Consulting Manager, Healthcare, Project Manager

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 6,000+ 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 Manager, 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 work closely with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution aligned with business objectives.

In This Role, You Will

• Establish and lead project governance structures to engage stakeholders, manage risks and issues, and enable effective decision making to ensure successful delivery.
• Own and manage project scope, ensuring 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 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 Need To 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 Stand Out

• 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)
• Strong decision-making capabilities leveraging governance and structured frameworks
• Experience driving stakeholder alignment and transparent communications through reporting and governance forums
• Ability to support change management, adoption, and business value realization initiatives
  
  

Total Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $81,450 - $129,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.
• 401(k) plan and contributions.
• Long-term/Short-term Disability.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
  

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.