[Hiring] Managing Director, Life Sciences Industry Leader @NTT DATA Services

Role Description

NTT DATA is seeking a transformational leader to drive the next phase of growth for its North America Life Sciences business. Reporting directly to the Life Sciences Business Unit Leader, the Managing Director, Life Sciences Industry Leader will be responsible for defining and executing the strategy, growth agenda, and market leadership position for one of NTT DATA's most strategic industry segments.

This executive will lead efforts across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, contract research, contract manufacturing, Life Sciences data, and healthcare distribution organizations while helping clients navigate complex business and technology transformations.

The successful candidate will serve as NTT DATA's senior industry executive for Life Sciences, combining deep industry expertise, executive client relationships, business leadership, and growth execution capabilities.

This individual will be responsible for:

• Expanding strategic client relationships
• Accelerating account growth
• Shaping market-facing solutions
• Orchestrating NTT DATA's full portfolio of consulting, technology, AI, cloud, data, digital, and managed services capabilities to deliver measurable business outcomes

This is not a traditional sales leadership or operational management role. We are seeking a business builder who can capitalize on existing market momentum, strengthen NTT DATA's position within strategic Life Sciences accounts, and help scale the business to its next phase of growth.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional experience in Life Sciences, management consulting, technology services, or a related industry
• 10+ years of leadership experience with responsibility for business growth, client relationships, account management, practice leadership, or business unit leadership
• 5+ years of experience working with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare distribution, contract research (CRO), or contract manufacturing (CDMO) organizations
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining executive-level client relationships, including C-suite stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
• Experience developing and executing growth strategies resulting in measurable revenue, pipeline, or account expansion outcomes
• Ability to travel as required to support client, industry, and business development activities

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business administration, Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline (preferred)
• Experience leading a Life Sciences industry practice, vertical market, business unit, or P&L (preferred)
• Experience managing a portfolio exceeding $50M in annual revenue or equivalent business responsibility (preferred)
• Established executive relationships within leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare distribution organizations (preferred)
• Experience working within a global consulting, technology services, or digital transformation organizations such as Accenture, Cognizant, HCLTech, IBM Consulting, Capgemini, Infosys, or similar firms (preferred)
• Experience partnering with hyperscalers and strategic technology providers, including Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS, Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, ServiceNow, Veeva, Databricks, or Snowflake (preferred)
• Experience supporting or leading large-scale digital transformation, cloud, data, AI, application modernization, managed services, or business process transformation initiatives (preferred)
• Demonstrated industry thought leadership through conference speaking engagements, publications, analyst interactions, or executive advisory roles (preferred)
• Prior responsibility for bookings, revenue, profitability, or P&L management within a Life Sciences-focused business (preferred)
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare distribution, clinical, commercial, manufacturing, supply chain, and regulatory functions (preferred)

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, including remote or hybrid options
• Access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers and established/start-up partners
• Commitment to employee development and success

Company Description

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers, and application services.

As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.