Technical Project Manager

Overview

Location & Work Model - 5 days WFO in Airoli, Mumbai

Role Summary

The IT Project Manager will lead and deliver IT projects in a regulated pharmaceutical environment, with a specific focus on technology workstreams related to mergers, acquisitions, and postdeal integration. This role partners closely with Business Development, Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing to ensure that IT platforms, data, and processes are safely and efficiently integrated with minimal disruption to GMP and GxP operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead endtoend IT project management for M&A and integration initiatives (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure) across infrastructure, applications, and data.
• Define project charters, scope, objectives, and success criteria aligned with pharma business strategy and regulatory expectations.
• Develop and manage detailed project and integration plans, timelines, RAID logs, and resource plans for IT workstreams.
• Coordinate IT due diligence for potential acquisitions (systems landscape, interfaces, data flows, cybersecurity, licensing, and compliance risks).
• Lead postmerger integration of core IT services (network, identity/access management, collaboration tools, ERP, MES, LIMS, QMS, CRM, data platforms).
• Ensure continuity of GMP and GxP systems during integration, including manufacturing, labs, clinical, pharmacovigilance, and supply chain systems.
• Work with QA, Regulatory, and CSV teams to maintain compliance with FDA, EMA, ICH, GxP, and data integrity requirements for all impacted systems.
• Plan and coordinate validation and qualification activities (e.g., system impact assessments, validation plans, test execution, documentation) for changed or migrated systems.
• Manage application and data migration projects, including mapping, cleansing, test cycles, cutover planning, and golive support.
• Drive change management, communications, and training for end users across acquired and legacy organizations.
• Track and report status, risks, issues, and dependencies to IT and business leadership; prepare steering committee materials and executive updates.
• Manage vendor relationships and SOWs for integration partners, system integrators, and SaaS providers.
• Contribute to building and improving M&A IT playbooks, templates, and standard approaches for future transactions.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-8+ years of IT project management experience, including significant work in regulated pharma or meddevice environments.
• 3+ years leading IT streams in M&A, divestitures, or large integration programs (infrastructure and/or applications).
• Strong understanding of GxP, GMP, CSV, and regulatory expectations (FDA, EMA, ICH guidelines) for computerized systems.
• Demonstrated experience managing crossfunctional, global project teams and working in a matrixed organization.
• Proven track record delivering IT projects on time and within budget using formal project management methodologies.
  
  

• IT M&A and integration expertise: IT due diligence, integration strategy, cutover planning, synergy tracking, and postmerger stabilization.
• Pharma domain knowledge: familiarity with R&D, clinical, manufacturing, quality, and pharmacovigilance processes and supporting systems.
• Regulatory and CSV literacy: understanding of validation lifecycle, documentation standards, and data integrity principles in GxP environments.
• Technical breadth: solid grounding in enterprise infrastructure, networks, identity, cloud/SaaS, integrations (APIs/interfaces), and major enterprise platforms (e.g., ERP, LIMS, QMS, CRM).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to bridge business, IT, and QA/Regulatory teams and influence senior leaders.
• Analytical and problemsolving abilities, with experience managing complex dependencies and risks in highstakes, timebound programs.
• Vendor and contract management experience in multivendor environments.