Senior Business Program Manager

Harvey Nash Group; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Business & Program Management Leader for a hybrid role in Welwyn Garden City. The successful candidate will oversee project management methodologies to ensure solutions are delivered effectively. Ideal applicants will have over 7 years of experience in IT and business solution delivery, preferably within a pharmaceutical context. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential, along with proficiency in various project management methodologies.

Qualifications

• Over 7 years experience in leading IT and Business solution delivery.
• Experience within a Pharmaceutical environment is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Scope, plan and execute projects to ensure solutions are adopted.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams from business, technical, and data teams.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

Jira

Monday

Job description

Job Title: Business & Program Management Leader

Location: Welwyn Garden City AL7 1TW

Mode of working: Hybrid (2 days in the office)

Duration: 12+ months of contract initially

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Using appropriate Project Management methodologies, as best fits the needs of the project team, scope, plan and execute the project to ensure solutions are adopted and intended value is realized within the agreed timeframe and in an iterative manner.

Key Experience:

• You are an experienced Project and Program Leader with over 7 years experience in leading IT and Business solution delivery.
• Experience within a Pharmaceutical environment is highly preferred.
• You have a proven track record of delivering technical and business projects in complex and regulated environments to strict timelines, budget and scope.
• Proven experience managing multi disciplinary teams from business, technical and data teams.
• You have excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts, activities and deliverables to non technical stakeholders
• Additionally it would be beneficial if you have a strong understanding of machine learning concepts, data pipelines, model lifecycle and analytics, and are able to critically assess AI models, performance, data quality issues and implications. This is not required though.
• You are skilled at balancing and ensuring technical delivery with stakeholder engagement, collaboration and communication.
• You have strong problem solving skills and can drive decisions and outcomes under pressure while ensuring the team is supported and connected.
• You have strong Project leadership qualities with a collaborative mindset and can positively challenge to drive optimal outcomes for the business.
• You are proficient in Project Management and have experience using a variety of Project Management Methodologies. You are familiar with agile, scrum and waterfall methodologies and Project Management tools such as Jira and Monday.