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About Accenture:

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in
strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations with more than 373,000 people serving clients in more than
120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business
functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to
help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of
US$31.0 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2015. You can visit us at http://www.accenture.com.

About Capability Network:


If you are looking for a career with unparalleled global impact, then Accenture invites you to learn more about our
rapidly expanding Capability Network. Over 2,000 management consulting and strategy professionals work in the
Capability Network at Accenture. Based in a network of prominent locations, Capability Network professionals
specialize in providing cutting-edge Industry and Functional expertise and leveraging the power of Accenture to bring
measurable value to our clients worldwide.

Join the Capability Network and always have the backing of the established brand of Accenture to deliver large scale
transformational change. Grow your career and experience a stimulating, fast-paced environment working with
prestigious clients on diverse projects to solve significant business challenges. You will deliver lasting impact as you
work as part of a highly specialized team, combining overseas client-site work with opportunities based locally, and
contribute to high performance through continuous collaboration and knowledge sharing. For more information
visit www.accenture.com/capabilitynetwork.

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Practice Overview:
Life Sciences industry works hand-in-hand with the world’s most successful Life Sciences companies to improve
their performance across the entire Life Sciences value chain. Our practitioners bring in right blend of strategic and
operational experience and deep understanding of life sciences to help clients identify and address their greatest
challenges in order to achieve maximum shareholder value. We provide end-to-end business services as well as
individual consulting, outsourcing and technology projects around the globe in all strategic and functional areas—
with a strong focus on Sales & Marketing, R&D, and the Supply Chain
Skill/Operating Group Capability Network- Life Sciences Level Analyst/Consultant
- SAP

Location Bangalore/ Gurgaon/Mumbai Travel Percentage Expected Travel could be


anywhere between 0-100%
Principal Duties This role is for an SAP Functional Analyst/Consultant in the Life Sciences industry team within
Accenture Management Consulting’s Capability Network (CN) practice. CN is being grown
And Responsibilities: aggressively to service overseas markets and has grown from startup mode to over 4000 consultants
today. Life Sciences practice focuses on solving cross-functional business problems for our
pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device clients. It is uniquely positioned to help clients achieve
high performance with differentiated industry and functional transformation offerings.

The Life Sciences industry group works with the following industries:

• Pharmaceuticals
• Biotechnology
• Medical products and devices

and other companies across the life-sciences value chain and provides services such as large-scale
business and technology transformation, targeted business performance improvement, and post -
merger integration.

Our key areas of focus include marketing and sales, patient services supply chain, manufacturing &
quality, R&D, and digital transformation. Additionally, we operate life sciences-specific business
process and IT outsourcing services across all geographies in the global industry.

We work for large, high-profile clients and develop strong lasting relationships with them. On
average, we have been maintaining client relationship on an average of 10 years. Our clients include
21 of the 26 health care, pharmaceutical, and health care wholesale companies in the FORTUNE
Global 500.

The Life Sciences Analyst will be responsible for helping in driving our Life Sciences clients’ strategy
and business planning efforts. Responsibilities may include:

• Project Delivery: Deliver projects for global clients by working together with medium to
large size teams. Responsibilities may include strategy, implementation, process design and
change management for specific modules

• Business Development: Support efforts of global sales team to identify and win potential
opportunities within the practice.

• Industry Experience: Provide industry expertise in various sub-segments of the LS industry

• Domain Development: Development of assets and methodologies, development of point-of-vie


research or white papers, internal tools or materials for use by larger community. Acquiring skil
that have utility across industry groups.
MBA from Tier-1 B-Schools or have rich experience in case not from Tier-1 B-School
Qualifications:
Management Consulting and General Business Consulting Experience is a must
Experience:
• Worked internationally in the pharmaceutical /medical devices / biotechnology industry or
worked in an international context with clients from the above industry segments.
• 3-5 years of progressive business and/or consulting experience, with 2 years of mandatory
Life Sciences experience.
• Global pharmaceutical industry or consulting experience is preferred.
• Experience of having worked on SAP S4 HANA implementation projects
• Strong functional knowledge with experience in any of the below mentioned modules
o SAP – EWM
o SAP - IBP

Client Stakeholder and Project Management

• Leads and manages a module / part of a project within a specific area or domain
• Works on client site with minimal supervision in his / her area
• Interacts with clients regularly and provides specialized inputs at a functional level

Communication

• Has good written and verbal communication skills. Can articulate and share points well
• Shares inputs in his / her area to support a deck
• Make presentations wherever required to a known audience or client on functional aspects
of his or her domain. Is part of the larger team which presents to the client

Industry/ functional Skills

• Industry Expertise: Experience in Life Sciences Industry is mandatory


• Consulting Experience in SAP Customization and Implementation with Life Sciences clients
is must, especially in Business scoping, assessment and planning (Blueprinting, Business
case creation, Business Process Redesign etc.)
• Hands-on exposure to EWM, IBP, APO, BW, PP modules is preferred
• Understanding of business process for end to end supply chain (Procurement,
Manufacturing, Production Planning, Warehouse Management, Sales and Distribution)
• Thought leadership experience is preferred: Exposure to consulting assets, methodologies,
points-of-view, research or white papers, marketing collaterals etc.
• Should have worked with multi-functional teams and cross-functional stakeholders
• Preferably worked in an international context servicing client or worked internationally
• Should possess strong program management skills

• We need a positive, can-do attitude with high initiative


• The individual should possess excellent communication (written and oral) skills and excellent
Key Competencies and Skills: presentation skills including strong oral and writing capabilities
• The individual should have strong intellect coupled with proficient commercial instincts
• The individual must be a self-starter, someone who has led teams, has strong conceptual
and inter-personal skills
• This individual must be comfortable working at the highest levels of client organizations and
interacting closely with the senior executives in a range of environments
• The individual should be comfortable functioning in a broadly positioned and highly diverse
consulting firm
• The individual should possess an impressive executive demeanor, a team oriented and
collaborative approach
• The individual should have demonstrated entrepreneurial instinct
• The individual should possess and demonstrate high integrity and credibility as perceived by
all those with whom s/he will work
• The individual should be diplomatic, flexible, and have a good team approach.

o Location –Bangalore is the preferred location, followed by Gurgaon and Mumbai


Additional Information:
o Visa Enablement – prefer candidates with US Green Cards/other visa
o Travel Percentage - Expected Travel could be anywhere between 0-100%

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of
race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation,
gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

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