Manager – Life Sciences Transformation Delivery

Overview

As a Manager in BIP’s Life Sciences Transformation Delivery you lead the integrated execution of large transformation programmes, turning strategic goals into actionable plans. You coordinate cross-functional workstreams across business, process, technology, data and change, while keeping momentum and delivering outcomes. This client-facing leadership role emphasizes structure in ambiguity, issue resolution and steady delivery beyond traditional PMO. You will shape delivery approaches within Life Sciences and help grow BIP’s transformation capability with practical, evidence-based steering. This is a hands-on role with a clear impact on client value and programme success.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of complex Life Sciences transformation programmes or major workstreams with accountability for pace, quality and outcomes
• Translate objectives into integrated plans with milestones, deliverables, dependencies and ownership
• Coordinate activity across business, process, technology, data and change workstreams to maintain alignment
• Create structure in ambiguous environments by clarifying priorities and the critical path to delivery
• Establish governance, reporting and controls for timely decision-making and delivery
• Own integrated plans and manage milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and actions
• Prepare decision-focused materials for steering committees and governance forums
• Maintain a reliable view of programme health using evidence and insight
• Identify delivery gaps and cross-workstream conflicts and drive corrective actions
• Facilitate problem-solving and decision-making across teams, escalating with options and recommendations
• Track outcomes and benefits to ensure alignment with the case for change
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and key sponsors
• Communicate complex delivery information clearly to executive audiences
• Facilitate planning sessions, governance forums and delivery workshops
• Manage expectations and collaboration across client teams, BIP and partners
• Manage integrated delivery of technology, data and AI-enabled transformation within Life Sciences
• Connect technical delivery with changes to operating models, roles and ways of working
• Ensure readiness, adoption, governance and operational transition across teams
• Lead and quality-assure consultant work with clear direction and feedback
• Manage consulting deliverables, scope, timelines and client expectations
• Contribute to bids, proposals and account planning with delivery insight
• Support growth of Life Sciences transformation capability through reusable methods, case studies and communities of practice

Key requirements

• Strong Life Sciences consulting experience with hands-on delivery leadership in complex programmes
• Experience delivering technology, data or AI-enabled transformation within Life Sciences
• Demonstrated ability to manage integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and actions
• Strong stakeholder management and governance experience with senior clients
• Experience coordinating across business, process, technology, data and change workstreams
• Proven track record in identifying gaps, resolving issues and driving actions beyond reporting
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and proactively drive delivery
• Experience contributing to bids, proposals or account planning

• Proactive and pragmatic delivery leadership
• Clear communication and influence at senior levels
• Collaborative and solution-focused
• Delivery of technology, data and AI-enabled transformation
• Programme governance, planning and controls
• Integrated planning across multi-disciplinary workstreams

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