MSD AHIT Commercial Value Team - Program Manager 

United Kingdom, England 

579328220

Job Description

Key responsibilities include:

• Program Governance: support Commercial leadership in Governance model design and implementation to guarantee frequent engagement and facilitating decision making process.

• Program Management: Delivers overall program leadership, guidance, and management of all aspects, drives and provides oversight for the implementation of multiple commercial projects simultaneously while ensuring effective alignment with organizational strategies and the program’s goals.

• Project Planning and Execution: Determines, monitors, and reviews project/program scope, costs, schedule, resources, interdependencies, risks and oversee their successful execution. Schedules and facilitates project meetings, implementing and tracking performance measures to ensure project is progressing compared to original plan/budget

• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for key stakeholders, providing regular updates, managing expectations, and resolving issues to ensure project success. Facilitates business decision-making processes, captures and disseminates technical and business information.

• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate project risks, proactively addressing any challenges that may arise during the project lifecycle. Implements consistent and reliable risk management processes and reporting to key stakeholders.

• Quality Assurance: Ensure that projects meet the highest standards of quality and compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor project teams, providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure high performance and collaboration; works closely with technical SME’s, such as Information Architecture and Software Engineering to drive execution.

Education:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience is preferred

Minimum Experience:

• 15+ years of relevant IT experience

Skills/Knowledge:

• Mature and energetic customer focused Program Manager with proven experience in program and project management, particularly in the implementation of Commercial platforms and systems and strong relationship management capabilities.

• Ability to manage and coordinate projects and services across the entire spectrum of Sales & Marketing and Commercial boundaries and to build effective cross-functional teams collaboration.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization and who places great emphasis on collective achievements of shared objectives.

• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies, such as Agile or Waterfall, and a track record of successful project delivery.

• Awareness of change management methodology at scale

• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies and their application in the Commercial context

Current Contingent Workers apply

Measurement Analysis, Portfolio, Programme, and Project Support, Program Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall Model

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