Senior Lead, Strategy & Transformation

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Commercial and Strategy teams to shape client-specific solution proposals and statements of work (SoWs)
• Translate client challenges into structured consulting approaches during pre-sales and discovery phases
• Identify and position relevant consulting offerings aligned to digital transformation goals
• Contribute to reusable proposal assets and pre-sales templates to accelerate future opportunities
• Lead and deliver both paid projects and strategic investment consulting engagements from initiation through completion
• Structure and solve complex operational challenges using qualitative and quantitative techniques
• Develop current state diagnostics, process maps, KPI models, and value-based future state recommendations
• Manage multiple workstreams, delegate tasks effectively, and ensure delivery meets or exceeds client expectations
• Apply creative and critical thinking to develop structured, human-centered outcomes that align to the client's business and technical needs
• Drive adoption of Medidata technology through complementary processes, governance models, and change mechanisms
• Serve as a strategic advisor to client stakeholders, cultivating long-term, trusted relationships
• Lead stakeholder workshops, alignment sessions, and executive presentations to facilitate buy-in and shared vision
• Promote alignment across cross-functional stakeholders by managing expectations, timelines, and measurable success criteria
• Ensure the client experience throughout the engagement is professional, value-driven, and collaborative
• Maintain referenceable relationships and positive customer outcomes across the project lifecycle
• Develop reusable consulting assets, accelerators, and methodologies to drive internal scalability and delivery excellence
• Identify industry trends and best practices that can be embedded into Medidata's consulting approach
• Lead or contribute to the design of new service offerings that support digital transformation and advanced operating models
• Operate effectively in undefined or evolving environments, transforming abstract ideas into tangible results
• Continuously seek to improve internal tools, processes, and capabilities through feedback and cross-team collaboration

Qualifications:

• Advanced facilitation, communication, and storytelling skills, with an ability to influence across levels
• Expert problem-solving and analytical abilities with comfort working in ambiguity and across technical and business contexts
• Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint and Excel); familiarity with Google Suite a plus
• Comfortable managing multiple high-complexity workstreams simultaneously
• Technically fluent and able to understand complex platform and system architectures
• Strong project management skills with a structured approach to delivery
• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience, including direct management of complex consulting engagements
•  Proven track record in life sciences consulting, clinical research operations, or digital transformation
• Deep understanding of clinical development, data management, and analytics workflows
• Expertise in continuous improvement frameworks (Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, etc.)
• Previous experience working in a matrixed, cross-functional environment
• Prior consulting experience and customer-facing project leadership required
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt required; Black Belt preferred
• Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to execution
• Highly motivated, proactive, and able to lead others through influence rather than authority
• Passionate about healthcare innovation and transforming complex systems to deliver better outcomes
• Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and brings structure to ambiguity
• Collaborative team player who values coaching, shared success, and continuous improvement
• Willingness to travel up to 25% for client-facing delivery
• Master's degree in related field
• • PMP Certification
• • Organizational Change Management experience

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; a generous pension; and 25+ paid holidays per year.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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