Pharma Program & Delivery Leader

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 16 years

Role Level: Director / Senior Delivery Leader

Domain: Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences

Role Summary

Lead the strategic Large Pharma engagement from India with end-to-end accountability for delivery governance, client relationships, regulated execution, financial performance, people leadership, AI-led transformation, and account growth. The role requires a senior leader capable of managing globally distributed teams and partnering effectively with client and Capgemini executives.

Key Responsibilities

- Own program delivery, governance, quality, financial performance, risks, dependencies, and executive escalations.
- Serve as the senior India interface for client and internal leadership.
- Ensure delivery compliance with applicable GxP, validation, quality, data-integrity, and audit requirements.
- Drive GenAI, agentic AI, automation, and engineering-productivity initiatives from concept to measurable adoption.
- Lead senior managers, program managers, architects, and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
- Build succession depth,



improve capabilities, and reduce critical-resource dependencies.
- Support proposals, solutioning, transformation roadmaps, and account-growth opportunities.

Required Qualifications

- 18 years in engineering, technology, or consulting delivery, including 8 years in Pharma, Life Sciences, or regulated healthcare.
- At least 5 years leading complex multi-workstream programs with 100 professionals.
- Experience managing or influencing a portfolio of at least USD 10 million annually.
- Strong knowledge of regulated delivery, GxP, CSV, quality systems, audit readiness, and CAPA.
- Demonstrated global client management and commercial leadership.
- Evidence of implementing at least three automation, data, or AI initiatives, with one reaching production or enterprise scale.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or Management.
- PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Secure, GxP, CSV, or quality certification is preferred.

📌 Pharma Program & Delivery Leader (Hyderabad)
🏢 Capgemini Engineering
📍 Hyderabad