Senior Manager, Technical Project Management

About Definitive Healthcare: 

At Definitive Healthcare (NASDAQ: DH), we’re passionate about turning data, analytics, and expertise into meaningful intelligence that helps our customers achieve success and shape the future of healthcare. We empower them to uncover the right markets, opportunities, and people—paving the way for smarter decisions and greater impact. 

We’re headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, but we have 3 office locations globally, including locations in Sweden, and India. We’ve grown significantly since our founding in 2011 and have expanded our global client base to 2,400+.  

We’re also a great place to work. In 2024, we brought home a number of awards including Built In’s 100 Best Places to Work in Boston, a Stevie Bronze Award for Great Employers, and we were recognized as a Great Place to Work in India. 

We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive innovation. Through programs like DefinitiveCares and our employee-led affinity groups we strive to promote connection, education, and inclusion. 

Overview 

Our Technical Project Management team serves as the connective tissue between Product, Engineering, and Customer Success. We are accountable for the full product development lifecycle and help deliver high-quality products that enable value for all downstream users. 
 
We are seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to join our growing team. This player-coach role combines hands-on technical project management with leadership responsibilities, including supervising a small team of 2–3 Technical Project Managers. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, a strong executor, and a mentor who drives delivery excellence and process improvement across our globally distributed teams. 

Key Responsibilities 

Project Leadership & Execution 

• Lead end-to-end technical project management for healthcare and life sciences data and analytics products. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define scope, goals, and deliverables. 

• Create detailed project plans and release strategies aligned with business priorities. 

• Ensure and mature agile development and technical project management practices as well as coach teams on process improvements when necessary. 

• Support day-to-day project development team activities. 

• Track progress, unblock issues, and provide project, program and executive-level insights on project status. 

Team Management & Coaching (LMA – Lead, Manage, and Hold Accountable) 

• Supervise and mentor 2–3 Technical Project Managers. 

• Establish and refine project management standards, templates, and best practices. 

• Conduct regular check-ins, performance reviews, and development planning. 

• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement. 

Tool Administration & Enhancement 

• Administer and optimize Jira workflows, boards, and configurations. 

• Enhance Jira usage across teams, including custom fields, automation, and reporting. 

• Support and improve Tempo time tracking integration within Jira. 

Governance & Standards 

• Define and enforce delivery governance across projects and teams. 

• Develop and maintain standardized processes for project tracking, reporting, and documentation.