Senior Delivery Director HCLS

Delivery Director - Healthcare & Life Sciences

Experience: 15+ Years

Location: Hyderabad

Shift: General Shift

Mode: Work From Office

We at Coforge are hiring a Delivery Director with the following skill-set.

Key Skills : Healthcare & Life Sciences (HCLS), Delivery Management, Program Management, Managed Services, P&L Management, Portfolio Management, Client Management, Governance, Risk Management, Digital Transformation, Cloud, Data & Analytics, AI, Workforce Management, Operational Excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Leadership & Execution

• Lead delivery across large programs, projects, and managed services engagements.
• Establish governance frameworks, quality controls, risk management processes, and executive reporting mechanisms.
• Ensure contractual commitments, service levels, milestones, and client outcomes are achieved.
• Drive program recoveries, escalation management, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement.

Financial Management

• Own portfolio P&L, revenue realization, forecasting, budgeting, and margin performance.
• Monitor profitability, resource utilization, cost drivers, billing readiness, and financial risks.
• Improve margins through workforce optimization, automation, and delivery transformation initiatives.
• Partner with account and commercial teams on renewals, scope changes, and commercial commitments.

Program & Portfolio Management

• Lead large-scale, multi-year programs spanning multiple technologies, functions, geographies, and vendors.
• Manage planning, mobilization, dependencies, milestones, risks, and benefits realization.
• Drive transparency through governance forums, dashboards, KPIs, and executive reviews.
• Coach and mentor program and project leaders to strengthen delivery excellence.

Operational Management

• Establish scalable operating models, governance rhythms, and management controls.
• Drive workforce planning, capacity management, productivity, and resource deployment.
• Ensure compliance with quality, security, regulatory, and client standards.
• Promote standardized delivery processes, reusable assets, automation, and AI-enabled practices.

People Leadership

• Lead and develop high-performing delivery, program, project, architecture, and functional teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Drive talent development, succession planning, employee engagement, and retention.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong Healthcare and/or Life Sciences delivery experience.
• Proven experience managing large global delivery programs and managed services engagements.
• Strong P&L ownership, forecasting, budgeting, and margin improvement experience.
• Experience leading onshore, offshore, and nearshore teams.
• Expertise in governance, risk management, quality management, and program recovery.
• Executive-level stakeholder and client management skills.
• Experience across Digital, Cloud, Data, Analytics, and AI-driven transformation programs.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, Data Privacy, Security, and regulated healthcare/life sciences environments.

Good to Have Skills

• Experience with GxP, FDA validation, quality, and audit frameworks.
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or ITIL certifications.
• Experience leading large transformation and modernization programs.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Masters degree preferred.

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