What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director, Strategy & Consulting position at Brillio?
Brillio is seeking an experienced Consulting Lead to drive growth and delivery excellence in our Life Sciences consulting practice. The ideal candidate will bring strong consulting experience, a track record of leading Digital and AI transformation programs, and domain depth in R&D alongside a working understanding of Commercial and Supply Chain functions in Life Sciences.
You will lead strategic client engagements, shape digital and AI roadmaps, drive cross-functional delivery, and help scale Brillio’s Life Sciences footprint across top biopharma and MedTech clients.
This role combines thought leadership, engagement delivery, and consulting growth responsibilities, offering a platform to play a key role in Brillio’s next phase of expansion in the Life Sciences sector.
Key Responsibilities:
You will lead strategic client engagements, shape digital and AI roadmaps, drive cross-functional delivery, and help scale Brillio’s Life Sciences footprint across top biopharma and MedTech clients.
This role combines thought leadership, engagement delivery, and consulting growth responsibilities, offering a platform to play a key role in Brillio’s next phase of expansion in the Life Sciences sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic consulting engagements focused on Digital and AI transformations across the Life Sciences value chain.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across R&D, Commercial, and Supply Chain domains.
- Define and deliver programs spanning: Digital lab transformation, AI/ML use cases in clinical development, Real-world evidence platforms, Omnichannel commercial engagement, Supply chain visibility and forecasting
- Oversee end-to-end delivery with cross-functional Brillio teams (Consulting, Data & AI, Engineering).
- Drive problem framing, opportunity assessment, and roadmap definition for digital and AI initiatives.
- Translate client needs into scalable solution frameworks and reusable assets.
- Collaborate with product, AI, and cloud experts to shape next-gen offerings for the Life Sciences sector.
- Support business development and strategic pursuits, working closely with account and vertical teams.
- Contribute to building a portfolio of offerings across R&D, Commercial, and Supply Chain.
- Develop and mentor Life Sciences consulting talent.
- 12–16 years of overall experience with significant time in top-tier consulting firms or Life Sciences advisory roles.
- Deep domain understanding of R&D in biopharma or medtech — clinical trials, data platforms, regulatory informatics, lab systems, etc.
- Familiarity with Commercial and Supply Chain functions within Life Sciences.
- Strong experience in leading digital and AI transformation programs, including:
- AI/ML use case design and implementation
- Data and analytics platforms
- Intelligent automation
- Digital experience platforms
- Demonstrated success in executive stakeholder engagement, cross-functional program leadership, and delivery oversight.
- Proven track record in consulting solution design, proposal development, and pursuit support.
- Experience working with global life sciences organizations and familiarity with regional regulatory environments.
- Understanding of emerging technologies in AI/ML, GenAI, real-world data, and clinical tech platforms.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and structured problem-solving skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to build a consulting practice in a high-growth environment.