Senior Project Manager, PM Strategy and Operations

ICON

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

Title

Senior Project Manager, PM Strategy and Operations

Reports to: Senior Director, Project Management

Position Overview

The Senior Project Manager, PM Strategy and Operations is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading high-impact internal projects and strategic initiatives across the IMC Project Management organization. This role partners with Project Management leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to drive operational excellence, support commercial and business development activities, provide financial reporting and analysis, and lead integration and process improvement initiatives. The Senior Project Manager serves as an internal subject-matter expert, using strong project management, analytical, and influencing skills to translate business priorities into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial & Business Development Support

• Support commercial activities including RFPs, RFIs, proposal development, and budget reviews.

• Provide Project Management and operational expertise to help ensure proposed solutions, budgets, assumptions, timelines, and resource requirements are operationally sound.

• Partner with Business Development, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to support opportunity planning and proposal development.

• Identify operational, financial, resource, and execution risks and recommend appropriate solutions.

• Support internal preparation for bid defenses, capability presentations, and other Business Development activities.

• Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Developing and facilitating regular Project Profitability processes and governance.

• Support financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis across the Project Management organization.

• Analyze financial and operational performance to identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.

• Partner with Finance and Project Management leadership to investigate variances and support development of appropriate action plans.

• Evaluate the financial impact of operational decisions and provide actionable insights to support leadership decision-making.

• Support continuous improvement of financial reporting, forecasting accuracy, and financial visibility.

• Strategic Project Management & Operational Excellence

• Lead and coordinate complex internal projects and strategic initiatives, establishing clear plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and accountabilities.

• Support integration, organizational change, and other cross-functional initiatives impacting Project Management.

• Lead and support process improvement activities focused on increasing efficiency, consistency, standardization, and operational effectiveness.

• Develop and implement improved workflows, tools, processes, and ways of working in partnership with key stakeholders.

• Provide support as requested with clear reporting, analysis, recommendations, and visibility to progress, risks, and outcomes.

• Other ad hoc support requests from Sr. Director, Project Management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business administration, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• Significant project management experience within a complex, cross-functional organization preferably in clinical trials or pharmaceutical industry.

• Demonstrated experience leading strategic, operational, integration, or process-improvement initiatives.

• Experience with financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

• Experience supporting RFPs, RFIs, proposal development, budget reviews, or Business Development activities preferred.

• Advanced to expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, complex formulas, data validation and analysis, financial and resource tracking, forecasting, and development of project-level and portfolio-level reporting.

• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive results across functions without formal reporting authority.

• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.

• Project management certification, such as PMP, preferred.

• Key Competencies

• Strategic project management

• Financial and business acumen

• Commercial and Business Development support

• Data analysis and performance reporting

• Process improvement and operational excellence

• Integration and change management

• Cross-functional leadership and influence

• Risk management and problem solving

• Executive-level communication

• What ICON can offer you

• Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

• In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements

• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.

• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.

• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.

• Life assurance

• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

• Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

• At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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• Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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