Consulting Partner in Pharma & Life Science; Strategy & Data/AI Transformation
Listed on 2026-10-15
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BD Manager, Client Relationship Management, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Location: Zürich
Artefact is a global data and AI consulting firm. We help organisations turn data and AI into measurable business impact across the value chain, from strategy and operating model to data platforms, AI products and marketing. More than 2,500 consultants, data scientists and engineers work for over 1,000 clients worldwide, including Samsung, L’Oréal, Orange and Sanofi.
Artefact is a global data and AI consulting firm. We help organisations turn data and AI into measurable business impact across the value chain, from strategy and operating model to data platforms, AI products and marketing. More than 2,500 consultants, data scientists and engineers work for over 1,000 clients worldwide, including Samsung, L’Oréal, Orange and Sanofi.
In Switzerland, our team of around 50 people works from Zurich and Lausanne with Swiss and international companies. Our work covers AI strategy and governance, data transformation and AI use cases that run in production.
What you will be doing:Key responsibilities
We are looking for a Partner to scale Artefact’s Pharma & Life Sciences practice in Switzerland. Many global pharma, biotech and medtech companies run their headquarters, R&D, manufacturing or commercial functions from Switzerland. We already work with life sciences clients here and now want to make this practice one of the pillars of our Swiss business. This is an origination role: most of your time goes into winning new clients and expanding existing relationships.
You will be based in Zurich and work with clients across Basel, Zurich and Romandie.
- Scaling the Swiss Life Sciences practice: its offer, its client base and its team, in coordination with Artefact’s global healthcare and life sciences teams.
- Growing existing client relationships and winning new clients, so that the practice moves from first references to a broad portfolio.
- Leading senior client stakeholders (CDO/CDAO, CIO, heads of Commercial Excellence, Medical Affairs, R&D Operations, Manufacturing & Quality) through data and AI transformation.
- Overseeing project delivery and quality assurance on our life sciences engagements, and giving strategic support to ongoing client programmes.
- Sparring with the Swiss Managing Partner on practice strategy and investment.
- Build on our existing life sciences work to define where data and AI create value along the pharma value chain: R&D and clinical development, regulatory and medical affairs, manufacturing and quality, supply chain, and commercial engagement.
- Translate this into a few Swiss offers with clear entry points, scope and pricing.
- Build a go-to-market plan for Swiss life sciences, own the pipeline and write proposals that address the client’s actual problem.
- Navigate pharma procurement: vendor qualification, framework agreements and preferred-supplier panels.
- Sponsor and oversee engagements run day to day by Engagement Managers, with multidisciplinary teams of consultants, data scientists and data/AI engineers, and ensure the quality of what we deliver.
- Make sure delivery meets regulatory requirements:
GxP, validation of AI systems, Swiss FADP/GDPR and the EU AI Act. - Be accountable for client satisfaction, project margin and team experience.
- Speak and publish on AI in life sciences, for example GenAI in medical and regulatory writing, AI in clinical operations, HCP engagement, and AI governance under GxP.
- Turn our Swiss life sciences work into references and case studies, and bring them into Artefact’s global practice.
- Hire and develop consultants with life sciences experience, train the…
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