SAP Life Sciences Delivery & Solutioning Architect

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The SAP Life Sciences Delivery & Solutioning Architect is a senior transformation leader responsible for end‑to‑end solution architecture and delivery execution for complex SAP programs within the Life Sciences industry. This role combines deep SAP technical and functional expertise with strong industry knowledge to design, govern, and deliver compliant, scalable, and high‑impact SAP solutions.

Operating as both a Solution Architect and Delivery Leader, this role ensures SAP programs successfully transition from solutioning through execution while meeting regulatory, operational, and business objectives specific to Life Sciences organizations.

• SAP Life Sciences Industry Leadership Recognized North America expert in a defined SAP domain (e.g., S/4
  
  HANA, Supply Chain, BTP, Data & Analytics), with deep industry process expertise.
• Translate SAP roadmap and adjacent technologies into client value and solution architectures.
• Provide architectural leadership across the full delivery lifecycle, from pre‑sales and solutioning through implementation and stabilization.
• Partner closely with Program Directors, Delivery Leads, and Functional Architects to ensure successful execution.
• Champion delivery excellence and methodology adoption (e.g., iCaptivate, LTP, agile delivery models).
• Ensure solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business and regulatory expectations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Director‑level and above stakeholders. Deliver compelling executive presentations and oral submissions; align stakeholders on vision, scope, roadmap, and outcomes.
• Lead solution blueprinting, architecture, and program strategy across the full delivery lifecycle. Champion Capgemini delivery methods, tools, and execution excellence while ensuring capabilities align to market demand.
• Expert in SAP S/4
  
  HANA transformation approaches (greenfield/brownfield) and organizational change.
• Build productive partner relationships (e.g., SAP, Microsoft). Develop reusable assets, accelerators, playbooks, and offerings; capture delivery learnings to strengthen the COE.
• Model Capgemini’s core values and build a strong personal brand as the go‑to expert for critical sales and delivery opportunities.
• Able to lead and represent the entire proposal, ensuring the quality of proposal delivery through the mobilization and motivation of appropriate teams (Capabilities on/off, peer solution architects, domain experts across BL's, etc).
• Understand clients pain points, opportunities, and business context.
• Able to own plan and deliver an entire oral presentation across Capgemini lines of business for an opportunity in excess of $50 million.
• Able to lead the delivery of a solution business blueprint that will satisfy business requirements and enable timely and profitable delivery on projects greater than $50 million. Able to take a leadership role on a program shaping strategy and roadmap across Capgemini lines of business.

• 15+ years of professional experience in SAP and large scale transformations with significant focus on Life Sciences implementations.
• 5 + full lifecycle implementations
  , with strong S/4
  
  HANA experience.
• Proven experience delivering S/4
  
  HANA greenfield and/or brownfield programs.
• In‑depth knowledge of SAP S/4
  
  HANA, Fiori, and other SAP technologies – S/4
  
  HANA, BTP, current and emerging patterns for a composable enterprise including Analytics, Data, Integration, Best of Breed / Best of Suite for Line of Business solutions, and ability to stitch SAP and non‑SAP applications together across the application topology to deliver outcomes for client.
• Demonstrated leadership in complex, multi‑workstream programs and cross‑functional stakeholder management.
• Strong written and verbal executive communication (proposal narrative, exec summaries, oral presentations).
• Experience in consulting environment preferred (Big 4/large SI preferred per your criteria).
• SAP certifications relevant to domain expertise.
• Architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF) and/or methodology credentials where applicable.
• Able to own plan and deliver an entire proposal response from specific reference to…