Project Manager jobs in South Africa
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Senior Strategic Project Manager, Patient & Site Centric Solutions
IQVIA
Posted: 10/20/2026Senior Client Project Manager
ACI Worldwide
Posted: 10/15/2026Project Manager
ReWorks Solutions
Posted: 10/15/2026Project Management Intern
Volkswagen Group
Posted: 10/13/2026Project Coordinator
Remote Recruitment
Posted: 10/12/2026CloudPMP
Project Coordinator
Vert Environmental
Posted: 10/8/2026Construction Estimating and Project Management Specialist
Britannia's Gold Ltd
Posted: 10/6/2026Senior Project Manager, Mat. Cover
Greenpark
Posted: 10/2/2026Client Project Manager – Refurbishment & Maintenance
Optimal
Posted: 10/2/2026Project Coordinator
SmartPA
Posted: 9/25/2026Project Coordinator
Remote Recruitment
Posted: 9/25/2026Senior Project Management Analyst
IQVIA
Posted: 9/24/2026Google Cloud Platform
Marketing Project Manager
Scale Army Careers
Posted: 9/23/2026Junior Project Manager – 1-year Fixed Term Contract
Upstream
Posted: 9/23/2026Senior AI-Enabled Product/Project Manager
Scale Army Careers
Posted: 9/21/2026AzureSQL
Project Manager – Specialized Consulting
DVT
Posted: 9/18/2026PMP
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading complex, cross-functional strategic projects within the clinical research and life sciences sectors, utilizing strong project management methodologies and stakeholder engagement skills to drive operational effectiveness and process improvement.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementRisk ManagementProcess ImprovementStrategic Initiative Delivery
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead complex strategic initiatives across PSCS and broader site businesses
- Define and validate project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and success measures
- Support development and management of the PSCS AI strategy and translate it into projects and priorities
- Build project plans and governance structures
- Drive complex, cross-functional projects from planning through delivery
- Manage project scope, timelines, resources and costs amid changing priorities
- Establish relationships with stakeholders across functions and business areas
- Create alignment around objectives, responsibilities, dependencies and outcomes
- Coordinate multiple workstreams and stakeholders
- Communicate progress, risks, decisions and dependencies to senior stakeholders
- Identify delivery risks and develop mitigation plans
- Apply structured project management methodologies and operational-effectiveness principles
- Support change, training, communication and adoption activities
- Evaluate project outcomes against success measures
- Identify process-improvement opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant project, program or PMO experience within a CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research or closely related life sciences organization
- Strong understanding of the clinical research/life sciences environment
- Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional strategic projects
- Strong project planning, governance, risk management and execution capabilities
- Experience working with senior stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple priorities, workstreams and dependencies
- Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills, including the ability to drive progress without direct authority
- Experience supporting organizational change, operational effectiveness or process improvement
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience
- Experience within a PMO, strategic transformation or operational effectiveness function particularly valuable
- Knowledge of Lean or other continuous-improvement methodologies particularly valuable
- Advanced project management education, training or certification particularly valuable
- Experience delivering strategic initiatives across complex, matrixed organizations particularly valuable
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunity to work on strategic initiatives across PSCS and broader site businesses
- Exposure to a wide range of stakeholders, business challenges and strategic priorities
- Opportunity to apply clinical research industry knowledge alongside project management expertise
- Professional development through advanced project management education, training or certification (listed as particularly valuable)
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Hard Skills
Project PlanningGovernance StructuresOperational EffectivenessAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingChange ManagementCross-Functional CoordinationSuccess MeasurementLean MethodologiesClinical Research Knowledge
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsInfluencing SkillsOrganizational Skills
Certifications & Qualifications
Advanced Project Management Certification
Industry Keywords
CROPharmaceuticalBiotechnologyClinical ResearchLife SciencesPMOStrategic TransformationOperational Effectiveness
