Digital Innovation Consultant

Digital Innovation Consultant:

Openings: 1

Duration: 12-Month Contract

Location: Indianapolis, IN 46260

Schedule: Standard Business Hours

Onsite: Indy-based candidates are expected onsite 100%. Travel-based candidates can be considered but would need to be onsite ~90% of the time, assuming travel costs are reasonable.

Targeted Pay Rate: $60/hr - $100/hr (based on experience, education, certifications, etc.)

Must-Haves

• Strong experience evaluating emerging technologies/vendors and executing hands-on POCs
• Knowledge/experience with AI and digital innovation
• Strong OT/IT technical understanding
• Experience evaluating technical feasibility, integration, scalability, security, and overall solution fit
• Experience working directly with technology vendors
• Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to build business cases, ROI measurements, and KPIs
• Ability to meet the onsite requirements in Indianapolis

Plusses

• Pharmaceutical, life sciences, or manufacturing experience
• MES/LIMS experience
• GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, CSV, ALCOA+, or GAMP 5 knowledge
• SCADA, PLCs, historians, edge computing
• Digital twins, robotics, computer vision, AR/VR
• Cloud, API, or systems integration experience

Day-to-Day

• Lead technical evaluations of AI and emerging technology vendors
• Execute and document hands-on vendor POCs
• Assess solutions for technical feasibility, integration, security, scalability, and business fit
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements and identify use cases
• Build ROI-driven business cases for solutions that perform well during evaluation
• Facilitate vendor demos and technical workshops
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership

Priority Breakdown

• 40% Technical vendor evaluations & POCs
• 40% AI/digital innovation initiatives
• 10% Business case & ROI development
• 10% Cross-functional stakeholder engagement