Global Project Manager- Personalized Healthcare

BEPC Inc. - Business Excellence Professional Consulting; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

BEPC Inc. is seeking a Global Project Manager – Personalized Healthcare for the Tucson area. The role will drive CDx development, manage schedules, budgets, and resources, and coordinate with pharmaceutical partners to ensure on-time, compliant product delivery.

You will work in a hybrid model with approximately two onsite days weekly at the Oro Valley campus, reporting on progress, risks, and milestones while aligning with QA, regulatory, and partner teams.

Qualifications

• Must reside in Tucson, AZ area (including Oro Valley, Marana, Catalina, Vail, South Tucson).
• 4 years PM/engineering/business experience in diagnostic, medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industry.
• 1 year in CDx development, regulatory submissions, or related areas.
• 1 year in a regulated industry (FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, or ISO 9001).
• Proficiency with Planisware, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• CDx development ownership from concept to launch with pharma partners.
• Own schedule creation and critical path analysis with Planisware.
• Manage project budgets, resource plans, and spend tracking.
• Define scope baselines; manage changes and impacts.
• Lead internal and partner meetings; secure stakeholder alignment.
• Identify risks and provide mitigation and contingency plans.
• Ensure QMS-aligned project execution and regulatory readiness.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Hybrid Waterfall-Agile

CDx development

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences

Master’s degree in Life Sciences

PhD in Life Sciences

Tools

Planisware

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Jira

Azure DevOps

Smartsheet

Lucidchart

Job description

BEPC is actively looking for a Global Project Manager – Personalized Healthcare in the Tucson, AZ area!

W2 Contract – 13 months with possible extensions!

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

Pay Rate: $52.00–$62.00/hour – Determined based on experience (Paid Weekly).

Work Model: Hybrid, with approximately 2 days per week onsite at the Oro Valley, AZ campus.

Work Location: Tucson, AZ 85755.

Requirement: Candidates must currently reside in Tucson, AZ, or the surrounding area, including Oro Valley, Marana, Catalina, Vail, or South Tucson, to support the hybrid onsite schedule. Phoenix is outside the eligible local area.

Note: This is a W2 only role — C2C, C2H will not be considered.

Summary of the Position

BEPC is seeking a highly motivated Global Project Manager – Personalized Healthcare to join our client’s site in Tucson, AZ. This role will support optimized product delivery by managing projects of varying complexity from initial concept through completion. As part of the Project Management Chapter, this position will oversee detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, budgets, resource plans, and status reports, with a focus on Companion Diagnostics (CDx) development in collaboration with pharmaceutical partners. The Global Project Manager will serve as a trusted advisor, translate projects into products, and support efficient execution while responding to changing business needs across the portfolio.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• CDx Project Ownership: Proactively drive CDx development activities from conception through launch in close collaboration with third-party pharmaceutical partners.
• Schedule Management: Own timeline creation and management during scoping and post-contract execution using industry-standard tools such as Planisware. Analyze the project critical path, establish priorities, lead team discussions, resolve dependencies and roadblocks, and guide delivery of key CDx contract commitments.
• Resource Management: Collaborate with project teams and functional stakeholders to identify resource needs and align functional leaders on availability. Continuously monitor resource usage and performance, optimize team allocation, and proactively elevate concerns.
• Budget Management: Manage project budgets from initial scoping through post-contract execution. Monitor and maintain budgets with functional stakeholders, prepare exception analyses for business and finance stakeholders, and track full-time equivalent resources and project expenditures.
• Scope and Change Management: Define project objectives and establish scope baselines. Identify and address deviations in scope, budget, timelines, and resources through the change management process and comprehensive impact assessments. Review pharmaceutical partner change requests with senior stakeholders to determine whether contract amendments are necessary.
• Stakeholder and Communication Management: Lead internal project team meetings and meetings with pharmaceutical partners to support delivery of CDx contract milestones. Engage stakeholders through appropriate channels, resolve conflicts, and secure acceptance from key project stakeholders.
• Project Risk Management: Identify, evaluate, and prioritize project risks. Collaborate with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans, regularly review risks with the project team, and provide comprehensive risk reports to support informed decision-making.
• Quality Management and Project Health: Partner with Quality stakeholders to ensure project execution complies with the Quality Management System (QMS) framework and regulatory guidelines. Conduct lessons learned activities, provide insights for future projects, and maintain high-quality project data to identify recurring issues, determine root causes, and support continuous learning and process optimization.
• Partner and Vendor Management: Facilitate collaboration, information flow, and decision-making with external pharmaceutical entities. Track contract milestones, communicate status to key internal stakeholders, and communicate invoice forecasts to pharmaceutical partners.
• Methodology and Execution: Select and apply appropriate project methodologies, including hybrid Agile practices and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), where applicable. Manage work breakdown structure (WBS) creation and closeout, oversee milestone and capacity reviews, and provide a comprehensive project perspective to support holistic planning and optimized value delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.

Main Qualifications

• Must currently reside in Tucson, AZ, or the surrounding vicinity, including Oro Valley, Marana, Catalina, Vail, or South Tucson.
• Demonstrated project management experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry. Experience limited to IT, software, or technology project management does not meet this requirement.
• 4 years of project management, engineering, or business experience in the diagnostic, medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industry, leading product development and product care projects.
• At least 1 year of experience in one or more of the following areas: clinical biomarker or In Vitro Diagnostic development, CDx development, analytical and clinical validations, regulatory submissions, instrument or systems development, or program management.
• 1 year of experience in a regulated industry, such as FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, or ISO 9001.
• Proficiency and demonstrated experience using Planisware, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite.
• Working knowledge of project management tools such as Trello, Lucidchart, Smartsheet, Jira, and Azure DevOps.
• Working knowledge of Agile best practices and Agile-at-Scale methodologies, such as SAFe.
• Experience operating in hybrid Waterfall-Agile environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Life Sciences field.
• Master’s degree, preferably in a Life Sciences field, with 6 years of project management, engineering, or business experience in the diagnostic, medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industry, leading product development and product care projects; alternatively, a Ph.D. with 3 years of project management experience in those areas.
• 3 years of clinical biomarker or In Vitro Diagnostic development experience involving CDx development, analytical and clinical validations, and regulatory submissions, or instrument development and program management.
• Significant experience managing complex project team structures, including third-party external co-development partners.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or SAFe Agile certifications.

About BEPC

BEPC Inc., founded in 2007, is a 100% employee-owned company providing top-tier consulting and staffing solutions across industries like technology, engineering, manufacturing, and project management. At BEPC, we are driven by innovation and a commitment to excellence. We take pride in fostering a collaborative and innovative environment where our team members thrive. With competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, BEPC is dedicated to supporting our employees' personal and professional growth.