Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is a global community of experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. The Senior Consulting Manager, Healthcare Program Manager will lead complex transformation programs, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution while managing stakeholder relationships.
Responsibilities
- Lead and govern multi-workstream programs under a unified structure; set program cadence and decision forums, with clear escalation paths
- Build and maintain an integrated program plan covering milestones, dependencies, and critical path; proactively manage risks, issues, and change control with timely escalation and resolution
- Oversee program financials (budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking) and ensure fiscal discipline across phases
- Coordinate delivery across cross-functional teams and vendors in multi-partner environments; drive accountability and execution quality
- Provide clear, concise, insight-driven reporting to senior leadership and executives
Skills
- Proven Program Management (PgM) experience leading large, complex, interdependent initiatives across business and technology
- Expertise in program governance and integrated planning, including decision forums, escalation paths, and delivery cadence
- Risk, issue, and dependency management with strong change control and escalation judgment
- Financial ownership of programs (budgeting, forecasting, cost controls) and benefits tracking
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder management across clients, vendors, and internal leadership
- Management consulting or global SI experience delivering enterprise transformation programs
- Certifications such as PMP, SAFe/Agile, Prosci (or equivalent) and fluency with tools like MS Project/Planview, Jira, Confluence
- Experience operating in multi-vendor ecosystems and complex governance environments
- Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into execution with data-driven insights and KPI reporting
- Industry knowledge aligned to your client portfolio (e.g., BFSI, Life Sciences, Manufacturing)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Employee assistance program
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
- Learning, training, and development
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