Project Manager

GForce Life Sciences; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GForce Life Sciences in the United States is seeking a Senior Program Manager to oversee two or more complex development programs within a global drug development framework, emphasizing cross‑functional collaboration and rigorous planning while working remotely on East Coast time.

You will coordinate meetings, manage budgets and timelines, maintain ADRI logs, and align clinical, regulatory, and commercial teams toward milestones.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide program management for two or more complex development programs.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Negotiation skills

Leadership

Remote communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related field

Tools

MS Project

Planisware

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Word

Job description

• Provide professional program management for two or more complex development programs.
• Manage project information for assigned projects and develop and maintain strong relationships with other functions to foster positive interactions and support desired project outcomes.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of cross-functional global drug development plans (GDDP), including strategic assessment of budgets and timelines.
• Support development alliance management activities based on program requirements.
• Support quarterly forecasts and manage scope, timeline, and financial changes by tracking variances at the program level.
• Maintain project actions, risks, decisions, and issues (ADRI) logs for project team interactions.
• Understand clinical, regulatory, and commercial requirements for early- and late-stage drug development.
• Demonstrate knowledge of clinical operations and the regulatory process.
• Demonstrate knowledge of CMC aspects of drug development.
• Understand global drug development, registration, and market launch requirements.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of each functional area's role and contribution to the development process.
• Demonstrate familiarity with IT solutions integrated into the healthcare and pharmaceutical business, including MS Project and Planisware.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings.
• Communicate effectively in a remote/virtual environment in an open, balanced, and objective manner.
• Maintain diverse, balanced, and effective teams.
• Demonstrate flexibility when approaching process changes, technology, and new responsibilities with an open and curious mindset.
• Understand the importance of potential outcomes and take them into consideration when utilizing, sourcing, and processing information.
• Work creatively within predefined standards.
• Understand strategic change management and initiate application as appropriate.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate solid computer skills with MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Work fully remotely on East Coast time.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Candidates newer to the industry may be considered for task- and tool-based roles.
• Clinical or regulatory project management experience may be considered.
• Drug or product development experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with Planisware is a plus.
• Familiarity with MS Project is required.
• Familiarity with CMC processes is a plus.