Technical Project Manager (TPM)

A Technical Project Manager (TPM) working within the global Digital Technology Patient Solutions (DTPS) team, who leads technology-driven projects from initiation to delivery, acting as the bridge between DT teams and Patient Solutions (Pharmaceutical Research) stakeholders. They are responsible for project planning, risk mitigation, resource allocation, and ensuring software or infrastructure projects meet quality standards on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Deployment: Overseeing all project phases, from initiation to go-live scientific systems within Patient Solutions scope.
• Hands On Technical: Perform application installations and configurations on servers. Upgrade and lifecycle the centralised scientific platforms supporting the lab environment.
• Project Management: Managing Global Patient Solutions Lab projects, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Lifecycle Management: Oversee scientific system upgrades, replacement and decommissioning activities within Patient Solutions scope.
• Technical Oversight: Bridging technical (IT Infrastructure) and non-technical teams to turn high-level directives into actionable technical tasks.
• Planning & Risk Mitigation: Developing detailed project plans, tracking progress, and identifying/resolving potential risks or issues.
• Stakeholder Communication: Managing expectations with internal/external stakeholders and reporting progress to project sponsors.
• Reporting and Compliance: Work with IT Security and Compliance leads to ensure Patient Solutions scope meets requirements and generate reports to reflect ongoing status. Using PowerShell scripts and LDAP queries to validate the data in reports.
• Documentation & Process Improvement: Responsible for collating system documentation and reducing baseline operations by automating/streamlining process where possible.