Senior Consultant - Veeva Project Management

Cognizant; Guadalajara; Híbrido; MXN 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Sr Consultant - Veeva Project Management to lead end-to-end delivery of Veeva Vault implementations across Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, Safety, and Commercial domains for Life Sciences clients. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, analysts, QA, and stakeholders to ensure successful deployments.

You will drive project planning, governance, and risk management, coordinating validation, data migration, and integrations while complying with GxP, 21 CFR

Formación

• 8+ years IT/consulting delivery with Veeva Vault project experience.
• Strong project management across scope, schedule, budget and risk.
• Veeva Vault domain knowledge: Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, Safety, or Commercial.
• GxP, FDA/EMA, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, GAMP 5, and CSV principles.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end Veeva Vault project delivery across multiple domains.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and cross-functional leadership.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and governance with RAID logs and status reporting.
• Coordinate design, configuration, data migration, testing, and validation in line with CSV/validation standards.

Conocimientos

Project management

Stakeholder management

Veeva Vault knowledge

Agile/Waterfall hybrid

Communication

Educación

PMP/PRINCE2/CSM certification

Veeva Vault Administrator certification

Herramientas

Jira

Xray

Confluence

ALM

Descripción del empleo

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant's consulting practice—we're a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we're looking for our next colleague who'll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

As a Sr Consultant - Veeva Project Management, you will make an impact by leading end-to-end delivery of Veeva Vault implementations across Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, Safety, and Commercial domains for our Life Sciences clients. You will be a valued member of the Life Sciences Consulting team and work collaboratively with solution architects, configuration engineers, business analysts, validation engineers, QA, business stakeholders, and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Lead Veeva Vault project delivery: Own end-to-end planning, execution, governance, and delivery of Veeva Vault implementations, migrations, upgrades, and enhancements across RIM, Clinical (CTMS, eTMF, Study Startup), Quality (QMS, QualityDocs), Safety, PromoMats, and MedComms.

• Drive stakeholder alignment and cross-functional leadership: Act as the primary liaison between business units, IT, architects, configuration engineers, testers, validation teams, and third-party vendors, ensuring clear communication and effective delivery of Veeva solutions.

• Manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk: Develop and maintain project plans, resource allocation, effort estimates, RAID logs, and executive-level status reporting; proactively manage risks, issues, and change controls.

• Oversee solution design, configuration, and validation delivery: Coordinate requirements gathering, gap analysis, solution design, configuration, integrations, data migration, SIT, UAT, and validation testing in alignment with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, GAMP 5, and ALCOA+ principles.

• Ensure compliance, governance, and quality: Oversee validation documentation, change controls, audit readiness, and adherence to client SDLC and Computer System Validation (CSV) processes; support inspection and audit readiness activities.

• Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead, which means operating with Personal Leadership (building trust, collaboration, and inclusion), Organizational Leadership (driving vision and purpose, demonstrating a strategic and enterprise mindset, and creating and communicating a bold direction that inspires purpose), and Business Leadership (exemplifying client focus, managing ambiguity with accountability and results, and operating with financial acumen).

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring three days per week in a Cognizant office in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, or Querétaro. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you must have to be considered

• 8+ years of IT/consulting delivery experience, with a strong track record of managing end-to-end Veeva Vault implementations, migrations, or AMS engagements in the Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Medical Devices industries

• Proven project management expertise across scope, schedule, budget, resource, risk, and stakeholder management, using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies

• Strong functional understanding of one or more Veeva Vault domains — Regulatory (RIM, Registrations & Submissions), Clinical (CTMS, eTMF, Study Startup), Quality (QMS, QualityDocs, CAPA, Change Control), Safety, or Commercial (PromoMats, MedComms)

• Deep knowledge of GxP, FDA, EMA regulations, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, GAMP 5, ALCOA+, and Computer System Validation (CSV) principles

• Experience leading validation, UAT, data migration, and integration workstreams, coordinating with architects, configuration engineers, testers, QA, and business stakeholders through the full SDLC

These will help you succeed

• PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification, along with Veeva Vault Administrator or Business Administration certification

• Hands-on exposure to Veeva Vault APIs, integrations, and data migration frameworks; familiarity with Jira, Xray, ALM, Confluence, or similar delivery tools

• Experience supporting presales, RFP responses, solution demonstrations, and capability presentations

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and executive stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently and across globally distributed teams

• Embodiment of the Cognizant Way to Lead: Leading Self, Leading Others, & Leading the Business

• The embodiment of Cognizant's Values of: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do The right Thing, & Own It