Senior Research Programme Manager

1 week, 1 day ago
Full-time
Senior
Project and Program Management
uMed

uMed

uMed is a technology platform that helps life science clinical and medical teams recruit patients into studies efficiently, build evidence quickly, and ensure transparency and control over health data usage. The platform automates the process of buildi...

Pharmaceuticals
51-250
Founded 2018
$6M raised

Description

  • Lead the scoping, evaluation, and commercial shaping of sub-studies during proposal and contracting stages.
  • Manage sub-studies end to end, including sponsor relationships, renewals, expansions, and account growth opportunities.
  • Plan, track, and report programme progress, milestones, and deliverables using internal project management tools and methodologies.
  • Own programme-level budgets with Finance, including forecasting, margin awareness, and commercial risk/opportunity identification.
  • Identify, communicate, and mitigate programme risks and issues, and lead cross-functional resolution when escalation is needed.
  • Build and manage senior-level relationships with external clients and lead sponsor-facing governance forums such as steering committees and quarterly business reviews.
  • Partner with technical product and engineering teams to translate project needs into prioritized requirements and oversee documentation and end-user testing.
  • Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations, security of Protected Health Information (PHI), and regulatory requirements across geographies.
  • Manage the core and wider programme teams, mentor junior team members, and review their plans and deliverables.
  • Improve research delivery and programme management processes, tools, templates, and best practices, and deputise for programme leadership as needed.

Requirements

  • Significant experience, typically 5+ years, in research delivery, project management, or programme management.
  • Proven ownership of large, multi-region or multi-stakeholder programmes with planning, tracking, and reporting responsibility.
  • Strong client management and stakeholder engagement skills, including handling escalations and commercial discussions with senior sponsors or clients.
  • Highly organised and detail-oriented with experience managing complex projects across multiple business functions.
  • Strong risk and issue management experience with the ability to develop effective solutions with internal stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with project management tools and software.
  • Experience mentoring or line-managing project or programme management staff.
  • Commercial acumen, including budget ownership, forecasting, and understanding programme profitability.
  • Experience in healthcare, clinical trials, or research.
  • Familiarity with pharmaceutical trials and regulations is a bonus.
  • Experience working with technical product or engineering teams is a plus.
  • Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile is a plus.

Benefits

  • 25 days of holiday, pro-rata for part-time work.
  • 8 bank holidays, pro-rata for part-time work.
  • Fully remote working.
  • Quarterly in-person team meetings in London.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Private pension in accordance with UK legislation.
  • Full-time role.

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