Pharma & Retail Programme Lead - Tech Transformation

UST; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead a high-profile technology transformation programme in Lincoln, operating in a hybrid setup. Fixed-term 10-month contract with responsibilities spanning governance, integrated planning, vendor management, and delivery assurance across multiple workstreams.

You will engage with senior IT leadership and executives, coordinating internal teams and external partners to deliver large-scale change within healthcare/pharma contexts in a

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale, complex technology programmes.
• Strong programme governance, planning and delivery management expertise.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple vendors and stakeholders.
• Experience with risk, dependency and issue management in enterprise environments.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience delivering programmes using Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid methodologies.
• Experience within the UK Healthcare or Pharmacy. Retail domain experience would be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end programme delivery within a multi-vendor environment.
• Establish and govern the Integrated Master Schedule across all workstreams.
• Manage cross-functional and third-party dependencies, risks and critical milestones.
• Drive vendor performance, accountability and alignment to programme objectives.
• Implement robust governance, reporting and delivery controls.
• Provide regular programme updates, dashboards and executive-level reporting.
• Proactively identify and mitigate programme risks, issues and delivery roadblocks.
• Foster collaboration across business, technology, operations and supplier teams.
• Ensure successful delivery of software and hardware deployment initiatives where applicable.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Scrum

Technical Leadership

Portfolio Management

Vendor Management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

Smartsheet

Job description

UST is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead a high-profile technology transformation programme in Lincoln, operating in a hybrid setup. Fixed-term 10-month contract with responsibilities spanning governance, integrated planning, vendor management, and delivery assurance across multiple workstreams.

You will engage with senior IT leadership and executives, coordinating internal teams and external partners to deliver large-scale change within healthcare/pharma contexts in a