Project Manager - Life Sciences (Business Systems Analyst)

About the role

As a Project Manager – Life Sciences (Business System Analyst), you will make an impact by leading Phase 0 planning, architecture definition, stakeholder engagement, and delivery oversight for large‑scale technology implementations. You will be a valued member of the delivery and architecture team, working collaboratively with project managers, business analysts, architects, client stakeholders, and vendor partners to define scope, create plans, assess gaps, and enable a successful implementation roadmap.

In this role, you will:

• Lead project kickoff, planning activities, scheduling, and deliverable management.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand scope, business processes, requirements, and ensure alignment across teams.

• Conduct workshops, gap‑fit assessments, and produce detailed readouts and documentation.

• Define and document solution architecture, including high‑level design, deployment diagrams, data migration analysis, and cloud considerations.

• Coordinate across internal teams, client teams (BRM, BSA, Architecture), and external vendors to ensure timely and quality deliverables.

Work model:

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in applicable locations. Regardless of your working arrangement, we support a healthy work‑life balance through our wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting and may change based on project or client needs.

What you need to have to be considered:

• Proven experience leading complex IT projects, including scheduling, scope management, deliverables, and risk mitigation.

• Strong background in conducting workshops, requirements gathering, business process analysis, and gap‑fit assessments.

• Experience drafting functional and user requirement specifications, validation plans, test strategies, and test scenarios.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with architecture, security, network, and service design teams to gather input and ensure compliance.

• Experience defining high‑level solution architectures and preparing implementation plans, cost estimates, and effort models.

These will help you stand out:

• Experience with cloud architecture and deployment planning.

• Prior work coordinating across large, matrixed organizations and vendor‑managed projects.

• Familiarity with ARB/architecture review processes and pre‑approval procedures.

• Ability to translate business drivers into actionable IT strategies and communicate them to stakeholders.

• Strong analytical skills for data migration analysis, testing effort estimation, and architecture documentation. *Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until April 05, 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $ 113,000 – $ 130,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

• 401(k) plan and contributions

• Long‑term/Short‑term Disability

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.