About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?
About the role
As a Consulting Principal, Pharma Project Manager, you will make an impact by leading complex programs and driving disciplined delivery across governance, planning, financial management, and business value realization. You will be a valued member of the Life Sciences Consulting team and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, cross-functional delivery teams, and pharma/biotech clients in the Greater Boston area.
In this role, you will:
• Establish and lead project governance structures to engage stakeholders, manage risks and issues, and enable effective decision-making that ensures successful program delivery.
• Own and manage project scope, maintaining alignment with business objectives and governing scope changes and value impact through appropriate controls.
• Lead integrated planning efforts, including development of work breakdown structures, scheduling, resource allocation, and dependency management.
• Oversee financial management including cost estimation, forecasting, and tracking performance against baseline plans.
• Drive risk, assumption, issue, and dependency (RAID) management while ensuring successful delivery of business value, adoption, and transition to operations.
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Boston, MA. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you must have to be considered
• Experience leading complex projects or program delivery in a consulting or professional services environment.
• Strong expertise in governance, scope management, scheduling, and resource planning.
• Proven experience managing project financials including forecasting, budgeting, and cost tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to manage risks, issues, and dependencies across cross-functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across business and technical audiences.
These will help you succeed
• Experience operating within structured project delivery frameworks such as SDLC and formal governance models.
• Exposure to regulated environments and adherence to established policies and processes (e.g., GxP compliance).
• Strong decision-making capabilities leveraging governance frameworks and structured methodologies.
• Experience driving stakeholder alignment and transparent communications through reporting and governance forums.
• Ability to support change management, adoption planning, and business value realization initiatives.
We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Compensation
• $122,400 – $190,500
• This position is eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Employee assistance program
• 10 paid holidays plus PTO
• Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
• Long-term/short-term disability
• Learning and development certifications and programs
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
