Position Details: Engagement Director, SAP, Life Sciences- SAP Advanced Business A

Engagement Director – SAP, Life Sciences Industry

Job Description:   

•An Engagement Director is responsible for the planning, execution and management of complex and large transformation engagements at   clients. He/she coordinates the work of   and client team members for one or more projects

•Accountable for the successful delivery of all project phases, releases, and project components for transformation projects. 

•Responsible for overall quality, engagement, and adherence to the schedule and budget for the project.

•Produce recognized pieces of transformational thought leadership and present at industry events.

Responsibilities of Role:  

•Coordinate project timeline with her/his teams to ensure checkpoints and goals are met to the client’s satisfaction.

•Collaborate with the project manager(s) in the management of overall resource allocation and capacity planning for the project(s).

•Manage program level status, metrics, issues and risks and oversee overall completion and sign-off on program deliverables.

•Oversee various transformational projects, implementing business process improvements, or implementing ERP systems for our clients

•Leverage his/her broad business and technical expertise to address technology architecture, blueprinting, data analysis, business modeling, technical design, application development, integration, and enablement.

•Provide leadership and guidance to project managers and client leadership teams assigned to the projects.

•Collaborate in scoping prospective engagements and developing proposals.

Qualifications:

•Overall professional experience - 18+ years (Big 5 - Sr Manager or above)

•SAP Delivery & Pursuit Experience - 10-15 years

•Life Sciences Consulting Experience - should have worked with LS clients deploying SAP (or other ERP) for 10+ years

•GTM experience - led pursuits (full RFP cycle - written responses, created staffing, pricing, internal approvals, orals presentations)

•Led 10+ full lifecycle delivery engagements

•LS Industry experience is preferable - worked for a major pharmaceutical, bio-tech & medical device company

•Should be well versed with FDA validation requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Math, MIS, or equivalent discipline required

•Willingness to travel 100%