Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Location: Cambridge, Hybrid.

Role and Responsibilities

• Independently project manage high-risk and/or high-value projects and provide programme-level oversight where required.
• Define delivery approaches, governance and plans, tailoring Mundipharma PMO methodologies to suit project complexity and context.
• Provide direction on and resolve complex issues with the specialism, using established procedures and existing solutions.
• Act as a primary source of good practice and deliver high-quality support to teams and projects.
• Manage scope, budget, risks, issues, dependencies and change to ensure delivery against time, cost, quality and benefit targets.
• Provide clear, insightful reporting and recommendations to sponsors and senior stakeholders, enabling effective decision-making.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and sponsors on project and delivery matters.
• Facilitate alignment across cross‑functional and global stakeholder groups with competing priorities.
• Anticipate and manage organisational impact, interdependencies, and change implications across related initiatives.
• Be a willing, cooperative member of the central PMO team and Project Management Guild, acting as a primary source of project management good practice within the PMO and wider organisation.
• Contribute to the development, refinement and advancement of PMO standards, tools, methodologies and ways of working engaging with peers to propose and implement any approved changes.
• Train and mentor junior colleagues, supporting the development of required skills and knowledge.
• Share knowledge, lessons learned and practical expertise across the PMO and Project Management Guild.
• Maintain strong awareness of pharmaceutical regulatory requirements and ensure compliant delivery in regulated environments, always considering patient impact.

What you’ll bring

• Previous Project Management experience leading cross‑functional projects in the Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences industry would be ideal.
• Recognised subject‑matter expert in project and programme delivery.
• Extensive experience managing complex projects and/or programmes in a global organisation with budgetary oversight.
• Degree level qualification or demonstrated ability to operate at this level.
• Professional project management certification e.g. PRINCE2 would be ideal.
• Proven experience influencing and advising senior stakeholders.
• Advanced practical experience with project management tools (e.g. SmartSheets, Microsoft Project).
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in ambiguous and complex environments.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, applying sound judgment to novel issues and maintaining attention to detail.
• Strategic and forward‑looking systems thinking to align delivery to organisational goals and manage interdependencies across initiatives.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills.
• Understands the relevance of own area of responsibility / specialism to the employing organisation.
• Strong accountability for outcomes and delivery through others.
• Advanced risk and issue management capability.
• Demonstrates initiative in process optimisation and operational efficiency.

What we offer in return

Opportunities for learning & development through our varied programme.

Collaborative, inclusive work environment.

Diversity and inclusion: Building an inclusive environment where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential is a priority. We believe this isn’t just the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. We are on a journey and will seek to move forward together through education and awareness to build a culture that welcomes and celebrates diversity and uniqueness. We will create a workplace environment where everyone can, every day, bring their authentic selves and is treated with dignity and respect.

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