Commercial Project Manager

Vaxcyte; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaxcyte, a clinical-stage vaccine company, seeks a Commercial Project Manager to join the IT Project Management team in Philadelphia. You will own the integrated launch schedule, critical path, governance, risk log, dashboards, and status reporting to drive launch readiness.

Collaborating with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Market Access, Supply and IT, you will align timelines, manage resources, track KPIs, and maintain PM standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management in pharma/biotech/vaccines with cross-functional timelines, dependencies, risks, governance, and communications.
• Experience supporting commercial launch readiness across multiple functions.
• Experience with digital tools, dashboards, and PM systems that improve visibility and execution.
• Experience with direct sales or field models; prescription-only experience is not sufficient.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.

Responsibilities

• Manage integrated launch schedule and critical path across functions.
• Establish governance, agendas, decisions, actions, and follow-ups.
• Maintain dashboards, status reports, and communications on readiness, risks, milestones, and dependencies.
• Coordinate across Commercial and functional workstreams for resource planning.
• Track KPIs and support governance and performance reviews.
• Maintain project management processes, tools, templates, and dashboards.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Influence & communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Project

ERP systems

Job description

Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance.

WHATwe do is every bit as important asHOWwe do it!Our work together is guided by four enduring core values:

*RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.

*AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.

*LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.

*MODEL EXCELLENCE: The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.

Summary:

Vaxcyte is seeking a Commercial Project Manager to join the IT Project Management team and support commercial launch readiness. In partnership with the Commercial Launch Lead and cross-functional stakeholders, this role will own key project management deliverables, including the integrated launch schedule, critical path, meeting governance, risk log, dashboards, status reporting, and communications. The role will also coordinate across Commercial and functional workstreams to support resource planning, KPI tracking, process and tool adoption, launch issue resolution, and post-launch performance visibility.

Essential Functions:

Launch Readiness & Timeline Accountability

• Manages the integrated launch schedule, keeping timelines, milestones, dependencies, and decisions current and aligned.
• Manages the commercialization critical path, tracks priority milestones, and escalates timing or execution risks.
• Establishes meeting governance, including cadence, agendas, decisions, action items, and follow‑up.
• Administers the commercialization risk log, tracking risks, owners, mitigation plans, status, and escalations.

Cross‑Functional Coordination & Communication

• Coordinates across Commercial and functional workstreams to maintain alignment, visibility, and timely information flow.
• Supports workstream owners by tracking deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and reviews without owning function‑specific content or decisions.
• Maintains dashboards, status reports, and communications that show readiness, risks, milestones, and dependencies.

Resource Management

• Supports capacity planning, demand management, and resource allocation.
• Identifies resource constraints and trade‑offs to support leadership decisions.

Performance Metrics and Reporting

• Develops and maintains selected project management KPIs.
• Uses performance trends to inform improvements and leadership discussions.

Processes, Tools, and Dashboards

• Maintains project management processes, tools, templates, and dashboards.
• Drives consistent use of standards and tools across projects.
• Improves visibility into project health, capacity, and outcomes.

Requirements:

• MS, or BS degree in life sciences or biotechnology; advanced degree desired. Other combinations of education and/or experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of project management experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or vaccines industry, with demonstrated skill managing cross‑functional timelines, dependencies, risks, governance, and communications.
• Experience supporting commercial launch readiness in pharma or vaccines, including coordination across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Market Access, Trade and Distribution, Supply, IT, and related functions.
• Experience enabling pharma commercial projects through digital tools, platforms, dashboards, and project management systems that improve visibility, coordination, and execution.
• Experience with direct sales or field commercial models, including non‑prescription or buy‑and‑bill channels; prescription‑only experience is not sufficient.
• Proven influence management and communication skills, at all levels of the organization
• Experience with Enterprise Planning (ERP) software for resource planning
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Reports to: Senior Director IT Program Management

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Work Arrangement (may be adjusted based on business needs, job responsibilities, or changes to company policy):

Hybrid (minimum of 3 days per week onsite)

Compensation:

The compensation package will be competitive and includes comprehensive benefits and an equity component.

Salary Range: $144,000 - $168,000 (SF Bay Area). Salary ranges for non‑California locations may vary.

Relocation:

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.