Drug Development Client Lead

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all.

Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client-first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business.

Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead large Clinical Data Transformation program at one of ZS’ largest clients; delivering a large, complex and strategic clinical data program.
• Sell and deliver services at the same sponsor around the program as part of ZS’s Drug Development and Digital offerings
• Provide leadership and best practices to PMED team
• Provide functional expertise for solutions and capability development
• Guide client thinking in vision development, driving business case development, user needs assessment, identify capability gaps, gain business-IT alignment, develop strategy & technical solution and implementation plan for the client in this space
• For client engagements, provide senior level management and oversight for the programs, own accountability for deliverables in scope of the contract;
• Guide the team to write/develop/present creative, compelling (and winning) responses to client requests and solicitations;
• Drive methodology and frameworks for solution development (Technology, CDM, and Analytics);
• Coach and mentor teams, and conduct & develop training programs to contribute to capability building and knowledge sharing (project management, requirements gathering, business process modeling etc.)

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's/master's degree in Business Administration, Management, CS, MIS or related disciplines; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in deployment (with business focus), implementation or program management;
• 5+ years of leading teams using standard software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology;
• Proven ability to lead and influence clients and project teams on technology and data management strategy.
• 7+ years of experience in Life Sciences R&D industry having worked on multiple projects related to strategy consulting, clinical data management & analytics, and/or R&D systems & tools implementation;
• Prior consulting experience
• Knowledge of clinical data standards: CDASH, SDTM, ADaM, OMOP, BRIDG, FHIR, HL7
• Implementation experience of biometrics solutions (CDR and/or SCE solutions)
• Clinical data programming experience is a big plus (SAS, SQL, R, Python, JREview, Spotfire)
• Deep Knowledge (Industry thought leadership) in Future of trials especially the future of biometrics
• Experience working with Patient data & systems EDC, ePRO, Lab, CDMS, etc.

Additional skills:

• Strong executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort to large and small technical audiences.
• Problem solving mentality leveraging internal and/or external resources, conflict resolution, and follow through with partners.
• Significant supervisory, coaching, and hands-on project management skills.
• Ability to manage a virtual global team environment contributes to the overall timely delivery of multiple projects.
• Willingness to travel to other global offices as needed to work with clients or other internal project teams.

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.