Senior Program Manager – Life Sciences

About the role

Capgemini Engineering is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead multiple complex programs within a highly regulated Life Sciences environment. The role involves steering large‑scale initiatives, aligning them with strategic objectives, and delivering measurable business outcomes while navigating GxP requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end delivery of large‑scale programs, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Oversee several projects simultaneously, guiding project managers on governance, quality and delivery.
• Define program strategy, roadmaps and manage major risks, dependencies and inter‑dependencies.
• Manage budgets, resource planning and capacity allocation across cross‑functional teams.
• Establish and maintain robust governance structures for decision‑making and escalation.
• Build senior‑level stakeholder alignment, influence decisions and resolve complex escalations.
• Lead issue resolution balancing regulatory, operational and business constraints.
• Coach and mentor project managers to raise delivery maturity.
• Contribute to organisational transformation initiatives and improve delivery models.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a senior program or project manager in Life Sciences or similarly regulated sectors.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large budgets and multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Excellent analytical and risk‑management skills.
• Experience driving governance, compliance and continuous improvement.

Required skills