Pharma Project Manager II - Scheduling & Governance Lead

TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plan

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

TalentBurst is seeking a Project Manager II in Cary, NC, for a 12+ month engagement. The role focuses on cross-functional workshop facilitation, integrated schedule management in monday.com, and cost/control oversight for BioPharma programs.

The candidate should have 5–7 years of PM experience in cGMP environments, with expertise in MS Project, Excel, and Google Workspace. PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related field.
• 5–7 years of PM experience in cGMP BioPharma or pharma site start-up, commissioning, or tech transfer operations.
• Proficiency in monday.com, MS Project, Excel, and Google Workspace.
• PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead cross-functional workshops and alignment sessions.
• Build and baseline workstream schedules in monday.com aligned with the Master IS.
• Track workstream costs: PO drawdowns, invoices, vendor spend, cost variances.
• Assist resource loading and capacity planning; manage RAID logs and actions.
• Draft 3-page status reports and governance summaries for Tier 2/3 forums.

Skills

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional risk mitigation

Pharma manufacturing terminology flu**

Education

B.S. in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related field

Tools

monday.com

MS Project

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

TalentBurst is seeking a Project Manager II in Cary, NC, for a 12+ month engagement. The role focuses on cross-functional workshop facilitation, integrated schedule management in monday.com, and cost/control oversight for BioPharma programs.

The candidate should have 5–7 years of PM experience in cGMP environments, with expertise in MS Project, Excel, and Google Workspace. PMP preferred.