Workforce Design Lead - Life Sciences

About the role

We Are 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. The Workforce Design Lead leads the people change agenda for the pod's engagement. This role defines how roles evolve as AI is deployed within the pod's functional scope, owns the workforce transition strategy, and ensures the human side of the transformation lands at the same time as the technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead the people change agenda for the pod's engagement — defining how roles must evolve as AI takes over tasks in the specific functional area
• Own the workforce transition strategy for the pod's functional scope and ensure change lands at the same time as the technology
• Coordinate with the pod's Process Blueprint Lead and AI Innovators on the organizational implications of process and technology design decisions
• Develop communications and stakeholder engagement materials for the pod's functional leadership audience
• Track adoption signals and surface resistance patterns early — before they become delivery risks
• Contribute the pod's workforce insights to the enterprise-level AI Transformation Office
• Travel varies by client needs and could be up to 80%

Requirements

• At least 8 years of combined experience in workforce strategy, organizational design, or talent transformation in a consulting or in-industry context
• Demonstrated experience leading change management programs for technology or AI-driven transformation engagements
• Experience redesigning roles and capabilities in the context of large-scale process and technology change
• Familiarity with Life Sciences functional workforce dynamics and organizational structures
• Strong client-facing communication skills at the VP and functional leadership level

Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in organizational behavior, HR, or a related discipline
• Certification in change management (Prosci, ADKAR, or equivalent)
• Experience designing human + AI role frameworks and capability transition plans in agentic AI environments
• Track record measuring and reporting workforce transformation adoption with quantitative metrics
• Experience across multiple Life Sciences functional areas (commercial, Life Sciences enterprise, manufacturing, or regulatory)

Skills

• Strategic leader and trusted advisor with deep Life Sciences expertise
• Structured problem solver with extensive consulting and industry experience
• Clear and credible communication with C-suite executives
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and lead a team while staying