Portfolio Lead - Pharma
About the role
The Portfolio Lead within ZS’s Digital & Technology practice focuses on driving growth and delivery of technology solutions for commercial pharma clients, particularly in the East Coast region. This role involves managing multiple projects simultaneously, understanding client business challenges, and providing thought leadership. The Portfolio Lead also works closely with onshore and offshore teams to develop price estimates, plan capacities, and deliver end-to-end technology capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Drive growth and delivery of technology solutions for commercial pharma clients, focusing on 1-3 key accounts in the East Coast region
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, managing multiple projects at the same time
- Understand client’s business challenges and provide thought leadership in addressing issues
- Bring the best of ZS expertise to the client(s)
- Work with onshore and offshore teams to develop price estimate, plan capacity, coordinate delivery of the end-to-end technology capability (BI Reporting, Analytics, AI, Digital, Big Data, Cloud, MDM) solution, report project status and act as escalation path for clients
- Apply ZS methodology and Agile delivery concepts to the project(s)
- Ensure technical design is robust and scalable solutions consistent with ZS and industry practices; take advantage of the existing assets and maintain a balance between architecture requirements and specific client needs
- Develop and manage client relationships on projects
- Bridge business and technical teams by being fluent in the language of consulting (business drivers, process), design and technology (systems architecture, data warehousing, report creation)
- Coach the cross-functional project team on the business perspective and strategic imperatives to inform key project decisions
- Collaborate with other ZS internal expertise teams - Architects, Validation/ testing, etc. to ensure best in class technology solution
- Mentor, develop and motivate ZS teams and people; Lead by example
Requirements
- Bachelor's/Master's degree with specialization in Computer Science, MIS, IT or another computer related discipline
- 10+ years of relevant hands-on IT services or consulting industry experience leading medium-large scale technology solution delivery engagements
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading large delivery teams
- Certifications Preferred (Cloud Platforms, Project Management, Data and Analytics, AL/ML Certifications, Enterprise Architecture)
- Experience in leading and building POV on new technology or problem solving, Innovation to build firm intellectual capital
- Extensive experience in big data and cloud technologies
Qualifications
- Strong client presence and ability to communicate verbally and in writing technical concepts to all audiences
- Significant supervisory, coaching and hands-on project management skills
- Able to manage a virtual global team environment that contributes to the overall timely delivery of multiple projects
- Willingness to travel to other global offices as needed to work with clients or other internal project teams
Skills
- Strong client presence and ability to communicate verbally and in writing technical concepts to all audiences
- Significant supervisory, coaching and hands-on project management skills
- Able to manage a virtual global team environment that contributes to the overall timely delivery of multiple projects
- Willingness to travel to other global offices as needed to work with clients or other internal project teams
Benefits
ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well-being, financial future, time away, and professional development. This includes skills-building programs, milestone training programs, and internal mobility paths that empower growth via s-curves, individual contribution, and role expansions.
Pay
Details on pay will be provided during the interview process.
Schedule
Details on schedule will be provided during the interview process.