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Senior Principal - Business Consulting

Infosys · BANGALORE
Posted July 15, 2026 via Infosys

Infosys Consulting is looking for talented and highly motivated consultants to join our Life Sciences consulting practice. As a Senior Principal, you will work on strategic programs in the Life Sciences risk and compliance / advisory areas helping pharma, biopharma and medical devices companies develop strategic business capabilities while further deepening your knowledge in this area.

• Lead Pre-Sales and Sales activities including Proposal Development, Solution and Value Proposition; in collaboration with larger Infosys teams, lead proposal development process; solution formulation; proposal pricing; client presentation; contract negotiations and deal closure

• Engage and maintain contacts with key client stakeholders; proactively identify opportunities for business development, and lead workstreams to aid development of new business opportunities

• Provide leadership in critical engagements and drive successful outcomes, and have ability to pursue and grow deep client relationships

• Be a subject matter expert in areas such as Risk Management, Quality Management, Document Management, and Compliance Management

• Understands how key risks and controls have an impact on the business from a pharma, business, operational and/or system perspective

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the risks and opportunities related to standard operating procedures and the governance policy framework

• Makes recommendations for risk mitigation and audit strategies based on accurate identification of potential market, business, pharmaceutical, operational, IT and talent risks

• Experienced with planning and conducting functional and domain specific risk assessment of Pharma and Medical Device programs / projects

• Experienced in using industry wide risk management tools, and to perform root cause analysis on trends and address deviations via preventive, detective and corrective measures

• Experience of working with Risk Management, Security and Compliance Policy frameworks, ISEC & Compliance, Records Management

• Applies an understanding of company short-term and long-term strategic objectives and the risks that apply

• Is knowledgeable about market and regulatory frameworks and trends that have the potential for substantive impact on organization strategies, policies, or risks

• Knowledge and hands on experience conducting periodic or control assessment, audits and risk assessments

• Knowledge of various validation tools and templates used throughout the Pharma and Medical Device industry

• Participate in analyst meetings, industry speaking engagements, publish white papers/view points in leading industry journals

• Participate in practice development activities; coach consultants; participate in consultant training and staffing processes

• AI Risk Assurance

Demonstrates proven success in roles and thorough abilities in one or more of the following areas:

• Minimum of 18+ years of professional experience in Life Sciences industry working for a consulting services organization and/or industry experience.

• Preferable IT background to understand larger impact of business, organization mission and strategies, architecture / technical complexities on the program

• Experienced in leading strategic and tactical discussions with Senior stakeholders

• MBA, MS or any other advanced degree is preferred

• Successful track record using industry leading tools and techniques to conduct risk assessments and compliance checks to build digital solutions in a multi-disciplinary, multi-vendor corporate setting, and to validate assets

• Experienced in leading strategic and tactical discussions with CxO level

• Industry experiences working directly at pharmaceutical, medical devices or pharma distributor organization is a plus
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