Updated: July 7, 2026
Location: Somerset, NJ, United States
Job ID: 16833

There’s one thing you do that’s exceptional: lead.

You formulate a plan and empower your team to provide clinical expertise to health care providers helping them to improve patient outcomes. Your capacity to creatively strategize, motivate clinicians, and elicit achievement makes you the right fit for a National Program Manager role with Syneos Health.

Responsibilities

Responsible for overall P&L of the contract, including any risk share metrics applicable as outlined in client agreement
Ensure contracted services, information flow and all other deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
Collaborate on development of performance goals and objectives at all levels and appropriate measures to ensure achievement.
Oversee selection, evaluation of employees, and minimize turnover through execution of retention strategy
Inspires ownership, accountability, initiative, and engagement within the entire team by regularly communicating the vision, business objectives, performance outcomes, and future action steps.
Manage and evaluate CNE performance, implement corrective/developmental actions and conduct annual performance appraisals.
Monitor team achievement, goals and business plans in alignment with national program business plan.
Provide opportunities for personal and professional growth within Syneos Health.
Implement programs which foster an engaging environment to rewards accomplishment and encourage the advancement/retention of productive employees.
Demonstrates relentless drive to achieve business goals and can understand and evaluate the potential impact of external events on the approved strategies
Demonstrates strong strategic thinking and communications skills by collaborating with customers and key stakeholders.
Interface with other functional leaders and teams in marketing, managed care, medical, human resources, and operations in order to achieve business goals
Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with the client to discuss and address business issues.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in related field / RN preferred
5+ years in healthcare/pharma required, 3+ years in field pharma leadership position
Strong program management within pharma industry required. Experience developing and managing nurse educator or medical teams highly desired.
Strong business acumen to include HR, finance, compliance and regulatory team interface
Excellent organization skills, especially in project planning, implementation and team management
Ability to identify strategies with greatest business impact, formulate appropriate business plans within the approved strategy, and enroll their team to execute the plan.
Previous successful work experience in management of teams.
Ability to negotiate and influence cross-functionally
Current driver’s license and clean driving record
Ability to travel overnight up to 25%

Benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of this website, please contact us at: Email: (email protected) One of our staff members will work with you to provide alternate means to submit your application.

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