Technical Project Manager - Data & Migration Team

BASE life science; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible working

Learning and development

Modern work setup

Recognition of performance and impact

Job summary

BASE life science is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager for its Migration team to drive data-driven projects across Europe and beyond. You will lead cross-functional teams of data engineers and scientists, translate business needs into technical specs, and manage migrations ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality are met.

You will collaborate with life science stakeholders, oversee project plans and risks, and provide executive summaries to senior leaders in the organization.

Qualifications

• /5+ years of experience as a technical project manager ideally within the life science industry or other regulated areas/
• /Successful track record of managing technically complex projects such as software development, implementation of IT systems, data migrations, etc./
• /Experience leading developers, data engineers and/or data scientists and delivering data driven projects./
• /Experience with project management tools such as JIRA./
• /Experience with Agile project management methodologies such as SAFe./
• /Strong communication skills, both in writing, meetings and in presentations./
• /Strong verbal and written communication skills in English./
• /A genuine interest in understanding the technical aspects of complex data‑driven projects./
• /Experience with coding in Python, VBA, Java, R, SQL, C, or similar./
• /Experience selling either projects or products to clients./
• /Experience working with Veeva Vault./

Responsibilities

• Monitor program status including milestones, risks, issues, budgets, etc.
• Act as a delivery escalation point and proactively ensuring escalations are handled promptly with a clear action and communication plan.
• Providing executive level summaries for senior executives in BASE life science.
• Intervening, when necessary, to ensure costs, timelines and quality are on track.
• Developed plans and effort estimates for future project during sales process.
• Lead a cross‑functional team to deliver data driven projects on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of our life science industry stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders in the life science industry to understand their data needs and translate them into technical specifications for the project team.
• Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets for the projects.
• Track and report on project progress, identifying and mitigating risks as needed.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between the project team, life science industry stakeholders, and other teams within BASE life science.

Skills

Technical project management

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven thinking

Communication

English proficiency

Tools

JIRA

Veeva Vault

Job description

As our next Technical Project Manager in the Data & Migrations team, you will contribute to solving meaningful challenges across the life sciences industry. We offer specialised management consulting services, working with top-tier life sciences companies as well as biotech startups — locally and globally. From strategy development to hands‑on implementation, we support our clients were impact matters most

About the role

This is a Senior role designed to provide program leadership to deliver strategic technical solutions that address complex client issues in the Life Sciences industry. As a manager within the Migration team, you will be handling projects and programs with regards to migration implementation to achieve desired outcomes and ensure successful business growth and regulatory compliance. You will also seek new business opportunities to help BASE life science grow its presence within existing and new customers.

You will provide program/project management oversight for all customer implementations falling under the Migrations team’s scope.

You will lead project teams consisting of data engineers/scientists. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data engineering, project management and the ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

Technical Project Manager for the Migration team your responsibilities include:

• Monitoring program status including milestones, risks, issues, budgets, etc.
• Acting as a delivery escalation point and proactively ensuring escalations are handled promptly with a clear action and communication plan.
• Providing executive level summaries for senior executives in BASE life science.
• Intervening, when necessary, to ensure costs, timelines and quality are on track.
• Developed plans and effort estimates for future project during sales process.

Delivering Projects:

• Lead a cross‑functional team to deliver data driven projects on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of our life science industry stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders in the life science industry to understand their data needs and translate them into technical specifications for the project team.
• Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets for the projects.
• Track and report on project progress, identifying and mitigating risks as needed.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between the project team, life science industry stakeholders, and other teams within BASE life science.

What makes you the best person for this job?

• 5+ years of experience as a technical project manager ideally within the life science industry or other regulated areas.
• Successful track record of managing technically complex projects such as software development, implementation of IT systems, data migrations, etc.
• Experience leading developers, data engineers and/or data scientists and delivering data driven projects.
• Experience with project management tools such as JIRA.
• Experience with Agile project management methodologies such as SAFe.
• Strong communication skills, both in writing, meetings and in presentations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• A genuine interest in understanding the technical aspects of complex data‑driven projects.

Additionally, the ideal candidate has the following qualifications:

• Experience with coding in Python, VBA, Java, R, SQL, C, or similar.
• Experience selling either projects or products to clients.
• Experience working with Veeva Vault.

This position is offered in Copenhagen, Denmark and Barcelona, Spain.

Who is BASE life science?

Founded in 2007, BASE life science is a business and technology consulting enterprise working exclusively in the life sciences industry.

With headquarters in Denmark and offices across Europe and the United States, we support clients globally. We work closely with our customers to identify, develop, and implement initiatives that drive growth, efficiency, and meaningful change. Through partnerships with leading solution providers such as Veeva, Salesforce, IQVIA, Benchling, and MediSpend, we help our clients unlock the full potential of modern technologies.

At BASE, you work on meaningful, complex challenges at the intersection of technology, science, and business. We trust our people with real responsibility and support them in turning ambition into impact.

You will be part of a collaborative, high‑performing environment where:

• Ambition is encouraged through ownership and continuous learning
• Execution matters — we focus on delivering solutions that work in practice
• Team spirit and trust guide collaboration across roles, countries, and disciplines
• Openness means your ideas are heard, you are challenged constructively, and supported as you grow

Alongside this, we offer:

• Support for health and wellbeing, covering physical, mental, and social needs
• Flexible ways of working, built on trust, autonomy, and balance
• Ongoing learning and professional development throughout your career
• A modern work setup, with the tools and equipment needed to do great work
• Recognition of performance and impact, linked to contribution and results
• The opportunity to work on challenges that make a meaningful difference for patients and healthcare systems worldwide

Explore our work, values, and people at www.baselifescience.com

Interested?

If you find this position intriguing, don't delay—submit your application in English at your earliest convenience. We are continuously reviewing and assessing all incoming candidates and eagerly await your application.

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