Partner - Life Sciences Consulting

This is a Leadership role  believe how you lead is as important as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level:
Drive our business strategy and inspire teams around our future.
Live the leadership behaviors , leading themselves, others and the business.
Uphold our Values , role modeling them in every action and decision.
Nurture our people and culture , creating a workplace where all can thrive. This includes leading with strategic ability, architecting client value, driving AI-led innovation, executing with discipline, building a collaborative ecosystem, and amplifying human potential.

At Cognizant, leadership transcends titles and is embodied in actions and behaviors. We empower our leaders at every level to drive business strategy, inspire teams, uphold our values, and foster an inclusive culture.

Cognizant Consulting is where curious minds come together to solve complex challenges and create meaningful impact. Blending industry insight, technology expertise, and the power of AI, we partner with leading organizations to transform the way they work, serve customers, and grow.

As a Partner - Life Sciences Consulting, you will make an impact by leading client engagements, driving business growth, and shaping the future of Cognizant's Life Sciences Consulting practice. You will be a valued member of the Life Sciences Consulting team and work collaboratively with executive stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and clients.

• Serve as a consulting leader, bringing your Life Sciences domain expertise across functional areas such as Commercial, Patient Services, Data and Analytics, Research, Clinical Development, Regulatory & Submissions, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to Cognizant's clients.

• Own and develop a book of business, actively driving business development, owning quota for accounts, and ensuring profitable growth for the practice and for Cognizant.

• Establish and nurture trusted-advisor relationships with cross-functional client executives, leading key account expansion, sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering informed by emerging market trends, client direction, and evolving regulatory contexts.

• Build, mentor, and coach consulting teams, partnering with recruitment to attract high-caliber talent, and advancing thought leadership, IP repositories, and knowledge-sharing strategies that strengthen the practice.

• Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead through strategic agility, client value creation, AI-led innovation, disciplined execution, collaborative ecosystem building and amplifying human potential through a culture of growth, inclusion and effective human-AI collaboration.

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Bridgewater, NJ. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

• Minimum 15 years' experience in Consulting across a sell-and-deliver model, including lead and opportunity identification, pre-sales and post-sales support, marketing, and client relationship management, with a demonstrated ability to deliver and sell billable client work.

• Demonstrated depth of experience in the Life Sciences and/or Medical Devices domain, gained within a consulting organization or within the pharmaceutical/medical devices industry.

• Extensive management consulting leadership as a practice leader, business developer, or solution developer, with a successful track record of setting and achieving engagement targets, controlling budgets, managing forecasts, and driving professional consultants to win business and meet financial targets.

• Ability to travel as and when required.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.).

• Demonstrated ability to lead with strategic vision, client-centric thinking, innovation, disciplined execution, collaboration and a commitment to developing people in line with the Cognizant Way to Lead.

• Proven track record of…