Salesforce Life Sciences Functional Lead

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You Are

A Salesforce Life Sciences Functional Lead par excellence. You thrive in a team setting where you can use your prodigious creative and analytical powers to decimate problems. Leadership skills? You have them in spades, and you have the top-shelf communication, people, and management abilities to bring out the best in team members. Working in an information systems environment makes you more than happy. 

The Work

• Lead and facilitate discovery and scoping sessions with clients

• Deal with client business process and potential constraints (budget, timeline, expertise , etc.) to define optimal and reasonable project scope and expectations

• Create and defend solution estimate and SOW

• Incorporate past experiences, business savvy, creative and out-of-the-box thinking in designing solutions; offer multiple, potential solutions

• Coordinate with Technical Architects/CTA's, integration, and data consultants, and others, as needed, for specific technical design requirements

• Provide recommendations on third-party applications

• Manage expectations with clients, Accenture colleagues, as well as SFDC and other 3rd parties - i.e., be able to influence and guide towards successful outcomes

• Disseminat e best practices on solution positioning and delivery. 

• Own the solution and provide architectural oversight of the solution throughout the project

• Provide guidance and advisory support to project team on implementation approach and complex configuration issues

• Participate in QA checkpoints during delivery to provide guidance and ensure solution aligns with original scope

• Work with project team to develop and validate estimates to support any Change Orders

• Participate in project status meetings, as requested by the Delivery Lead/Project Manager

• Contribute to estimating and SOW templates for future phases

• Lead business and functional requirements definition and prioritization/scoping of requirements. 

• Map functional requirements to ~~~ features and functionality. 

• Maintain and coordinate communication with the customer throughout each project. 

• Mento r more junior team members in business analysis, project management, and ~~~ best practices

• Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirement s

Here's What You Need

• A m inimum of 3 years of progressive experience in solutioning, discovery and business analysis, project management, and technology implementation in full life-cycle CRM engagements. 

• A m inimum of 3 year of experience with ~~~ is required . 

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If  Associate's Degree , must have minimum 6  years  work experience) 

Bonus Points If

• You are customer focused and great at building client relationships.

• You have a desire to work in a dynamic work environment and be creative within a team.

• You have a demonstrable ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment.

• You have an ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.

• You have a d esire to work in an information systems environment.  

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $93,400 to $224,600

Colorado $93,400 to $194,100

District of Columbia $99,500 to $206,700

New York $86,500 to $224,600

Maryland $86,500 to $179,700

Washington $99,500 to $206,700

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