Transformation Design & Execution

The Transformation Design & Execution practice @ EY provides a rewarding career opportunity, targeted toward becoming a professional in complex business, technology and infrastructure transformation. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve the most complex challenges in today’s marketplace. Within Life Sciences & Healthcare, we support leading biopharma, MedTech, and CRO clients across the R&D, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, and commercial value chain to deliver transformation programs that operate effectively within complex, GxP-regulated environments.

Role

As a Senior Consultant, you will work alongside US and global teams to deliver large-scale transformation programs for Life Sciences clients. You’ll contribute your sector expertise and consulting skills to help design PMO/EPMO/Transformation Office capabilities, strengthen program and portfolio delivery, and enable data-driven decision-making.

This role is ideal for professionals with deep Life Sciences value chain knowledge and proven business consulting capabilities - including structured problem solving, clear communication, and client presence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Solution Design

• Support the translation of corporate strategy into phased transformation roadmaps, target operating models, and investment cases across R&D, clinical, manufacturing, and commercial functions.
• Collaborate with technical teams to design custom solutions that align with client’s needs and fit the specific context of their organization.

Assessment, Planning & Value Realization

• Assist in conducting needs assessments to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to evaluating process, data, technology, talent, and control maturity using structured frameworks and benchmarks.
• Help develop project plans, track milestones, and manage dependencies under guidance from project leadership.
• Participate in constructing value trees and defining KPIs, baselines, and benefit tracking mechanisms.
• Support sourcing model design and vendor coordination in collaboration with leadership.

Implementation & Delivery

• Execute deployment activities including configuration, data migration, and system integration.
• Contribute to agile delivery processes, manage assigned workstreams, and support PMO discipline.
• Perform testing and quality assurance to validate solution functionality and resolve issues.
• Monitor solution performance and gather user feedback to inform continuous improvement.

Change Enablement & Communication

• Support change management initiatives including training, communications, and role enablement.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions (e.g., discovery, future-state design, prioritization) with visual synthesis and storytelling tailored to stakeholder needs.
• Act as a liaison between clients and technical teams to ensure alignment and clarity on project status and deliverables.
• Assist in developing communication strategies to support stakeholder engagement and adoption.

Governance, Documentation & Digital Literacy

• Contribute to mapping stakeholders and supporting governance structures under direction from Manager.
• Maintain project documentation including training materials, user guides, and implementation reports.
• Demonstrate comfort with data models, cloud platforms, validated systems, and genAI/analytics tools.
• Apply controls for safety, bias, privacy, and traceability in digital solution delivery.

Skills

• Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of the technology solutions being implemented, including software, hardware, and integration processes.
• Sector Specialist: Deep understanding of Life Sciences value chains, regulatory environment, and operating models.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to break down complex problems and communicate insights through clear, structured narratives. Ability to analyze business processes and identify areas for improvement
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with team members and clients, especially senior stakeholders.
• Problem Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address challenges that arise during implementation. The ability to take the initiative, manage responsibilities, and deliver high-quality work across multiple workstreams.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build relationships with clients and stakeholders to foster collaboration and trust. Work effectively in diverse teams, fostering inclusion and shared ownership.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Systems, Engineering, Economics, Social/Organizational Science or a related field. A Master’s degree in these fields is also acceptable.
• Experience (Overall): 4–7 years managing projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring.
• Consulting Background: At least 2+ years of external client facing consulting experience in business or technology, including managing client relationships with a large, multinational consulting firm.
• Life Sciences Sector: 1+ year in Life Sciences or Healthcare, with direct exposure to value chain functions (e.g., R&D, clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, or commercial)
• Equivalency: EY will consider any suitable combination of education, training, or experience that meets the above.

What we look for

We look for people who can develop and implement creative solutions to challenging problems and work well with teams to accomplish it. We look for people with an entrepreneurial spirit: innovative by nature, always creating new approaches, products, services, and technologies. Helping clients solve tough problems and implement solutions requires strong intellectual abilities and rigor as well as a practical sense of what works and what does not. We seek people who strive to lead themselves, their teams, and their communities, and who can foster effective teamwork to drive results. Is this you?

What working at EY offers

At EY, we’re dedicated to helping our clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies and the work we do with them is as varied as they are. You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange.

Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you