Strategy Principal Director, Data & AI Strategy - Life Sciences
About the role
As a Data & AI Strategy Principal Director, you will shape vision and create opportunities for data & AI-led business reinvention. You will build client relationships and credibility as a trusted advisor on how to infuse Data & AI into business processes or functions. This role involves defining and structuring an organization’s data and AI strategy to build and optimize data assets and AI technologies for growth and competitive advantages.
Responsibilities
- Assess the maturity of an organization’s data and AI foundation.
- Define building blocks required to convert to an AI-first organization, including technology and AI platform blueprint, data strategy, and future-ready operating model.
- Create the business case, investment profile, and roadmap to deliver on the strategy.
- Infuse Responsible AI in vision and roadmap, develop plans for leveraging ecosystem partners, and define operating models to foster a culture of innovation and experimentation.
- Identify people, processes, and technologies to develop and operationalize AI solutions.
- Create strategies for AI-first products and develop commercialization opportunities.
- Originate new opportunities and see them through the sales cycle.
- Travel as needed based on client expectations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum 10 years of experience working within the Data and AI Strategy space, including specific skills and experiences around Data Management, Data Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Responsible AI, and leading tech-driven transformations.
- 7+ years of high-value consulting experience or equivalent internal consulting experience.
- A minimum of 7 years of experience leading workstreams and meeting deadlines.
- A minimum of 7 years of large-scale delivery experience with minimal help.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant field (Nice to Have).
- Experience with senior-level (C-level or C-level minus 1) conversations.
- Strong program management and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Driven and entrepreneurial: ability to originate and shape new deals, lead client conversations, and engage in go-to-market activities.
- Fluent in English (both spoken and written).
- Excellent leadership and people skills: proven ability to build effective teams and foster a collaborative and inclusive environment, as well as build strong client relationships.
- Experience bringing innovative ideas to projects.
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 benefits.
Pay
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on factors such as office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. The annual salary ranges for this role are as follows:
- California: $150,900 to $387,800
- Cleveland: $150,900 to $387,800
- Colorado: $150,900 to $387,800
- District of Columbia: $150,900 to $387,800
- Illinois: $150,900 to $387,800
- Maine: $150,900 to $387,800
- Maryland: $150,900 to $387,800
- Massachusetts: $150,900 to $387,800
- Minnesota: $150,900 to $387,800
- New York: $150,900 to $387,800
- New Jersey: $150,900 to $387,800
- Virginia: $150,900 to $387,800
- Washington: $150,900 to $387,800
Role locations include, but are not limited to: New York City, NY; Albany, NY; Arlington, VA; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Bentonville, AR; Boston, MA; Carmel, IN; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Culver City, CA; Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Hartford, CT; Houston, TX; Irving, TX; Miami, FL; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Morristown, NJ; Mountain View, CA; Nashville, TN; Oklahoma City, OK; Overland Park, KS; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Raleigh, NC; Redmond, WA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO; St. Petersburg, FL; Walnut Creek, CA.