Program Manager

Fraser Dove International; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Dove International is seeking an organized Project Manager in Sacramento to coordinate pharmaceutical projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment across internal teams, suppliers and stakeholders while managing scope, schedules and budgets.

You will monitor risks, maintain documentation, and support regulatory-compliant execution to deliver successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Progressively responsible project coordination experience in a technical or regulated environment.
• Around 2 years of pharmaceutical or related industry experience preferred.
• Understanding of customer expectations, project lifecycle management and operational processes.
• Strong organisational, planning and cross-functional coordination skills, including the ability to maintain accurate project documentation.
• Effective written and verbal communication, analytical problem-solving skills and a proactive, collaborative approach.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Engineering or a related discipline preferred but not required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities from initiation through to successful completion.
• Maintain delivery against scope, schedules, budgets and milestones, escalating risks or issues.
• Keep internal teams, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders aligned on responsibilities, deliverables and priorities.
• Assist with forecasting project costs, timelines and milestones while monitoring progress and escalating risks or issues.
• Coordinate with Business Development to prepare project proposals and support customer presentations.
• Coordinate technical and support teams to maintain project alignment, information flow and compliance.
• Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders and support Senior Project Managers with customer communications.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Project lifecycle management

Budget tracking

Regulatory requirements

Risk tracking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering or related discipline

PMP certification (preferred)

Job description

Do you want to coordinate pharmaceutical projects from initiation through successful completion?

Are you skilled at keeping cross-functional teams, suppliers and stakeholders aligned around key project milestones?

Do you enjoy solving problems, managing changing priorities and helping projects stay on schedule and within budget?

Fraser Dove International is partnering exclusively with an established pharmaceutical organisation. Operating in Sacramento, they are committed to delivering projects through safe, compliant and effective operations.

Our client is seeking an organised Project Manager to coordinate project activities, maintain delivery against key milestones and support successful project outcomes.

Discover more about our Project Manager opportunity; its objectives, duties/responsibilities and the skills, experience and competencies needed to succeed.

Your objectives:

As the Project Manager, you will be measured against the following objectives:

• Maintain assigned projects against agreed scope, schedules, budgets and key milestones, escalating risks or issues that could affect successful delivery.
• Improve project coordination by keeping internal teams, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders aligned on responsibilities, deliverables and priorities.
• Maintain clear project documentation, risk tracking and communication to support compliant execution and effective decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

What you will do:

• Support assigned projects through scope definition, scheduling and budget tracking in line with contractual and company standards.
• Coordinate internal departments and suppliers to ensure responsibilities and deliverables are clearly communicated and completed.
• Assist with forecasting project costs, timelines and key milestones while monitoring progress and escalating risks or issues.
• Partner with Business Development to prepare project proposals, support customer presentations and contribute to technical solution discussions.
• Coordinate technical and support teams to maintain project alignment, information flow and compliance.
• Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders and support Senior Project Managers with customer communications.
• Identify and track project risks and dependencies, support mitigation planning and develop an understanding of relevant regulatory and contractual requirements.

What you will bring:

• Progressively responsible project coordination experience within a technical or regulated environment.
• Around 2 years of pharmaceutical or related industry experience preferred.
• Understanding of customer expectations, project lifecycle management and operational processes.
• Strong organisational, planning and cross-functional coordination skills, including the ability to maintain accurate project documentation.
• Effective written and verbal communication, analytical problem-solving skills and a proactive, collaborative approach.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Engineering or a related discipline preferred but not required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred but not required.

Got what it takes?

To apply for the Project Manager, click the ‘Apply’ button below or contact the Executive Search Consultant – [Reece Wiggins] – on [phone].

Please Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s