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United States
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This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Project Manager – Medical Affairs based in the United States.
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead strategic and operational initiatives across Medical Affairs within a dynamic, cross-functional life sciences environment. In this role, you will oversee complex programs, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with therapeutic area strategies and organizational priorities. You will work closely with scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and operational teams to drive coordination, accountability, and effective decision-making. From evidence generation and medical education to congress planning and launch activities, your work will help advance critical initiatives and maximize their impact. You will also support resource planning, budget management, governance, and continuous process improvement. This is an opportunity to combine strategic thinking with hands-on project leadership while enabling scientific teams to focus on medical strategy and external engagement.
Lead end-to-end project management for Medical Affairs initiatives, programs, and strategic priorities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and therapeutic area plans of action (POAs).
Develop, maintain, and monitor integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies.
Facilitate project governance, decision-making, and stakeholder accountability to keep initiatives progressing efficiently.
Coordinate cross-functional activities involving Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, and other relevant teams.
Drive clear communication across stakeholders and facilitate meetings, workshops, and working sessions to maintain alignment and resolve project barriers.
Support the development and execution of therapeutic area strategic plans and annual POAs, including initiative prioritization and resource planning.
Manage project budgets, forecast costs, track expenditures, and prepare dashboards, performance metrics, and status reports for leadership review.
Coordinate Medical Affairs programs and activities, including advisory boards, congress planning and follow-up, medical education initiatives, evidence generation programs, insight collection and reporting, launch and lifecycle management activities, and training and development programs.
Promote operational excellence and consistency across Medical Affairs processes and activities.
Ensure project execution adheres to organizational policies and applicable healthcare regulations, supporting inspection readiness and required documentation.
Identify opportunities to improve workflows, stakeholder engagement, and operational efficiency, implementing effective project management practices and continuous improvements.
Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Business, or a related discipline, along with relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences project or program management.
For candidates with an advanced degree such as an MBA, MPH, MS, PharmD, or PhD, 8+ years of relevant experience is specified.
Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects and coordinating stakeholders across multiple functions.
Strong project planning, organizational, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly across scientific, operational, and business teams.
Proficiency with project management tools, reporting systems, dashboards, and project tracking methodologies.
Strong strategic thinking and execution capabilities, with the ability to manage complexity, competing priorities, and evolving project needs.
Excellent collaboration, influencing, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to navigate matrixed organizations.
High attention to detail, accountability, business acumen, and organizational awareness.
A proactive, solution-oriented mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.
Preferred qualifications:
Advanced degree such as an MBA, MPH, MSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent.
Experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or Medical Operations.
Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or an equivalent qualification.
Experience supporting product launches, evidence generation, medical congresses, or strategic planning activities.
Contract duration: 6 months.
Work arrangement: Remote.
Location: United States; the original listing also references New Jersey.
Hourly compensation: $143.88–$205.03 per hour, as stated in the original listing. Compensation terms and eligibility should be confirmed during the application process.
Work on impactful initiatives: Opportunity to contribute to strategic Medical Affairs programs across therapeutic areas in a complex life sciences environment.
Cross-functional collaboration: Work with multidisciplinary teams spanning scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and operational functions.
Professional development: Apply and strengthen project leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and operational improvement skills.
Inclusive workplace commitment: The hiring organization describes a commitment to equal opportunity, fairness, and respect for diverse backgrounds and perspectives.