[Remote] Title: Senior Project Manager, PM Strategy and Operations

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. The Senior Project Manager leads high-impact internal projects and strategic initiatives across the Project Management organization, supporting operational excellence, commercial and business development activities, financial reporting and analysis, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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

Skills

• 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
• 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
• Experience supporting RFPs, RFIs, proposal development, budget reviews, or Business Development activities
• Project management certification, such as PMP

Benefits

• 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.

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