Life Sciences Business Applications Practice Lead

Job Title: Life Sciences Business Applications Practice Lead (Remote)

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Interview Type: Virtual

Job Description:

We are seeking a Life Sciences Business Applications Practice Lead to join our client's team on a remote basis for a 6-month engagement. The Life Sciences Business Applications Practice Lead is responsible for leading and growing a consulting and delivery practice focused on business applications supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare organizations. This leader will establish practice strategy, develop service offerings, drive business development, oversee program delivery, and build high-performing teams across commercial, medical, clinical, regulatory, quality, patient services, and enterprise operations.

The ideal candidate combines deep life sciences industry expertise with a strong understanding of business applications, digital transformation, data, CRM, patient engagement, and cloud platforms. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders while ensuring successful client outcomes and practice growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Practice Leadership & Strategy

- Define and execute the strategic vision for the Life Sciences Business Applications Practice.

- Build and expand service offerings aligned to industry needs and emerging technologies.

- Establish best practices, methodologies, accelerators, templates, and delivery frameworks.

- Develop annual business plans, growth strategies, and practice objectives.

- Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and technology innovations.

- Partner with executive leadership to drive practice profitability and market expansion.

Business Development & Client Engagement

- Serve as a senior advisor and thought leader for life sciences clients.

- Support sales teams in identifying, qualifying, and closing new business opportunities.

- Lead discovery workshops, solutioning sessions, and executive presentations.

- Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), proposals, staffing plans, and project estimates.

- Build and maintain executive-level relationships across client organizations.

- Identify opportunities for cross-selling and expanding existing engagements.

Revenue Responsibilities

- Drive annual practice revenue growth targets.

- Manage sales pipeline and forecast accuracy.

- Support strategic account planning and account expansion initiatives.

- Contribute to go-to-market strategies and demand generation programs.

Delivery Leadership

- Oversee successful delivery of business application programs and managed services engagements.

- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality expectations.

- Establish governance models and delivery oversight processes.

- Manage program risks, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications.

- Promote continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

Typical Engagement Areas

- Commercial Operations.

- CRM Implementations.

- Customer Engagement Platforms.

- Medical Affairs Systems.

- Patient Services Solutions.

- Quality and Compliance Platforms.

- Regulatory Information Management.

- Data and Analytics Solutions.

- Field Force Effectiveness.

- Master Data Management.

- Digital Transformation Programs.

Practice Development

- Build and manage a team of consultants, architects, business analysts, project managers, and solution specialists.

- Develop resource planning and workforce strategies.

- Create career development frameworks and mentorship programs.

- Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and talent retention initiatives.

- Establish training programs and certification requirements.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

- Salesforce Health Cloud.

- Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud.

- Veeva CRM.

- Veeva Align.

Clinical & Regulatory

- Veeva Vault Clinical.

- Veeva Vault RIM.

- Medidata.

- Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS)

Patient Services

- Hub Services Platforms.

- Patient Engagement Platforms.

- Case Management Solutions.

- Specialty Pharmacy Integrations.

Quality & Compliance

- Veeva Vault Quality.

- ComplianceWire.

- Learning Management Systems.

- Document Management Systems.

Data & Analytics

- Snowflake.

- Power BI.

- Tableau.

- Databrick.

- Microsoft Fabric.

- Master Data Management Platforms.

Leadership Responsibilities

- Lead and mentor practice leadership team members.

- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and client success.

- Establish key performance indicators and operational metrics.

- Conduct performance reviews and succession planning.

- Champion diversity, collaboration, and employee engagement initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, or related field.

- Master's degree preferred (MBA, MS, MPH, PharmD, or equivalent).

- 12 years of experience within life sciences consulting, technology services, or pharmaceutical/biotech organizations.

- 7 years leading business applications, digital transformation, or enterprise technology initiatives.

- 5 years managing consulting teams and client engagements.

- Demonstrated success building and scaling consulting practices.

- Commercial Operations.

- Medical Affairs.

- Clinical Operations.

- Patient Services.

- Regulatory Affairs.

- Quality & Compliance.

- Pharmacovigilance.

- Supply Chain & Manufacturing.

Skill Matrix:

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business, Information Technology: Required

Master's degree preferred (MBA, MS, MPH, PharmD, or equivalent): Preferred

Within life sciences consulting, technology services (12 Years): Required

Business applications, digital transformation, or enterprise technology initiatives (7 Years): Required

Consulting teams and client engagements (5 Years): Required

Success building and scaling consulting practices: Required

Commercial Operations: Required

Medical Affairs: Required

Clinical Operations: Required

Patient Services: Required

Regulatory Affairs: Required

Quality & Compliance: Required

Pharmacovigilance: Required

Supply Chain & Manufacturing: Required

About GSK Solutions Inc:

GSK Solutions Inc. is a leading IT services company specializing in consulting solutions and staff augmentation. We deliver high-quality, on-time, and cost-effective solutions, consistently exceeding client expectations with superior execution.