Lead Program Manager , Technical Program Management

Cencora; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 94,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Dependent care support

Training and mentorship programs

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Lead Program Manager, Technical Program Management to act as a subject matter expert in large-scale program delivery and governance. You will bridge strategy, execution, and governance across cross-functional teams, delivering high-stakes initiatives in pharmaceutical distribution.

The role requires leading complex programs, developing governance standards, and mentoring others, with a focus on improving organizational delivery capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred with related field experience.
• 6+ years in technical or program management related roles.
• PMP/PgMP certification preferred.
• Healthcare experience highly desired.
• Ability to analyze portfolio data across projects.

Responsibilities

• Bridges strategy, execution and governance to deliver business value.
• Drives design and planning for enterprise-scale initiatives with multiple workstreams.
• Influences senior leaders on strategy, approach, and investments.
• Develops governance frameworks, delivery methodologies, and standards.
• Builds program playbooks, templates, and scalable governance.
• Mentors senior project managers to raise organizational capability.

Skills

MS Project

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PMP/PgMP cert

Tools

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Summary

The Lead Program Manager , Technical Program Management position serves as a subject matter expert in technical project and program management, recognized across the function for deep expertise in large-scale program delivery, governance design, and cross-functional execution within pharmaceutical distribution. Bridges strategy, execution and governance ensuring larger-scale initiatives deliver on business value. Leads the most complex and high-stakes technical programs with broad organizational impact and limited management oversight. This key role provides thought leadership on project & program management frameworks, delivery methodologies, and governance practices that shape the organization's technical program management capability. Responsible for significant improvements to program governance, delivery frameworks, and program management standards.

Responsibilities

• Bridges strategy, execution and governance ensuring larger-scale initiatives deliver on business value.
• Drives program design and delivery planning for enterprise-scale initiatives involving multiple workstreams, dependencies, and stakeholder groups.
• Influences executive and senior technical leaders on program strategy, delivery approach, and governance investment priorities.
• Develops and standardizes program governance frameworks, delivery methodologies, and program management standards that improve execution quality.
• Builds reusable program playbooks, reporting templates, and governance standards that scale program management capability across the organization.
• Mentors senior project managers, advancing program management expertise and organizational delivery capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Master's degree in business administration, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in technical project management, program management, or a related field required.
• Certification in PMP, PgMP, or equivalent preferred.
• Prior healthcare experience - highly desired
• Proven ability to extract and analyzes portfolio data to assess cross-project intersections, dependencies, and enterprise allocations.
• Experience working with MS Project to support schedule and status communication based on program needs.
• Prior experience using MS Excel to analyze and communicate enterprise information, including multi-sheet workbooks, filters, functions, and pivot tables.
• Ability to create leadership-ready presentations in MS PowerPoint that communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Produces clear, enterprise-ready data using PowerBI with documentation in MS Word to communicate complex concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well both independently as well as within a team oriented environment

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day.

• In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness.
• This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.
• To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Salary Range

$93,500 - 187,000

• This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: IntrinsiQ Specialty Solutions, Inc