Senior IT Project Manager – AI & Digital Transformation | Life Sciences

Senior Project Manager – Life Sciences (AI & Digital Transformation)

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Hyderabad, India – Onsite

Experience: 12–18+ years / Higher experience can be considered based on fit

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / IT Project Manager to lead large-scale AI, Data, Cloud, and Digital Transformation initiatives for a global Life Sciences client.

The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of delivering complex enterprise technology programs while collaborating with business stakeholders, engineering teams, product owners, architecture, data/AI teams, vendors, and external partners.

The role requires strong project governance, executive reporting, cross-workstream coordination, stakeholder management, financial management, risk management, and execution capabilities within a regulated Life Sciences environment.

The candidate should also have a strong technical understanding of AI and enterprise cloud technologies , even if not hands-on coding.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple strategic technology programs from initiation through production deployment.
• Develop and manage project plans, milestones, budgets, resource allocation, dependencies, and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, Data, AI, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations.
• Drive Agile delivery using Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or hybrid methodologies.
• Establish and maintain project/program governance frameworks.
• Prepare and present Steering Committee packs, executive dashboards, governance reports, status reports, RAID logs, and management updates .
• Provide clear reporting on project health, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, financials, resource utilization, and delivery status.
• Manage multiple workstreams and dependencies across a matrix organizational structure .
• Drive cross-workstream coordination and ensure alignment between business and technology teams.
• Identify, track, escalate, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Manage project finances including budget management, forecasting, actuals tracking, variance analysis, cost reporting, and financial governance .
• Manage vendor and partner engagements, ensuring delivery commitments, SLAs, budgets, and timelines are met.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define scope, priorities, success metrics, and business outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with organizational quality standards and Life Sciences regulatory requirements.
• Drive change management, user adoption, and successful business transition.
• Manage resource planning, utilization, capacity, and allocation across workstreams.
• Promote continuous improvement through delivery best practices, lessons learned, and process optimization.

Mandatory / Must-Have Requirements

Project & Program Management

• 12+ years of IT Project / Program Management experience.
• Proven experience managing complex enterprise technology projects/programs involving multiple workstreams.
• Strong experience managing cross-functional teams in a matrix organization .
• Proven ability to manage dependencies across multiple technology and business workstreams.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing globally distributed teams.

Executive Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Proven track record of preparing executive governance materials, including Steering Committee packs.
• Strong experience preparing executive-level status reports, dashboards, presentations, RAID reports, and decision papers.
• Excellent stakeholder management across business, technology, senior leadership, vendors, and external partners.
• Ability to communicate project health, risks, financial status, dependencies, and key decisions to senior/executive stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, escalation, and conflict-resolution skills.

Financial / Budget Management

• Hands-on experience managing program/project finances.
• Experience with:
• Budget management
• Financial forecasting
• Actual vs. budget tracking
• Cost reporting
• Variance analysis
• Resource cost management
• Financial status reporting
• Ability to manage projects within approved budgets and proactively identify financial risks.

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