Senior Program Leader, Clinical Operations, Pharma

Senior Program Leader, Clinical Operations, Pharma

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Type: Contract

Category: Program/Project Management

Industry: Life Sciences

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -062026-107275

Date Posted: 06/04/2026

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Our client seeks a Senior Program Leader to drive North America Clinical Operations initiatives stemming from corporate process improvement efforts. The leader will own three key initiatives in US Clinical Operations, partner with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure timely execution of activities, milestones, and deliverables. The role reports to the Regional Head of Clinical Operations for the US.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $110.00 to $120.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Develop, review, and update project plans for assigned initiatives across US Regional Clinical Operations. Lead planning, execution, control, and completion to meet scope, timeline, cost, quality, and objective targets.

• Identify and manage stakeholders. Collaborate with project leaders, SMEs, and internal and external stakeholders to manage expectations and mitigate risks. Present, facilitate, and capture notes and actions from meetings and workshops. Analyze stakeholders and support engagement activities.

• Deliver communications. Build project communication strategy, approach, and plan across organizational levels. Develop effective slide decks and email communications in partnership with leads and SMEs.

• Recommend and assess process improvements and new technologies to drive efficiency across the organization.

Experience Requirements:

• 10+ years of cross-functional project and program leadership, including execution against strategic goals, status meetings, risk mitigation, reporting, and financial updates. Demonstrated hands-on project leadership, consensus building, facilitation, and follow-up.

• Deep Development Operations or Clinical Operations experience in large pharmaceutical environments with large, enterprise projects.

• Process implementation and continuous improvement experience, including creating, deploying, and refining processes.

• Strong skills with Microsoft Office and SmartSheet for project management.

• Executive-level communication and presentation with proven stakeholder buy-in, cross-functional communication, and rapport building across levels of management.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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