Consulting Partner - Life Sciences & Medical Devices

Job Description Wipro Consulting is scaling its Life Sciences & Medical Devices consulting business just as AI-driven drug discovery, personalized medicine, and geo-political supply-chain shocks converge. Reporting to the Americas Managing Partner for Life Sciences, you will own C-suite relationships across global biopharma, biotech scale-ups, and Med Tech majors originating board-room advisory work that converts into large-scale technology and BPO programs. Ambition – Expected impact & outcomes Your remit spans the full product lifecycle re-imagining R&D, digitizing clinical trials, modernizing quality & regulatory, and scaling smart manufacturing while shortening time-to-market and improving patient outcomes. Backed by ~230,000 technologists and proprietary AI accelerators, you will launch signature IP (e.g., benchmarks, data assets, platform ventures) that amplify Wipro’s provider voice. Success will be tracked along three vectors: Impact (e.g., faster trial cycle-times, first-pass regulatory approvals, 100+ bps margin expansion) Growth ($10 M+ new consulting revenue per year, $50 M+ pull-through across tech & BPO) Eminence (top-tier analyst ranking, talent development and thought leadership) This is a rare opportunity to translate visionary science into systemic industry transformation at global scale. Key responsibilities Originate growth: Identify whitespace, craft C-suite narratives, and close $10 M+ advisory bookings annually, anchoring $100 M+ tech/BPO follow-ons Advise C-suites: Act as trusted voice on AI-augmented R&D, digital trials, smart factories, and product-as-a-service commercialization to translate vision into funded roadmaps Steer transformations: Govern multi-tower programs (PLM modernization, e TMF digitization, connected-device roll-out, Gen AI regulatory automation) ensuring benefits realization and CSAT > 4.8/5 Create IP and ventures: Incubate differentiating benchmarks, twin platforms, and data products; spin out solution ventures with independent growth targets Amplify leadership: Publish 3-4 flagship POVs per year, keynote major forums, and secure analyst citations that elevate Wipro’s brand Develop talent: Recruit, mentor, and sponsor a diverse cadre of junior partners / senior managers, embed a psychologically safe, high-performance culture Forge alliances: Build strategic partnerships with CROs, CDMOs, cloud/hyperscaler labs, and regulators to co-create market offerings Own the P&L: Manage full consulting P&L for assigned accounts, drive forecast accuracy, safeguard margins, reinvest in growth accelerators Govern practice: Shape investment roadmaps, prioritize solution backlog, and propagate agile ways-of-working across a global delivery footprint` Strategy pedigree: 15 + years in top-tier strategy or Big-4 advisory, incl. 7+ yrs life-sciences / Med Tech leadership Our next partner would have… Client Obsession: Builds trust-based CXO networks across pharma R&D, clinical, quality, and Med Tech business units, anticipates needs and turns insight into business impact and tangible opportunities Commercial track record: Personally sold & led $100 M + cumulative advisory revenue, fluent negotiating at the executive level Domain mastery: End-to-end command of drug/device lifecycle discovery to post-market surveillance and global regulatory landscapes (FDA, EMA, PMDA) Transformation gravitas: Oversaw multi-tower programs touching 50+ assets or 100+ manufacturing lines and $1 B+ spend Market authority: Published author, keynote speaker, or quoted expert, creator of data assets and solution blueprints that set industry agendas Inclusive leader: Proven sponsor of DEI initiatives, builds psychologically safe, high-performing teams across markets Entrepreneurial drive: Operates with founder’s urgency, thrives amid ambiguity and rapid iteration Tech Fluency: Conversant in cloud, Gen AI, digital twins, cybersecurity, and Gx P digital-thread fundamentals Academic Rigor: Ph D, MBA, MD, or bio-informatics / biomedical-engineering credentials from a top institution About Wipro Consulting Wipro Consulting is the strategy and transformation arm of Wipro Limited, a global technology services leader with over USD 11 billion in annual revenue and operations in 66 countries. We fuse board-room insight with engineering execution to help clients navigate seismic shifts in digital, sustainability, and talent. Our 10,000+ consultants many alumni of Mc Kinsey, Accenture, Bain, BCG, and the Big-4 work shoulder-to-shoulder with Wipro’s ~230,000 technologists, forming cross-functional squads that move at start-up speed while de-risking at enterprise scale. In Life Sciences and Medical Devices, we have guided Big-Pharma through digital lab transformations, enabled AI-driven molecule discovery, modernized global QMS for Med Tech leaders, and deployed smart-factory twins across vaccine and device plants. We are equally committed to people and planet. Wipro was among the first global tech firms to pledge Net-Zero emissions by 2040 and is repeatedly recognized for its diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership. Through the Wipro Foundation, we contribute over $30 M annually to education and community-health programs worldwide. Join us to wield the combined power of strategic thinking, deep technology, and purposeful stewardship—creating a healthier, more equitable future for all.