Senior Project Manager – U.S. Healthcare Programs

Valeris is a fully integrated life sciences commercialization partner providing comprehensive solutions across the healthcare value chain. The Senior Project Manager will manage complex U.S. healthcare programs, ensuring successful implementation and operational readiness while maintaining high standards of governance and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex, cross-functional healthcare implementation and operational initiatives from project initiation through successful transition to operations and project closure
• Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, resource plans, and critical path dependencies to ensure successful delivery
• Establish and drive project governance by ensuring adherence to PMO methodologies, standards, and delivery best practices while promoting consistency across the portfolio
• Facilitate project governance activities, including project kickoffs, status meetings, steering committees, executive reviews, and decision-making forums
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for project execution, acting as the trusted liaison between clients, executive sponsors, and cross-functional delivery teams
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with executive leadership, clients, and key stakeholders through transparent communication and proactive engagement
• Effectively manage stakeholder expectations by anticipating needs, resolving issues, and ensuring alignment on project objectives, priorities, and delivery outcomes
• Prepare and deliver concise, executive-level presentations, status reports, and recommendations that support informed decision-making
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across Operations, Technology, Product, Quality, Client Services, and other business functions to ensure successful project execution
• Drive accountability across project teams by proactively managing deliverables, timelines, interdependencies, and resource commitments
• Proactively identify project risks, dependencies, and potential obstacles, implementing mitigation strategies before they impact project objectives
• Maintain comprehensive RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) and ensure timely communication, ownership, and resolution of project challenges
• Manage project scope through disciplined change control processes, evaluating impacts to timeline, budget, resources, and client commitments
• Escalate critical risks and issues with well-defined recovery plans, actionable recommendations, and clear executive communication
• Develop and maintain executive dashboards, project health reports, KPI tracking, and portfolio reporting to provide accurate visibility into project performance
• Monitor project financials, resource utilization, schedule performance, and delivery metrics to ensure projects remain on track and within approved parameters
• Ensure all project documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained in accordance with PMO governance standards and regulatory requirements
• Support portfolio planning, resource forecasting, and executive portfolio reviews by providing accurate project data, capacity insights, and delivery recommendations
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the Enterprise PMO by developing and enhancing methodologies, governance processes, templates, and delivery standards
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, operational efficiency, and organizational maturity through process optimization and lessons learned
• Mentor and coach junior project managers by sharing best practices, promoting project management excellence, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Champion a culture of accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence while ensuring exceptional client experiences and successful business outcomes

Requirements:

• PMP Certification (required) — certification must be current and maintained in accordance with PMI requirements
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of Project Management experience leading complex U.S. healthcare programs from initiation to closure
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity — makes sound decisions with limited information, adapts quickly to evolving priorities, and brings structure where none exists
• Strong understanding of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, including payer, provider, PBM, specialty pharmacy, care management, or patient support services
• Demonstrated experience leading client-facing implementation projects
• Hands-on experience working within HIPAA-compliant environments
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in highly regulated environments
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid)
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office Suite
• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills
• MBA (preferred)
• PMI-ACP Certification (preferred)
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (preferred)