Senior Delivery Manager - Life Sciences

Pharma and life sciences organizations in Europe face a unique challenge: moving AI from pilot to production while meeting strict regulatory and audit demands. The industry expects delivery that is not only fast and reliable but also stands up to scrutiny from both business and compliance leaders. This Senior Delivery Manager role is hybrid, based in Switzerland and centers on AI-native delivery for clients who cannot afford missteps.

You will shape how delivery is run, embedding AI and data practices across the engineering lifecycle and operating model. The mandate is to ensure outcomes, quality and compliance are achieved at scale, with measured results that matter to clients. The work is visible at the highest levels, and the stakes are real. Getting this right means clients can trust their platforms in production and in audit.

Responsibilities Own scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and margin across a portfolio of engagements or a multi-workstream programme

Keep delivery health, risks and forecasts current in EPAM’s delivery systems, escalating early and recovering quickly

Manage contracts and change control for fixed-price, milestone-based and time-and-materials work, protecting margin and avoiding commitments the team cannot keep

Run delivery with AI embedded across the software development lifecycle and in delivery management, tracking the measured effect on productivity and quality

Take generative AI and agentic solutions from proof of concept into validated production, with human oversight, evaluation and monitoring designed inWork with Sales and Pursuit to shape pricing and delivery models that reflect AI-driven productivity, not effort-based billing alone

Apply GxP, computerised system validation and data-integrity principles in planning, building, testing and documenting, partnering with client QA and validation functions

Understand regulatory requirements (such as 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, GDPR, EU AI Act) and surface their delivery implications early

Build and sustain relationships with client IT, business and quality leaders, running governance, steering committees and executive reporting

Build and lead distributed, multi-disciplinary teams across EPAM’s European and global delivery centres, developing delivery managers and team leads

Requirements

Ten or more years in IT delivery management, including significant experience in pharma, biotech or another life sciences setting, with GxP-regulated delivery experience

Track record of running large or multi-stream programmes, or a portfolio of engagements, to plan and to budget, including fixed-price or milestone-based delivery

Hands-on experience delivering data, cloud and AI/ML solutions, with a clear, practical view of how AI changes delivery economics, team shape and risk Working knowledge of validated-system practices (CSV/CSA, GAMP
5) and data integrity, with ability to hold a credible conversation with client QAStrong grounding in modern delivery practice:
Agile at scale, Dev Ops, API-driven integration and metrics-based governance

Executive presence, confident leading steering committees, negotiating scope and delivering difficult messages to senior client stakeholders

Proven people leadership across distributed teams

Fluent English;
German or French is an advantage

Nice to have Experience in R&D, clinical, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, commercial or manufacturing/quality domains

Experience at a life sciences client, consultancy or global IT services provider, with PMP, PgMP, SAFe or ISPE/GAMP credentials

An existing network among European pharma and technology partners

We offer5 weeks of vacationEPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Enhanced parental leave

Extended pension plan Daily sickness allowance insurance

Employee assistance program

Global business travel medical and accident insurance

Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
• Please note that any offers will be subject to appropriate background checks
• We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies
• For this position, we are able to consider applications from the following:

- Swiss nationals- EU/EFTA nationals
- Third-country nationals based in Switzerland with an appropriate work permit
- Displaced people from Ukraine who are currently in Switzerland and hold, or have already applied for, S permits