Project Program Manager DK/ES

The life sciences industry plays a significant role in advancing healthcare and improving the quality of life - in many cases, saving millions of lives globally. At BASE life science, this is the motivation for everything we do, aimed at pushing boundaries, seeking excellence, and making a lasting difference through consulting expertise and data-driven solutions.

Who is BASE life science?

Founded in 2007, BASE life science is a business and technology consulting enterprise working exclusively in the life sciences industry.

From our headquarters in Denmark and offices in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, we serve customers across the globe. With a deep understanding of the life sciences industry, we work hand in hand with customers to identify, develop, and implement strategic initiatives that drive growth, efficiency, and overall success through tailored solutions.

Our partnership with industry-leading solution providers, including Veeva, Salesforce, IQVIA, Benchling, and MediSpend ensures that our clients harness the full potential of the most innovative solutions on the market.

About the role 

This is a Senior role designed to provide project and program leadership to deliver strategic technical solutions that address complex client issues in the Life Sciences industry. You will be handling implementation projects and programs to achieve desired outcomes and ensure successful business growth. You will also seek new business opportunities to help BASE life science grow its presence within existing and new customers.

Additionally, you will contribute to internal initiatives and training to further strengthen BASE life science’s project and program management methodologies, approach, and tools.

You will lead teams consisting of multiple workstreams, which could include BASE/Infosys, external third party, or client stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in, project/program management, proven experience in people management and the ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications. Life science industry knowledge is a plus.

As an Associate Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Developing responses to Requests for Proposals (RfPs), ensuring adequate project planning for scope, timelines and budget
• Monitoring project/program status and delivery including milestones, risks, challenges, budgets, etc.
• Serving as the primary escalation contact for delivery issues and proactively ensuring timely resolution with a well-defined action and communication plan.
• Creating and delivering audience-tailored communication, such as executive summaries for clients, senior updates, and project status reports.
• Intervening, when necessary, to ensure costs, timelines and quality are on track
• Leading and supporting a team of Data Architects, Data Engineers and Business Analysts by providing mentorship, career development, performance feedback, and fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented culture

Delivering Projects/Programs:

• Lead a cross-functional team to deliver projects/programs based on scope, within budget and on time, and to the satisfaction of our life science industry stakeholders
• Collaborate with business stakeholders in the life science industry to understand their needs and translating into executable plans for the project team
• Develop plans, timelines, and budgets for projects/programs for which you are responsible
• Track and report on project/program progress, identifying and mitigating risks as needed
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between the project team, life science industry stakeholders, and other teams within BASE life science
• Bridge requirements from business stakeholders towards technical solutioning and product output

We offer this position out of France, Germany, UK, Spain or Denmark.

What makes you the ideal candidate for this job?  

• 6+ years of experience as a technical project/program manager within the life science industry
• Successful track record of managing technically complex Data analytics projects/programs
• Familiar with dataviz tools (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense,…), data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks,…) and cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Experience in leading technical teams and delivering data driven projects/programs
• Experience with project management tools such as JIRA, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project etc.
• Experience with Agile project management methodologies such as SAFe
• Strong communication skills, both in writing, meetings and in presentations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

 On top of this, we expect you to you have the following skills/ certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (nice to have)
• Sales experience
• Experience in working with Veeva Vault, SalesForce or similar technologies.
• Drives creative thinking and develops forward‑looking strategies to enable innovative solutions.

• Communicates clearly and confidently to influence others and challenge ideas constructively.
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  Plans and prioritizes tasks methodically while delivering high‑quality work with integrity.
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  Takes initiative, seizes opportunities, and pursues goals with determination to achieve strong results.

What makes us the best employer for you?

BASE life science has been recognized as an outstanding workplace, earning us the Great Place To Work certification in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

We are proud to represent 35+ nationalities among our colleagues, and firmly believe in the power of diverse perspectives and characteristics to drive truly innovative solutions and achieving excellence.

At the heart of our organization lies a foundation grounded in five core values: team spirit, trust, openness, ambition, and execution. We cultivate an environment that champions flexibility, placing confidence in our employees to successfully complete tasks while upholding a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, we place significance in cross-functional collaboration, where niche skills and specialisms are valued and challenging the status quo is encouraged.

Additionally, we offer you: 

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  Health insurance.
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  Remote work friendliness.
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  Ongoing learning and development.
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  Flexible schedules to fit your work to your routine.
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  Contributions to physical, social, and emotional health.
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  Home office setup with laptop and other electronic devices.
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  The chance to help make a difference for patients around the world.

Interested?    

If you find this position intriguing, don't delay—submit your application in English at your earliest convenience. We are continuously reviewing and assessing all incoming candidates and eagerly await your application.

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