Healthcare & Life Sciences Consulting (Digital, Data and AI), Associate Director / Director

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Work Type: Permanent

Start Date for Applications: 21 Aug 2025

Closing Date for Applications:

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KPMG’s Global Health Care and Life Sciences team brings a breadth of experience working with and within the industry and leverages real-world experience to support clients to define, translate and execute on their strategic ambitions. We leverage this global strength, localised to Asia Pacific, to work in partnership with our clients and the healthcare ecosystem to address a range of strategic imperatives; such as digital transformation and innovation, new business and care models, commercial excellence, growth and go-to-market, marketing and sales effectiveness, supply chain and operational excellence, policy shaping and public affairs.

With Healthcare and Life Sciences a strategic priority sector in Asia Pacific, KPMG is looking for a Associate Director / Director with experience in Healthcare & Life Sciences AI / Data Strategy to help us drive impact in market and to our clients by supporting with project delivery, business development and market engagement.

The role primarily involves the following:

Leading and supporting the delivery of digital/data/AI projects in the Healthcare & Life Sciences space. This will include planning the delivery work, management of the broader delivery team as well as identifying the analysis needed to be done. The Associate Director / Director is expected to bring sector expertise and technical experience to guide the team in their work and work closely with senior personnel in the team to ensure high quality project delivery

Contributing to the growth and development of the KPMG Singapore and Asia Pacific Healthcare & Life Sciences digital, data and AI strategy practice by actively participating in business development activities like managing bid responses and client engagements

Contribute to the development of the sector team via active participation in activities that improve the ongoing operations and team engagement, contributing area of technical expertise to continuously improve digital, data and AI team capability

Support broader practice development activities including the following:

Developing a strong digital, data and AI Healthcare and Life Sciences practice

Considering innovative client contracting models such as managed services, risk-reward, and asset-based engagements

Understanding how to take the solution ideas to clients, to drive business development, manage accounts, and ultimately deliver project engagements

Supporting identify and develop market and client opportunities related to trends in digital, data and AI in the sector to bring innovative solutions to clients and shape market impact

Support market and client business development to shape ecosystem impact and drive client outcomes

The ideal candidate should have:

At least 10 years of experience in Healthcare & Life Sciences, with demonstrable credentials in one or more of the following areas:

Demonstrated experience in managing strategy, design, delivery and translation of AI projects and/or data projects and/or digital innovation projects in Life Sciences

Consulting experience, with delivery of medium / large size digital/data/AI consulting projects

Industry experience in Life Sciences, particularly in digital/data/AI technical or project teams

Relevant professional qualifications AI engineering, Data Science or Data/AI strategy, focused on application to healthcare and life sciences

Experience leading and managing teams

Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills

Experience and interest in interfacing with senior industry executives

Flexible, creative and innovative approaches to problem solving with a learning mindset

Comfort operating in a regional environment across Asia Pacific

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