IT Delivery Manager R&D and Medical

Groupe Ipsen
Paris, France
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
French, English

Job location

Paris, France

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
JIRA
Azure
DevOps
Scrum
Jenkins

Job description

Ipsen is strengthening its R&D and Medical Digital & IT organization and is currently hiring multiple IT Delivery Managers to support the acceleration of digital initiatives.

In this role, you will act as a key driver of IT projects, ensuring that teams, vendors, and stakeholders are aligned to deliver projects on time, within scope, and at the expected level of quality.

This is not a hands-on development role - you will be at the center of delivery, coordinating teams, managing priorities, and removing blockers to ensure smooth execution across complex, cross-functional environments.

Working closely with the Delivery Excellence Lead, you will play a central role in driving delivery performance across multiple agile teams., * Lead and coordinate end-to-end delivery of IT projects across R&D and Medical domains.

  • Act as the central point of coordination between business, IT teams, and external vendors.
  • Manage planning, priorities, risks, and dependencies across multiple initiatives.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, on quality, and in alignment with business expectations.
  • Monitor delivery performance through KPIs (velocity, lead time, etc.) and drive continuous improvement.
  • Identify and resolve blockers, escalating when necessary to ensure progress.
  • Promote and enforce Agile/SAFe best practices across teams.
  • Ensure alignment with DevOps processes and support smooth deployments.
  • Contribute to delivery governance, reporting, and stakeholder communication., * Opportunity to join a growing team with multiple open positions.
  • A central role driving IT delivery across R&D and Medical domains.
  • Exposure to complex, high-impact digital and data projects.
  • A collaborative and international environment focused on innovation and execution excellence.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in IT delivery or project management roles.
  • Strong experience coordinating cross-functional teams in agile environments.
  • Ability to manage complex projects end-to-end
  • Experience working in matrix organizations with multiple stakeholders.
  • Good understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe).
  • Familiarity with delivery tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
  • Good understanding of DevOps practices (not necessarily hands-on).
  • Experience in regulated environments (GxP) is a strong plus.
  • Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to prioritize, unblock situations, and drive execution.
  • Comfortable interacting with senior stakeholders and external vendors.
  • Fluent in English.

About the company

Ipsen est un groupe biopharmaceutique mondial de taille moyenne, spécialisé dans les médicaments transformateurs dans trois aires thérapeutiques : l'oncologie, les maladies rares et les neurosciences. Forts de près de 100 ans d'expérience en développement, avec des Hubs mondiaux aux États-Unis, en France et au Royaume-Uni, nous focalisons nos efforts là où les besoins médicaux non satisfaits sont importants, grâce à la recherche et à l'innovation. Nos équipes passionnées, présentes dans plus de 40 pays, se concentrent sur l'essentiel et s'efforcent chaque jour d'apporter des médicaments aux patients dans 88 pays. Nous construisons un environnement de travail qui met en avant un leadership centré sur l'humain et favorise une culture de collaboration, d'excellence et d'impact. Au sein d'Ipsen, chaque individu est encouragé à être soi-même, à grandir et à s'épanouir aux côtés du succès de l'entreprise. Rejoignez-nous dans notre démarche vers une croissance durable, en créant un impact réel sur les patients et la société.

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