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ZS · 1 day ago

Portfolio Lead - Pharma

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life through data, science, and technology. The Portfolio Lead will drive growth and delivery of technology solutions for commercial pharma clients, managing multiple projects and client relationships while providing thought leadership and innovative solutions.

ConsultingManagement ConsultingMarketing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Jashan Joshi

Responsibilities

Drive growth and delivery of technology solutions for commercial pharma clients, focusing on 1-3 key accounts in the East Coast region

Have a significant direct client interaction, managing multiple projects simultaneously

Deeply understand client’s business challenges and provide thought leadership in addressing issues. Work proactively to bring the best of ZS expertise to the client(s)

Work with onshore and offshore teams to develop price estimate, plan capacity, coordinate delivery of the end-to-end technology capability (BI Reporting, Analytics, AI, Digital, Big Data, Cloud, MDM) solution, report project status and act as escalation path for clients

Work in tandem with global counterparts in planning and accomplishing planned activities, identification or risks and mitigation strategy

Apply ZS methodology and Agile delivery concepts to the project(s)

Ensure technical design is robust and scalable solutions consistent with ZS and industry practices; take advantage of the existing assets and maintaining a balance between architecture requirements and specific client needs

Provide project leadership and direction on one or more projects while maintaining a high-quality level of service

Develop and manage client relationships on projects. As a technology leader, bring new ideas around technology trends, outlook for continuous improvement, and capabilities to our clients

Identify and drive opportunities of selling additional work to client. Update senior leaders, prepare and present compelling and creative client presentations

Identify latest technology trends and domain trends to develop ZS POV and drive innovative solutions for our clients

Serve as the single point of contact and advisor for clients to facilitate their business needs and program demands through solutions and services

Bridge business and technical teams by being fluent in the language of consulting (business drivers, process), design and technology (systems architecture, data warehousing, report creation)

Coach the cross-functional project team on the business perspective and strategic imperatives to inform key project decisions

Collaborate with other ZS internal expertise teams - Architects, Validation/ testing, etc. to ensure best in class technology solution

Mentor, develop and motivate ZS teams and people; Lead by example

Qualification

Technology solution deliveryBig data technologiesCloud technologiesProject managementDataAI/ML CertificationsEnterprise ArchitectureClient communicationCoaching skillsVirtual team management

Required

Bachelor's/Master's degree with specialization in Computer Science, MIS, IT or another computer related discipline

10+ years of relevant of hands-on IT services or consulting industry experience leading medium-large scale technology solution delivery engagements

Minimum 5 years of experience leading large delivery teams

Ability to effectively manage multiple projects at the same time

Experience in leading and building POV on new technology or problem solving, Innovation to build firm intellectual capital

Extensive experience in big data and cloud technologies

Strong client presence and ability to communicate verbally and in writing technical concepts to all audiences

Significant supervisory, coaching and hands-on project management skills

Ability to manage a virtual global team environment that contributes to the overall timely delivery of multiple projects

Willingness to travel to other global offices as needed to work with client or other internal project teams

Preferred

Certifications Preferred (Cloud Platforms, Project Management, Data and Analytics, AL/ML Certifications, Enterprise Architecture)

Benefits

Health and well-being

Financial planning

Annual leave

Personal growth and professional development

Robust skills development programs

Multiple career progression options

Internal mobility paths

Flexible and connected way of working

Company

ZS

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ZS is a management consulting and technology firm that partners with companies to improve life and how we live it.

Founded in 1983

Evanston, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.zs.com/

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