Pharma Project Manager - III

The Fountain Group; Austin, Santa Monica (TX, CA); Hybrid; USD 185,976,000 - 206,640,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fountain Group is seeking a Pharma Project Manager for a prominent client in Santa Monica, CA with remote options. This role combines on-site collaboration three days per week with remote work, focusing on operational coordination and documentation maintenance under senior leadership.

The ideal candidate has a life sciences or related degree and 3+ years of pharma/biotech project management, including experience with Planisware and SharePoint for project docs and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business or related discipline.
• 3+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech project management experience.
• Experience with project documentation, including timelines, meeting materials, and risk registers.
• Operational coordination, tracking deliverables, and facilitating execution activities.
• Experience with SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• The PM supports Global Program Managers by maintaining project documentation (timelines, meeting materials, risk registers).
• Coordinate operations, track deliverables, and facilitate execution under senior leadership guidance.
• Monitor progress, milestones and risks, and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Organize meetings, develop agendas, ensure follow-up on actions, and manage access to SharePoint for teams.
• Update functional plans using Planisware and keep PM systems current.

Skills

Operational coordination

Tracking deliverables

Facilitating execution

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business or related

Tools

Planisware

SharePoint

Job description

We are a national staffing firm and are currently seeking a Pharma Project Manager for a prominent client of ours in Santa Monica, CA / Remote, on site 3 days a week. Details of the position are as follows:

Job Details:

• Pay Rate: $65 - $71.95/hr.
• 1 year assignment, possibility of extension.
• The Project Manager (PM) supports Global Program Managers by contributing to the maintenance of project documentation, including timelines, meeting materials, and risk registers.
• This role is primarily focused on operational coordination, tracking project deliverables, and facilitating execution activities under the direction of senior program leadership.
• Monitor and communicate progress on project deliverables, key milestones, and potential risks.
• Support the creation and maintenance of project documentation, including schedules, meeting summaries, and action item trackers.
• Organize and facilitate team meetings, develop agendas, and ensure follow-up on assigned actions.
• Manage SharePoint access for project teams.
• Partner with functional leads to drive timely execution of tasks and deliverables.
• Identify and escalation issues and risks to senior program managers.
• Update and maintain functional plans utilizing Planisware.
• Maintain accuracy and currency of project management systems and tools.
• May support Development organization process improvement work streams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business or related discipline, and 3+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech project management experience.
• Project documentation, including timelines, meeting materials, and risk registers.
• Operational coordination, tracking project deliverables, and facilitating execution activities.
• Experience working with enterprise planning tools; familiarity with Planisware is preferred.
• Experience with SharePoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of drug development processes and team collaboration dynamics.
• Exceptional organizational and communication abilities.

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