Program Manager (Life Sciences) | India req.

Experience: 12 Years
Role: Program Manager Life Sciences
Industry Experience: Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical Mandatory

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager with strong Life Sciences industry experience to lead large-scale technology and business transformation programs for pharmaceutical or biotechnology clients.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing multiple projects leading cross-functional teams coordinating business and IT stakeholders and ensuring successful program delivery within scope budget and timelines. Experience working in regulated Life Sciences environments is mandatory.

• Lead and manage complex multi-project programs within the Life Sciences or Pharmaceutical domain.

• Own program planning execution governance budgeting resource allocation and delivery outcomes.

• Manage program roadmaps milestones dependencies risks issues and mitigation plans.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT business quality regulatory operations and external vendors.

• Manage senior stakeholder relationships and provide regular updates to executive leadership.

• Drive digital transformation application modernization cloud migration data management and enterprise technology initiatives.

• Establish program governance steering committee meetings status reporting and KPI tracking.

• Ensure alignment with business objectives regulatory requirements quality standards and organizational policies.

• Identify delivery risks resolve escalations and ensure timely decision-making across teams.

• Manage vendor performance contracts budgets and resource planning.

• Oversee change management communication and adoption activities across the program.

• Ensure appropriate consideration of applicable Life Sciences compliance requirements including GxP FDA regulations and Computer System Validation (CSV) where relevant.

• 12 years of overall IT program/project management experience.

• Mandatory Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical industry experience.

• Proven experience managing large complex programs involving multiple projects and stakeholders.

• Strong expertise in program governance planning risk management budgeting and delivery oversight.

• Experience managing cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

• Strong executive stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Experience with program reporting RAID management dependency tracking and escalation management.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver business outcomes within agreed timelines and budgets.

• Experience working with global pharmaceutical or biotechnology clients.

• Knowledge of GxP FDA 21 CFR Part 11 CSV and regulated technology environments.

• Experience in enterprise application modernization cloud transformation data and analytics or integration programs.

• Experience managing global vendors consulting partners and offshore delivery teams.

• PMP PgMP or equivalent program management certification.