Project Manager

Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of a large-scale, multi-region Foundational Data Transformation program migrating fragmented commercial pharma data warehouses onto a governed Databricks platform. The program consolidates enterprise data sources (sales, market access, patient services, omni-channel, and master data) into standardized, AI-ready data products across US, EU, and other global markets, and rebuilds existing analytics pipelines to new data modeling standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program plan across workstreams and track delivery health, milestones, and velocity.
• Drive 2-week sprint cadence: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint review/demo, and retrospectives; ensure user stories are logged, estimated, and tracked to "definition of done" in JIRA
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver digital and IT initiatives that align with business and Digital Capability objectives.
• Manage project planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery for small- to medium-sized technology projects.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Monitor project performance, financial health, dependencies, risks, and issues, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Provide regular project status updates and executive reporting to sponsors and stakeholders.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure successful project execution.
• Manage vendor relationships, deliverables, budgets, and contractual commitments.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall, SDLC, and Project Management Framework (PMF) best practices to drive consistent project delivery.
• Promote continuous improvement and project management maturity across the organization.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing IT or digital projects.
• Hands-on experience running Agile/Scrum delivery at scale: sprint planning, backlog management, PI planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Experience managing data platform or data warehouse migration programs (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent cloud data platforms).
• Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for backlog management, RAID tracking, and documentation.
• Experience delivering projects in regulated industries, preferably pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences.
• Strong project planning, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing vendors and cross-functional teams.

Skills

• Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Agile/Scrum facilitation (sprint ceremonies, backlog grooming, story pointing, velocity tracking)
• Program governance frameworks: RAID management, steering committee reporting, change control
• Risk and issue escalation management across multiple concurrent workstreams
• Stakeholder communication and executive presentation skills
• JIRA and Confluence administration and reporting
• Cross-regional and cross-cultural team coordination
• Working knowledge of data engineering/data platform concepts (ingestion, transformation, data quality, governance) sufficient to manage technical delivery teams
• Pharma/life sciences commercial data domain knowledge (sales operations, market access, patient support programs, omni-channel marketing data)
• Vendor/partner management in a multi-party delivery model
• Budget, timeline, and resource tracking across a multi-quarter engagement
• Project and financial management
• Leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving
• Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and project requirements.
• Collaboration: Strong ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail to ensure project deliverables meet quality standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Commitment to continuous learning and improvement of Agile practices and processes.