-focused transformation workstreams in Life Sciences environments
• Strong understanding of laboratory operations, lab workflows, and digital lab technologies (e.g., LIMS, LES, ELN, lab data platforms)
• Working knowledge of quality, regulatory, and validation requirements as they apply to laboratory systems and processes
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to bridge lab, IT, and business stakeholders
• Experience managing delivery risk, dependencies, and trade-offs within complex programs
• Ability to balance innovation, usability, and compliance in GxP-regulated laboratory environments
• Commitment to developing junior team members and contributing to a collaborative team culture
• Curiosity and interest in emerging laboratory technologies and trends within Life Sciences

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 5+ years of Life Sciences experience, with a strong emphasis on laboratory operations, lab systems, or lab transformation initiatives
• 3+ years of experience leading project workstreams or components of larger programs in consulting or industry
• Hands-on experience with laboratory systems (e.g., LIMS, ELN, LES) and/or lab data and integration platforms
• Foundational knowledge of computer systems validation, data integrity, and regulatory expectations for laboratory environments

Ideal Qualifications

• Experience supporting global Life Sciences organizations across R&D, QC, or manufacturing laboratories
• Exposure to proposal development, internal asset creation, or offering development related to laboratory transformation
• Experience mentoring consultants or senior consultants
• Willingness to travel up to 40%, based on client needs

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package with performance-based rewards
• Medical and dental coverage
• Pension and 401(k) plans
• Wide range of paid time off options, including flexible vacation policy and designated holidays
• Flexible, team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model with in-person expectations of 40–60% for client-serving roles

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $114,800 to $210,600. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $137,900 to $239,300. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.