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Senior Manager – Life Sciences (Centre for Reimagination)

Role Purpose

The Senior Manager – Life Sciences CFR Lead will serve as the face of the Life Sciences experience within EY's Centre for Reimagination (CFR).

This individual will bring together deep life sciences expertise, executive storytelling, emerging AI capabilities, and business transformation insights to create immersive experiences that help clients reimagine the future of their organizations.

The role is focused on enabling strategic conversations with senior client leaders rather than traditional project delivery. The successful candidate will help clients understand how AI, digital innovation, data, and emerging operating models can transform the pharmaceutical and life sciences value chain from discovery through commercialization and market access.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Client Engagement

Lead and facilitate executive-level CFR visits for pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech, and healthcare clients and internal EY senior stakeholders
Engage confidently with C-suite leaders and senior functional stakeholders across R&D, medical affairs, commercial, market access, manufacturing, and corporate strategy to develop and update content
Tailor client experiences to address organization-specific strategic priorities

Storytelling & Experience Design

Develop compelling narratives that bring future-state life sciences scenarios and developments to life
Translate complex scientific, commercial, and technological concepts into clear executive stories
Design immersive client journeys across the life sciences value chain
Connect emerging technologies to tangible business outcomes

Life Sciences Subject Matter Leadership

Demonstrate understanding of the end-to-end pharmaceutical value chain:

Research and discovery
Clinical development
Regulatory affairs
Manufacturing and supply chain
Medical affairs
Commercial strategy
Market access and pricing
Patient engagement

Identify emerging trends shaping the future of the industry
Continuously evolve CFR content to reflect market developments

AI & Innovation Leadership

Maintain deep awareness of emerging AI tools and technology trends relevant to life sciences
Showcase practical applications of AI across the drug development and commercialization continuum
Translate technical capabilities into business-relevant value propositions
Collaborate with technology, data, and engineering teams to develop new CFR demonstrations and experiences

Content Development

Own the creation and evolution of life sciences CFR assets, demonstrations, scripts, and executive presentations
Build industry-specific use cases and future-state scenarios
Ensure content remains current, thought-provoking, and commercially relevant

Market Leadership

Represent EY Life Sciences at client events, innovation forums, and executive workshops
Support priority pursuits through tailored client experiences and innovation sessions

Ideal Candidate

Experience

10–15+ years of experience in life sciences consulting, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or healthcare
Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry beyond a single functional area
Experience interacting directly with senior client stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to influence executive audiences

Core Capabilities

Exceptional storytelling and presentation skills
Ability to simplify highly complex topics
Strong facilitation and workshop leadership skills
Credibility across commercial, medical, R&D, and market access stakeholders
Curiosity and passion for emerging AI technologies
Strong executive presence and relationship-building capability

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