Director, Medical Project Manager

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company is seeking a Director of Medical Project Management (Medical Affairs) to lead global program planning and execution. The role partners with Medical Excellence, Strategy, and regional teams to implement scalable frameworks and governance across geographies.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in biotech/pharma PM, a BS with an advanced degree or PMP, and strong skills in strategy, planning, and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• BS degree required; an advanced degree (MS, MBA, PharmD, PhD) or PMP certification preferred.
• 15+ years in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry with the listed degree combinations; 8+ years in Medical Affairs or biotech PM roles.
• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs strategy, planning, and operations including scientific communications and launch readiness.
• Experience leading complex projects across global, regional, and country teams.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable planning processes, governance forums, and tools connecting global strategy with regional needs.
• Coordinate interdependent workstreams, milestones, resources, risks, and communications across geographies.
• Partner with Medical Excellence, Medical Strategy, and cross-functional teams to deliver objectives.
• Support change management, rollout of frameworks, and adoption monitoring.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree or PMP

Tools

Smartsheet

Veeva Medical

Job description

Director, Medical Project Management (Medical Affairs) – 12+ months (renewed on 6-month cycles):

The Director, Medical Project Management will report to the Head of Global Medical Affairs Alignment & Integration and serve as the project management and operations partner for this newly established function. The role will support development of the function’s strategy and operating model, translate priorities into integrated plans, and coordinate execution to strengthen alignment across global, regional, and country Medical Affairs teams as our client expands globally.

Responsibilities include building scalable planning processes, frameworks, governance forums, and tools that connect global medical strategy with regional and local needs; managing interdependent workstreams, milestones, resources, risks, and communications to enable bidirectional input and clear accountability across geographies; and partnering with Medical Excellence/Capabilities, Medical Strategy, regional and country teams, and cross-functional colleagues to deliver agreed medical objectives. The role will also support change management and rollout of new frameworks, processes, and tools through stakeholder engagement, communications, training coordination, and adoption monitoring.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s (BS) degree required; an advanced degree (MS, MBA, PharmD, PhD) or PMP certification preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry with a BS, 13+ years with an MS, or 11+ years with a PharmD/PhD, including 8+ years in Medical Affairs or biotechnology project or program management roles.
• 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 an understanding of differing local needs and operational requirements.
• Proven ability to help 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, geographies, and leadership levels.
• 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.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in oncology or precision medicine and in global expansion, medical launch planning, or regional and country Medical Affairs operations.
• Experience supporting organizational change, process adoption, and continuous improvement in a growing, matrixed organization.
• Experience coordinating alliance or strategic partner workstreams and managing external vendors or contractors.
• Familiarity with medical systems, including Veeva Medical, and digital solutions for planning, collaboration, and reporting.