Accenture Life Sciences R&D: Management Consulting Services for High Performance

Productivity challenges are not new to the pharmaceutical industry. They have, however, been complicated by new pressures and industry-wide trends—from the staggering patent cliffs ahead and increased pressure from payers to the potential opportunities created by emerging global markets and health care consumerism. As a result, R&D organizations are looking at a challenging future. How can they survive in a do-better-with-less climate of reduced resources and widespread cost cutting?

Now is the time for R&D organizations to rethink how they work—from changing operating models, to focusing on continuous improvement and reassessing funding and resource streams.

The world’s leading life sciences companies turn to Accenture’s comprehensive and R&D-specific management consulting services to make transformational changes that deliver portfolio, organizational and business improvements. Our work spans the entire R&D lifecycle, and helps our clients to deliver positive outcomes in the following areas:

R&D and Functional strategies

• R&D strategy
• R&D innovation
• Functional strategies
• Therapeutic area strategies
  
  

R&D Operating Models

• Strategic cost management
• R&D and functional operating models
• R&D CIO agenda
• R&D analytics
• HR and talent management
  
  

Accenture’s life sciences R&D-specific management consulting services are unique because of our:

• Industry knowledge. Our dedicated R&D practice works with 90 percent of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.
  
  
• End-to-end R&D capabilities. Our professionals have skills and expertise in discovery, preclinical, clinical, regulatory/safety sciences, pharmacovigilance and medical affairs.
  
  
• Implementation track record. As a trusted guide to the industry, we implement the actionable strategies we develop. We understand what it takes to put ideas into action.
  
  
• Global health care industry knowhow. Life sciences clients benefit from insights and perspectives from our relationships across the health care ecosystem.