Senior Implementation Manager - R&D Advisory

Syneos Health; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Syneos Health in London seeks an experienced people manager and workstream lead to oversee end-to-end implementation projects within the R&D Advisory Group. You will coach consulting staff, ensure superior client experience, and drive deliverables from start to finish.

You will lead, price, and pitch proposals, monitor project status, and manage utilization while leveraging GxP validation know-how to support clients in life sciences.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading consulting teams in life sciences or pharma/biotech.
• Delivery of end-to-end system implementation projects.
• Ability to coach and supervise consulting staff while ensuring client success.

Aufgaben

• Lead creation of project deliverables, quality check work, and drive completion.
• Set expectations with project team and provide feedback to members.
• Design alternatives and contingency plans to meet customer needs.
• Communicate project status, risks, and opportunities to leadership.
• Provide career guidance and conduct performance reviews for staff.
• Participate in business development by writing and pricing proposals.
• Achieve billable utilization targets and manage book of business.
• Demonstrate expertise in GxP system implementation and validation.

Kenntnisse

People management

Project leadership

Client relationship management

BD & pricing experience

Tools

Veeva Vault

Oracle

Medidata

OpenText

Jobbeschreibung

Updated: August 25, 2026
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Job ID:16971

There's one thing you do that's exceptional: lead.

In this role, you will serve as an experienced people manager and workstream lead within the R&D Advisory Group overseeing end-to-end management of the implementation process and key deliverables for customers. As a member of the management team, you will ensure a superior client experience while coaching and supervising the work of consulting staff team members. Leading by example, you will exhibit decision quality, action orientation, and resourcefulness as the primary steward of technical system implementation projects. This is an opportunity to:

• Lead the creation of system implementation project deliverables by quality checking work, setting expectations with the project team, delivering edits and feedback to team members, and driving deliverable completion from start to finish
• Recommend creative ideas based on data analysis, personal experience, and industry best practices
• Anticipate and support customer needs, concerns, and challenges through the design of alternatives and contingency plans
• Proactively communicate to keep program leadership informed of activities, team dynamics, project status, scope changes, potential risks, and business development opportunities
• Provide career advising to implementation staff team members by gathering project performance feedback, conducting performance reviews, and contributing meaningful feedback to internal promotion calibration sessions
• Participate in the BD process by writing and pricing proposals, and actively participate in the pitch
• Achieve billable utilisation targets and managed book of business in service to customer engagements
• Proven expertise in management consulting in the life sciences, pharmaceutical/biotech consulting industry or equivalent industry role
• Experience working with one or more R&D operational roles (clinical operations, regulatory, safety or similar discipline) either in industry or consulting
• GxP System Implementation and Validation experience

Desired Requirements:

• Experience supporting implementations of cloud-based enterprise software such as Veeva Vault, Oracle, Medidata or OpenText

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experiencedoesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills fromprevious roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stayconnected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health?

Here, you're a part of the big picture. You will collaborate with colleaguesacross clinical and commercial disciplines to guide premarket development through post-market commercial strategy.Every project is a chance to solve a new challenge, learn from your colleagues, and advance your career. Thediversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employmentopportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to getbiopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts arecontributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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