Director, Global Medical Program Management

Planet Pharma; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma seeks a Director of Medical Project Management to lead the planning and execution of global medical affairs programs. You will align global strategy with regional needs, build scalable planning processes, and manage cross-functional workstreams across geographies.

The role requires senior experience in biotechnology/pharma project management, with a track record of establishing new functions and driving operational excellence.

Qualifications

• BS degree required; an advanced degree (MS, MBA, PharmD, PhD) or PMP certification preferred.
• 15+ years in biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry with BS, 13+ years with MS, or 11+ years with PharmD/PhD, including 8+ years in Medical Affairs or biotechnology project/program management.
• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs strategy, planning, and operations, including scientific communications, medical information, field medical, evidence generation, and launch readiness.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex projects across global, regional, and country teams with differing local needs.
• Proven ability to build a new function or operating model, develop practical frameworks and governance processes, and translate strategic priorities into executable plans.
• Expertise in integrated project planning, dependency and risk management, budget tracking, resource coordination, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence without authority and drive accountability across functions and geographies.
• Ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear recommendations and leadership materials, manage competing priorities, and work independently in a rapidly evolving organization.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration platforms, such as Smartsheet, and experience implementing tools and processes that support consistent planning and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the project management and operations partner for the newly established Global Medical Affairs Alignment & Integration function.
• Support development of the function’s strategy and operating model, translate priorities into integrated plans, and coordinate execution across global, regional, and country Medical Affairs teams.
• Help build scalable planning processes, frameworks, governance forums, and tools that connect global medical strategy with regional and local needs.
• Manage interdependent workstreams, milestones, resources, risks, and communications to enable bidirectional input and clear accountability across geographies.
• Partner with Medical Excellence/Capabilities, Medical Strategy, regional and country teams, and cross-functional colleagues to support delivery of medical objectives.
• Support change management and rollout of new frameworks, processes, and tools through stakeholder engagement, communications, training coordination, and adoption monitoring.

Skills

Medical Affairs strategy

Global coordination

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Budget tracking

Risk management

Dashboard reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MS / MBA / PharmD / PhD preferred

Tools

Smartsheet

Veeva Medical

Job description

Planet Pharma seeks a Director of Medical Project Management to lead the planning and execution of global medical affairs programs. You will align global strategy with regional needs, build scalable planning processes, and manage cross-functional workstreams across geographies.

The role requires senior experience in biotechnology/pharma project management, with a track record of establishing new functions and driving operational excellence.