Life Sciences - Portfolio Strategy & Value Senior Manager
Accenture · Albany, New York Metropolitan Area · 1 mo ago
Business Development$123k–$317k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, scam warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", etc. Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them.
We have content: "About The Role" paragraph. Then "The Work" bullet list (responsibilities). Then "You Are A" paragraph (qualifications/requirements). Then "Candidates must have at least 8 years..." (requirements). Then "Preferred Skills" list. Then "Compensation at Accenture varies..." (Pay info). Then "Benefits Accenture offers a market competitive suite..." (Benefits). Then location and salary ranges per state (Pay details). Also schedule? Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section.
We need to map sections:
- About the role: use
About the role
then paragraph(s) from "About The Role". The text: "We Are Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 799,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture's Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice leads AI-driven enterprise transformation at the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations. We deploy the Reinvention Force: a human + AI team of Transformers, Workforce Architects, and AI & Data Innovators that makes reinvention real at enterprise scale. This is a high-visibility, high-impact practice with strong momentum and a clear path to Managing Director for high performers." Then "About The Role The Portfolio Strategy & Value Lead is the most senior Accenture leader on a Reinventive Enterprise engagement. This role owns the end-to-end value thesis, governs the portfolio of transformation workstreams, and serves as the primary C-suite relationship owner on behalf of Accenture. Part trusted advisor, part business builder, part value architect — this is a balanced leadership role at the center of enterprise reinvention." We should combine into prose paragraphs. - Responsibilities: from "The Work" bullet list. Each bullet is a responsibility. Use- .
List items:
- Chair the portfolio governance forum and facilitate investment sequencing and prioritization across multiple transformation programs
- Own the end-to-end reinvention value case from initial business case through value realization tracking, maintaining CEO/CFO-level narrative around ROI
- Serve as primary Accenture senior relationship owner with client executive team, managing C-suite relationships and driving alignment across leadership
- Surface trade-offs, escalate delivery risks and resourcing gaps, and drive the reinvention roadmap including sequencing of transformation waves
- Lead cross-functional Reinvention Force teams across Transformers, Workforce Architects, and AI & Data Innovators
- Drive business development: originate, shape, and close new reinvention engagements; lead proposals and commercial pursuits
- Contribute to thought leadership and practice development for the Life Sciences Reinventive Enterprise practice
- Requirements: from "You Are A" paragraph and "Candidates must have at least 8 years..." plus bullet list of requirements.
"You Are A strategic leader and trusted advisor with deep Life Sciences expertise. You are a structured problem solver with extensive consulting and industry experience. You communicate clearly and credibly with C-suite executives. You thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and know how to lead a team while staying close to the work. You have driven business development and built lasting client relationships. You bring energy, resilience, and a genuine passion for building something new."
Then "Candidates must have at least 8 years of combined experience in the following areas:" then bullet list:
- Enterprise transformation or strategy consulting at a top-tier firm or leading Life Sciences organization, with experience leading multi-workstream programs from problem framing through delivery.
- A proven track record leading engagements with measurable client impact — including owning the value case, governing delivery, and maintaining C-suite relationships throughout.
- Experience developing and presenting transformation roadmaps, reinvention narratives, and investment cases to C-suite, SVP, and VP-level stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of how AI, data, and digital technologies are reshaping enterprise operating models — and the ability to translate that into client strategy and roadmap.
- Demonstrated success in business development: identifying opportunities, shaping proposals, and building senior client relationships.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing junior professionals.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as client and business needs require.
We can put these in
- under Requirements heading.
- Qualifications: maybe we can treat "Preferred Skills" as Qualifications? Actually "Preferred Skills" list includes MBA, etc. Could be Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: Use headings for sections like Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have both Qualifications and Skills. We need to decide what goes where. The "Preferred Skills" list includes MBA, experience building/scaling new practice, thought leadership, operating across multiple Life Sciences sub-sectors, familiarity with value quantification frameworks. Those could be considered Qualifications or Skills. We could put them under Qualifications (since they are preferred qualifications). Or we could split: Qualifications = required (the 8 years etc) and Skills = preferred skills. But we already used Requirements for the required experience. Qualifications could be education (MBA) etc. Skills could be the preferred skills list. However we already used Requirements for the mandatory experience. We could treat Qualifications as education/degrees (MBA or advanced degree). Skills as the rest of preferred skills. Let's do that.
Thus:
- Qualifications: MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
- Skills: list of preferred skills (building/scaling new practice, thought leadership, operating across multiple sub-sectors, familiarity with value quantification frameworks).
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All have content.
- Benefits: from "Benefits 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". We should keep the link? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. The link is part of the content. We can keep the tag inside
. However we must remove boilerplate like "See more information on our benefits here:" maybe it's okay to keep as it's part of the description. It's not boilerplate. We'll keep. - Pay: from "Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors..." plus the salary ranges per state and city list. We need to include that as Pay section. The text: "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 11/01/2026." Then list of states with salary ranges, then list of cities. All that is substantive pay info. We'll include as
paragraphs and maybe
- for the lists? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For pay ranges, it's a list but not duties/requirements/benefits. Could still use
- but not required. Safer to use
for prose and maybe
- for the list of locations? The instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid using for other lists, but we can keep as
with line breaks? Better to use
- for clarity. It's not prohibited. We'll do
- for each location line.
But we must not include filler like "We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/01/2026." That's specific content, okay.
We must not include Schedule section (no info). So omit.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
...
(the paragraph about strategic leader)- ... ...
Qualifications
MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
Skills
- Experience building or scaling a new practice, offering, or capability from the ground up in a consulting context.
- Track record developing thought leadership — whitepapers, conference presentations, or published perspectives — on enterprise transformation or AI-driven reinvention.
- Experience operating across multiple Life Sciences sub-sectors (large pharma, emerging biotech, CROs, or medtech) and geographies.
- Familiarity with value quantification frameworks for AI investments (e.g., Wharton economic model or equivalent).
Benefits
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
Pay
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 11/01/2026.
- California $122,700 to $317,200
- Colorado $122,700 to $317,200
- Connecticut $122,700 to $317,200
- District of Columbia $122,700 to $317,200
- Illinois $122,700 to $317,200
- Maine $122,700 to $317,200
- Maryland $122,700 to $317,200
- Massachusetts $122,700 to $317,200
- Minnesota $122,700 to $317,200
- New York $122,70
- for each location line.
But we must not include filler like "We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/01/2026." That's specific content, okay.
We must not include Schedule section (no info). So omit.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
- for clarity. It's not prohibited. We'll do
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid using for other lists, but we can keep as
- for the list of locations? The instruction says use
- but not required. Safer to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For pay ranges, it's a list but not duties/requirements/benefits. Could still use
- under Requirements heading.
- Qualifications: maybe we can treat "Preferred Skills" as Qualifications? Actually "Preferred Skills" list includes MBA, etc. Could be Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: Use headings for sections like Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have both Qualifications and Skills. We need to decide what goes where. The "Preferred Skills" list includes MBA, experience building/scaling new practice, thought leadership, operating across multiple Life Sciences sub-sectors, familiarity with value quantification frameworks. Those could be considered Qualifications or Skills. We could put them under Qualifications (since they are preferred qualifications). Or we could split: Qualifications = required (the 8 years etc) and Skills = preferred skills. But we already used Requirements for the required experience. Qualifications could be education (MBA) etc. Skills could be the preferred skills list. However we already used Requirements for the mandatory experience. We could treat Qualifications as education/degrees (MBA or advanced degree). Skills as the rest of preferred skills. Let's do that.
Thus:
- Qualifications: MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
- Skills: list of preferred skills (building/scaling new practice, thought leadership, operating across multiple sub-sectors, familiarity with value quantification frameworks).
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All have content.
- Benefits: from "Benefits 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". We should keep the link? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. The link is part of the content. We can keep the tag inside