Technical Project Manager

BCforward; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a highly motivated Project Manager to support their pharmaceutical client in Indianapolis, IN. This role involves driving end-to-end technical execution, maintaining integrated schedules, and coordinating across workstreams in a hybrid work environment.

With over 8 years of experience managing enterprise software programs and a PMP certification, the ideal candidate will excel in stakeholder management and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing technical delivery of enterprise software programs.
• Experience with Tier-1 systems integrators at $5M+ scale.
• PMP or equivalent program management certification.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end technical execution across the project lifecycle.
• Maintain integrated master schedule and manage critical paths.
• Coordinate technical delivery across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Project management software

MS Office Suite

Job description

BCforward is seeking a highly motivated Project Manager to support their pharmaceutical client in Indianapolis, IN.

Expected Duration: 9 months with possibility to renew

Location: Indianapolis, IN/hybrid

Position Summary

Our client is implementing a modernized Global Medical Information Contact Center platform ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Program Planning & Phase Execution

• Drive end-to-end technical execution of Release 1 across the full project lifecycle —Design, Build, SIT, UAT, Cutover & Go-Live, and the three-week post-go-live hypercare period — with formal entry and exit criteria at each phase gate.
• Partner with 3rd party engagement leadership to build and maintain the baselined integrated master schedule (work breakdown structure, milestones, dependencies), manage critical path, and surface schedule risk early enough to act on it.
• Run technical program cadence — weekly status and phase-gate reviews — and operate formal change control for any deviation from baselined scope, schedule, or cost.
• Track schedule performance, scope, deliverable completion, and defect trends against the delivery baseline.

Cross-Workstream Technical Coordination

• Coordinate technical delivery across the five workstreams
• Hold a single register of cross-stream technical dependencies and drive them to closure ahead of each phase gate.
• Support the ACE Technical team with 3rd party delivery leadership to hold them to scope, quality, and schedule commitments under the work order.
• Coordinate client contributors across functions; clear blockers, broker decisions, and keep the right people in the room at the right time.
• Prepare and run technical steering updates; translate phase-level status into executive-ready risk, scope, schedule, and budget narratives.

Risk, Quality & Compliance

• Maintain the program risk and issue register; drive mitigation for technical, integration, and data-governance risks across deployments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 8+ years managing the technical delivery of enterprise software programs
• Demonstrated experience leading programs with a Tier-1 systems integrator (Deloitte, Accenture, IBM, PwC, or equivalent) at $5M+ scale, including baselined master schedules and formal change control.
• Excellent stakeholder management across business, IT, vendor, and affiliate-country audiences; comfortable presenting to executive steering committees.
• PMP or equivalent program management certification.