About the role
As a Domain Strategist – Life Sciences, you will make an impact by crafting compelling, insight-led proposals and bid responses for life sciences clients across the pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech, and diagnostics sectors. You will be a valued member of the Life Sciences Business Development team and work collaboratively with Sales and Solutioning teams to map client needs to solution capabilities and communicate clear business value to clients and key stakeholders.
In this role, you will
- Act as a trusted advisor to Sales and Solutioning teams, articulating the business value of Cognizant Moment solutions within the Life Sciences industry and converting client business requirements into domain-led solution options.
- Drive domain content for proposals and bids, including win themes, solution storyboards, qualification responses, battle cards, and competitive one-pagers that help sales quickly articulate differentiation.
- Stay current on the Life Sciences ecosystem of product partners and Cognizant proprietary industry solutions and accelerators, mapping client use cases to strengthen proposal differentiation.
- Curate reusable solution assets and reference architectures that accelerate proposal turnaround for Life Sciences opportunities.
- Contribute to Life Sciences practice offerings, case studies, and thought leadership, mentor junior BD and pre-sales associates, and provide market intelligence on competitor positioning and emerging client needs.
Work model
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 Bangalore, Hyderabad, or Kolkata. 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.
What you need to have to be considered
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, engineering, or business; MBA or relevant master's preferred.
- 10-15+ years of experience in business development, pre-sales, or consulting, with at least 5+ years focused on the Life Sciences industry.
- Understanding of commercial value chains, medical affairs, patient support programs, field-force effectiveness, and omni-channel engagement models.
- Functional and strategic expertise in Life Sciences CRM platforms (e.g., Veeva Systems, Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud) and digital experience portals.
- Proven experience supporting Life Sciences pursuits, client presentations, and solution demonstrations, with strong executive presence and excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills.
These will help you stand out
- Strong domain understanding of the life sciences industry and its technology landscape.
- Awareness of CX, CRM, and Digital Experience concepts relevant to pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech, and diagnostics clients.
- Ability to engage consultatively across stakeholders, from sales teams to client executives.
- Strong research synthesis and analysis skills to convert market and client insights into compelling proposal content.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
