Senior Project Manager, Health & Life Sciences

Responsibilities:

• Lead Talkdesk's Strategic HLS Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS) customer implementation projects from kick-off to completion 
• Define project scope, schedule project activities, and integrate those into the broader project plan with the customer project manager(s)
• Manage multiple customer projects simultaneously. Work with customers, partners, & internal solutions consultants to drive positive progress across multi-location & multi-phase deployments for all project related activities
• Proactively identify risks pertaining to time, scope, & budget. Develop comprehensive mitigation strategies with clear communication plan for all internal & external stakeholders
• Conduct regular status meetings with customers and team to assess progress against plan; performs re-forecasts of project variables as necessary throughout the project to ensure timeline adherence
• Conduct executive business reviews throughout the implementation with executive and senior leadership outlining projects status, open risks and project success dependencies
• Understand customer use cases, formulate best practices, and document requirements (functional and technical) needed to address client needs
• Partner with internal teams such as Product, Engineering, Support, etc. to ensure timely delivery of feature requests, bug fixes and support requests
• Participate in the sales cycle as necessary to formulate the delivery approach and develop a proposal/SOW
• Conduct post mortem with internal and external stakeholders to evaluate overall project performance. Lead root cause analysis discussion, formulate strategies for process improvement, and follow through 
• Drive professional accountability for the overall success of the project, ensuring Key Performance Indicators are met

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience managing technical projects, preferably client facing
• 5 + years of experience working with healthcare or life sciences organizations
• Proven experience working in a SaaS organization 
• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification or equivalent is desirable
• Bachelor's degree in client management, or significant professional experience in a Project Management role, MBA Degree preferred 
• Engaging personality, polished verbal and written communication skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to communicate and manage escalations and maintain C level relationships
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced startup environment, such as strong organization skills and business acumen
• Salesforce and other CRM experience preferred
• Fluency in written and spoken English, bilingual abilities a plus
• Travel requirement: up to 30%

Pay Range (OTE Pay) : $96,000 - $160,000

Other Types of Pay : Based on level and role the employee may be eligible for long term incentives in the form of equity and short term incentives of either bonus or commission. 

Health Insurance : Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Retirement Benefits : 401(k) plan

Paid Time Off : Talkdesk offers an uncapped paid time off program, subject to manager approval and consistent with business needs. 

Paid Holidays : Talkdesk offers 14 paid holidays each year. 

Paid Sick Leave : Employees have uncapped paid time off, subject to manager approval and consistent with business needs. 

Method of Application : Apply online.

Application Window : The application window is expected to close at least 05 days from the posting date. The application was posted on 4/20/2026

All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to the Talent team at [email protected].