Program Manager

Senior Program Manager

Contract: 2 November 2026 - 31 October 2027

Workload: 5 days per week

Location: 100% Remote

Travel: None

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Senior Program Manager to support a strategic initiative within a global pharmaceutical organisation.

The role will focus on Data Governance, Real-World Evidence (RWE), and end-to-end data processes, working across multiple functions and stakeholders to drive delivery, improve processes, and ensure strong program governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level program and project management expertise across strategic initiatives, with a particular focus on Data Governance, RWE, and end-to-end data processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities and stakeholder engagement, ensuring clear communication around priorities, timelines, deliverables, and expectations.
• Manage activities across multiple workstreams, providing visibility of dependencies, risks, milestones, and budget impacts.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, and ensure effective collaboration across the program.
• Analyse program metrics and prepare data-driven reporting, insights, and recommendations for key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve and standardise processes within the program, driving continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• Support effective program governance, accountability, and delivery across a complex, matrixed environment.
• Coach and support project teams, encouraging ownership, accountability, and high performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent higher education.
• 10+ years of experience in program and/or project management, ideally within complex international organisations.
• Proven experience managing large, cross-functional programs involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience is essential.
• Strong understanding of program governance, financial tracking, risk management, and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in fast-paced, matrixed environments, navigate ambiguity, and make challenging decisions.
• Experience coaching teams and driving accountability across project workstreams.
• Strong process improvement experience is essential, with a Lean Six Sigma certification highly desirable.
• PMP or similar project/program management certification would be an advantage.
• Experience with Data Governance, RWE, or data-related transformation initiatives would be highly beneficial.