Programme Manager - FTC in Sawston

Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, the Programme Manager will lead and manage strategic programmes and projects across Biocair’s transformation portfolio, ensuring delivery of business-critical initiatives on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards. The Programme Manager will drive governance, stakeholder engagement, and benefit realization, supporting Biocair’s mission to deliver world-class logistics solutions for life sciences.

Responsibilities

• Programme Planning: Develop integrated programme plans, including timelines, budgets, & resource requirements.
• Governance: Implement governance frameworks, establish success criteria aligned with Biocair’s strategic goals & strategic enablers; and implement appropriate reporting mechanisms.
• Delivery Management: Oversee execution of projects within the programme, ensuring adherence to scope, time, and cost constraints.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; escalation as necessary.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates to the ELT, CCO and SMT.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Identify key stakeholders and build strong relationships to ensure delivery.
• Financial Management: Manage programme budgets, provide accurate forecasts, and ensure value for money in procurement and any third-party engagements.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure deliverables meet agreed standards and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge Transfer: Document lessons learned and ensure smooth transition to BAU.
• Leadership: Lead and mentor Business Transformation Project teams.

Our company values matter, and guide all that we do each day. The successful candidate will be expected to operate in line with them as we strive to be the provider of choice for specialist logistics solutions to the global scientific community, based on the highest levels of care, expertise and precision; enabling our customers to retain absolute focus on research and development.

Key Competencies

• Formal qualification in Programme/Project Management (e.g., Agile, PRINCE2, or PMI).
• Proven track record in managing complex, multi-stream programmes in a global environment.
• Strong understanding of programme/project management methodologies (Agile/Waterfall).
• Financial acumen and experience managing budgets.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, changing environment, delivering quickly and in full.
• Familiarity with global operations and cross-cultural stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of Change Management principles and practices.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance in life sciences logistics and exposure to procurement and vendor management is highly desirable.

Benefits Offered

• A competitive salary of between £75,000 - £90,000 per annum depending on experience.
• A generous non-contributory pension.
• 25 days holiday and the option to buy/sell 5 days.
• Birthday Leave.
• Life Assurance.
• Group Income Protection.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Wellness Programme.

This is a full time role, offered as a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:30 with 60% of your working week being spent based out of our Cambridge office in Sawston (CB22 3EG).

Applications will close on Monday 16th February 2026. Please note that suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This is a UK based role and the right to live and work in the UK will need to be established during the recruitment process. Please note we are not currently a Home Office visa sponsorship licence holder.

Biocair provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please be aware that we are NOT inviting recruitment agencies to submit candidates for this role and as such any approaches will be rejected. Thank you for your understanding.