Senior IT Project Manager

AnaVation LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead IT and digital transformation initiatives. The candidate will establish a Project Management Office, ensuring projects are completed on time and within scope. Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree, 5+ years of experience in IT project management, and strong stakeholder engagement skills. The company offers benefits such as private healthcare and paid parental leave.

Benefits

Private healthcare insurance

Long-term illness cover

Death in service cover

Salary sacrifice pension

Paid maternity & paternity leave

Annual leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience delivering IT projects in a hands-on Project Manager or PMO role.
• Proven experience establishing, operating, or maturing a PMO within a growing organisation.
• Strong working knowledge of project and portfolio management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Establish and embed a pragmatic PMO framework.
• Lead and deliver multiple concurrent IT initiatives end-to-end.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, risk and issue registers.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or Project Management

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Office 365

Job description

Overview

Do you want to be part of a team that brings hope to patients living with rare and life-threatening diseases? Are you seeking career growth, new challenges, or a more motivating role? At WEP Clinical, our business is expanding, and the career opportunities are endless. Our team members help patients every single day by providing early access to medicine. We encourage our team to bring thought-provoking ideas to the table. Join us and see the impact you can make!

Role Objectives

The WEP Clinical Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for designing, establishing, and operating a fit-for-purpose Project Management Office (PMO), while also directly leading and delivering key internal IT and digital transformation initiatives. This is a highly hands-on role requiring strong execution capability, disciplined delivery, and effective stakeholder engagement to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with strategic business priorities.

The role will introduce and embed consistent project governance, standards, and reporting across the IT portfolio, while actively managing high-impact initiatives such as customer-facing digital platforms, enterprise system implementations, collaboration and productivity tooling enhancements, and telephony modernization. The Senior IT Project Manager will work closely with IT leadership, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors to drive successful outcomes, manage risk, and support continuous improvement across the project lifecycle.

What You\'ll Do

• Establish and embed a pragmatic PMO framework, including project lifecycle, governance, standards, templates, controls, and reporting appropriate to the organisation’s size and maturity.
• Define and maintain consistent project methodologies, documentation, and tools to ensure transparency and effective delivery across the IT portfolio.
• Provide portfolio-level visibility, including prioritisation, dependency management, risk tracking, and executive reporting.
• Lead and deliver multiple concurrent IT initiatives end-to-end, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Act as hands-on Project Manager for high-impact initiatives, including customer digital platforms, Office 365 rationalisation and enhancement, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, risk and issue registers, and communication plans.
• Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies to minimise delivery impacts.
• Partner with business leaders, IT teams, and third-party vendors to align requirements, priorities, and expectations.
• Facilitate project governance forums, including steering committees, status reporting, and decision-making processes.
• Support change management and ensure effective transition and handover to operations, while driving continuous improvement through lessons learned.

What You\'ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline
• 5+ years’ experience delivering IT projects in a hands-on Project Manager or PMO role
• Proven experience establishing, operating, or maturing a PMO within a growing or transforming organisation
• Professional project management certification required or strongly preferred (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, or equivalent PMO/portfolio certification)
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise IT initiatives, including ERP implementations (such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central), digital platforms, collaboration tools, and infrastructure or telephony solutions
• Strong working knowledge of project and portfolio management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) with the ability to apply them pragmatically
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and organisational skills, with the ability to operate effectively at both delivery and executive levels
• Strong problem-solving capability, with a proven ability to manage ambiguity, risk, and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

Private healthcare insurance

Long-term illness Cover

Death in service cover

Salary sacrifice pension

Annual leave

Paid maternity & paternity leave

Volunteer day

What Sets Us Apart

WEP Clinical partners with sponsors to help patients and physicians gain early access to medicines when no other treatment options are available. WEP Clinical has over 15 years of experience distributing products to over 120 countries worldwide to treat unmet patient needs.

We\'re Committed to Our Team

WEP has many initiatives to encourage wellness, growth and development, and team relationships. Check out our LinkedIn Life Page to learn more about our team events, and all that we do to support our employees.

We\'re Committed to DEI

At WEP Clinical, acceptance, recognition, and engagement are the core of our DEI values. We are committed to giving employees opportunities for personal and professional success and growth, embracing everyone\'s unique identities.

Our services include

Access Programs

Clinical Trial Services

Patient Site Solutions

Clinical Trial Supply

Market Access and Commercialization

WEP Clinical is a smoke-free, drug-free, and alcohol-free work environment.

WEP Clinical is an equal-opportunity employer. WEP Clinical does not unlawfully discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on an individual’s race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, compensation, promotion, discipline, and termination. WEP Clinical will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.