Build an SAP foundation ready for your next commercial milestone.
As life sciences companies approach commercialization, having a strong ERP foundation that supports launch is critical. Pre-commercial life sciences companies need to assess what capabilities are needed for clinical and launch milestones and when SAP will create more value than continued reliance on point solutions. When determining where to incorporate technology and which capabilities to prioritize, leaders must also balance capital, regulatory requirements, supply chain readiness, data needs, validation, and evolving operating models.
SAP Consulting Services for Pre-Commercial Companies
Clarkston helps pre-commercial life sciences companies establish a business-driven SAP roadmap aligned to their commercialization strategy. Combining life sciences and SAP expertise, we help clients prioritize capabilities, standardize processes, prepare data and teams, and implement a scalable foundation designed to support launch and future growth.
Assess & Prioritize
Understand what the business needs now and what can wait.
- Commercial Readiness Assessment
- Business Capability and Process Assessment
- Transformation Roadmap and Investment Prioritization
- Industry Business Case
- Tailored Investment Prioritization
Design the Commercial Foundation
Design an operating model before configuring technology.
- Business process design
- Enterprise architecture
- SAP strategy
- Master data and governance
- Integration strategy
- GxP validation strategy
- Organizational readiness
Build & Integrate
Establish the SAP foundation and connect it to the broader life sciences ecosystem.
- SAP Cloud ERP implementation
- Finance and controlling
- Procurement and supply chain
- Inventory and batch management
- Quality management
- Integration and data migration
- CMO/3PL connectivity
- GxP validation
- Change management and adoption
Prepare for Launch
Ensure systems, processes, data, and people are ready to support commercial operations.
- Launch readiness
- End-to-end process testing
- CMO/3PL readiness
- Inventory and product traceability
- Financial and operational controls
- Data readiness
- GxP compliance
- User training and adoption
- Cutover and hypercare planning
Stabilize & Optimize
Move from successful launch to sustainable operations.
- Hypercare and stabilization
- Application managed services
- Process optimization
- Release and innovation guidance
- Analytics and performance management
- Automation and Business AI opportunities
- Adoption and value realization
- Continuous improvement
Scale & Evolve
Build on the foundation as the organization, portfolio, and market footprint grow.
- Global and geographic expansion
- New product readiness
- M&A integration
- Supply network expansion
- Advanced planning and analytics
- Data and AI evolution
- SAP roadmap optimization
- Operating model evolution
Pre-Commercial + SAP Experts
Janel Firestein
Morgan Fletcher
Irene Birbeck
Jonathan Benincosa
Wayne Hurd
Pre-Commercial Life Sciences Expertise Meets SAP Consulting
Clarkston combines deep life sciences knowledge with more than 30 years of SAP experience to help pre-commercial companies make technology decisions in the context of their commercialization journey. Connect with our team to identify the right SAP entry point and build an operational foundation that can scale with your business.
Learn How Our SAP x Pre-Commercial Team Can Help
Download the ERP Planning for Pre-Commercial Biotech Guide
Drawing on industry experience and proven SAP best practices, this guide helps life sciences organizations align technology decisions with their commercialization plans. Early planning can help companies scale operations while maintaining focus on bringing therapies to patients.
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