Director, Programme Delivery

Director, Programme Delivery

Location: Cambridge & London

Department: IT

Job type: Full Time

Join us and make a difference when it matters most! 

At Mundipharma, we are proud of the work we do to bring innovative treatments to patients. We challenge ourselves constantly to deliver more for patients, healthcare professionals, our partners, and our employees. 

Role summary

The Director, Programme Delivery reports into the Chief Information Officer and holds end-to-end accountability for both the strategic direction and the operational execution of the Mundipharma critical IT programmes. The role sets governance and delivery standards, and leads cross-functional teams to translate strategy into executable plans; it also directly project-manages select initiatives and takes ownership of day-to-day operational delivery where needed to secure outcomes. It ensures programmes are delivered on time, within budget and scope, and to the highest quality - managing risk, resources, and stakeholder expectations - while driving benefits realisation and continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Define and implement the programme delivery strategy in line with business objectives
• Ensure governance frameworks are in place to monitor programme performance, risks, and benefits realisation
• Provide executive level updates to Exco, steering committees and key stakeholders

Programme & Portfolio Management

• Lead large-scale, complex programmes (e.g. digital transformation, IT infrastructure, business change)
• Oversee cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment between business, technical and operational stakeholders
• Manage interdependencies between projects and resolve conflicts in resource allocation

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders and vendors
• Ensure clear communication of programme status, risks and mitigation plans
• Build strong relationships with internal and external partners to drive collaboration

Financial & Resource Management

• Own programme budgets ensuring cost efficiency and ROI
• Optimise resource allocation across teams, including third-party vendors
• Implement robust financial tracking and reporting mechanisms

Risk & Issue Management

• Proactively identify and mitigate risks that could impact delivery
• Escalate critical issues with recommended solutions to executive leadership
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Establish KPIs to measure programme success and team performance
• Drive adoption of best practices (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and lessons learned
• Foster a culture of innovation, efficiency and excellence in delivery

Program Management

• Act as Program Manager for select projects driving them to completion on-time, on-budget, in-scope with clear benefits realisation

What you’ll bring

• Degree or Masters in Business, Project Management or related field
• Prince 2 or PMP certified
• Extensive experience within the pharmaceutical industry
• Extensive experience in programme/project management, including experience in a Director level role
• Proven track record of delivery large-scale, high budget programmes (£10M+)
• Strong expertise in PPM methodologies (Prince 2, MSP, Agile, Scrum, SAFe)
• Experience in pharmaceuticals or regulated industry
• Expertise in SDLC, DevOps or cloud migrations
• Exceptional leadership, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic thinking – ability to align programmes with business goals
• Decision Making – strong judgement under pressure
• Influence & Leadership – inspires teams and gains executive buy-in
• Finance Acumen – budgeting, forecasting and cost control
• Problem Solving – navigates complexity with structured solutions
  
  

What we offer in return

• The opportunity to shape enterprise-wide programmes with meaningful and patient impact
• A collaborative, high-accountability culture with exposure to senior leadership and global stakeholders
• A senior leadership role at the heart of Mundipharma’s digital and business transformation agenda
• Flexible working across London and Cambridge locations

• Flexible benefits package
• Opportunities for learning & development through our varied programme 
• Collaborative, inclusive work environment

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive environment where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential is a priority. We believe this isn’t just the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. We are on a journey and will seek to move forward together through education and awareness to build a culture that welcomes and celebrates diversity and uniqueness. We will create a workplace environment where everyone can, every day, bring their authentic selves and is treated with dignity and respect. 

About Mundipharma

Mundipharma is a global healthcare company focussing on customers across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to patients in the areas of pain management, infectious disease as well as other severe and debilitating disease areas. Their guiding principles, centered around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything they do. For more information visit

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