Project Manager

Adare Pharmaceuticals; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Company holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability insurance

Job summary

Adare Pharma Solutions seeks a Project Manager to support and manage Research and Product Development projects in a growing CDMO environment. You will plan timelines, align strategy with R&D, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely execution and clear communication with customers.

The role emphasizes managing multiple ANDA/NDA projects, building relationships across levels, and delivering project updates. Strong PM experience and knowledge of FDA/GXP are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field from a four-year accredited university or college.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Project Management.
• A certification in Project Management is preferred, but not mandatory.
• Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint).
• Understands FDA Guidelines and Regulations and GXP’s.
• Ability to coordinate, contribute to and work within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manages the assigned Adare projects via optimal project planning and monitoring as well as coordinates with cross-functional project teams to deliver project results.
• Leads internal and external (customer) meetings, completes agendas, meeting minutes and project timelines using Microsoft Project and Adare’s Project Management System.
• Manages customers expectation and critical development timelines.
• Tracks and ensures monthly and yearly forecasted revenue targets are being met for assigned projects. Work with the project team to identify associated risks and mitigation plans.
• Understands signed proposal activities being executed by the project team, identifies out of scope activities, and completes the appropriate Change Order to document new work being executed.
• Supports project teams by timely organizing activities linked to the projects, with other internal functions, such as Procurement delivery of materials, Engineering/ Operations support for small/ commercial and development scale equipment availability, and Regulatory/ Quality support, when needed.
• Seeks timely progress for actions and resolution to issues. Follows-up on critical action items and alerts all stakeholders of potential roadblocks or delays.
• Prepares bi-weekly project status reports and other project updates or reviews needed by the organization and presents to upper management.
• Supports different process initiatives and harmonization to improve pharmaceutical development productivity and performance.
• Must participate and successfully complete all training as required by the company.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the PM Management Team.

Skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

FDA/GXP knowledge

Cross-functional coordination

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office Suite

Job description

Our Business
Adare Pharma Solutions is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations across North America and Italy. We offer a wide range of manufacturing, packaging, and research and development services. Our clients range from growing biotech firms advancing groundbreaking clinical trials to established pharmaceutical companies producing high volumes of approved, widely used medicines.

By combining top talent from the life sciences industry with modern research and manufacturing technologies, Adare enables clients to deliver potentially lifesaving medicines in more easily consumable formats - particularly for patients such as infants or the elderly. This is the meaning behind “Transforming Drug Delivery – Transforming Lives.”

Our Culture
When it comes to being an employee of Adare, although we are located across multiple countries and come from diverse backgrounds, we work together toward a common purpose. Supported by leadership that is experienced and highly regarded in the industry, we are paving the way for a brighter and better future by attracting top talent from both within and beyond the CDMO space.

In addition to delivering high-quality results for our external clients, we foster a collaborative, client-centric culture internally - one where employees support one another, share knowledge, and encourage each other to bring their best selves to work each day.

Why Come to Adare?
Adare is Private Equity owned and poised for growth. Employees are provided with internal development opportunities to progress within the organization, enhancing their professional skills and industry knowledge through Adare’s investment in their growth.

We offer a variety of fields to embark in, including manufacturing, engineering, quality, chemistry, formulations, analytical research and development, finance, supply chain, sales, marketing, project management, human resources, and environmental health and safety. Our benefits package is highly competitive, offering medical, dental, and vision coverage; a retirement plan with company match, paid time off and company holidays, tuition reimbursement with no waiting period, life insurance, pet insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care), and disability coverage.

Position

Project Manager

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Summary

The Project Manager is primarily responsible for supporting and managing Research and Product Development projects. This includes effective project planning and monitoring, strategic alignment, multidisciplinary internal/external team coordination, process facilitation and communication both internally and externally. The position will require Project Management of multiple ANDA/NDA development projects. This will involve working with the R&D management and team members to develop appropriate project management systems for an organization undergoing considerable growth. The Project Manager must be able to effectively communicate with the customer, develop project plans (timelines) and ensure the plan is executed on time, complete agendas, meeting minutes. The position will require building positive working relationships that span all levels and functions of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Manages the assigned Adare projects via optimal project planning and monitoring as well as coordinates with cross-functional project teams to deliver project results.
• Leads internal and external (customer) meetings, completes agendas, meeting minutes and project timelines using Microsoft Project and Adare’s Project Management System.
• Manages customers expectation and critical development timelines.
• Tracks and ensures monthly and yearly forecasted revenue targets are being met for assigned projects. Work with the project team to identify associated risks and mitigation plans.
• Understands signed proposal activities being executed by the project team, identifies out of scope activities, and completes the appropriate Change Order to document new work being executed.
• Supports project teams by timely organizing activities linked to the projects, with other internal functions, such as Procurement delivery of materials, Engineering/ Operations support for small/ commercial and development scale equipment availability, and Regulatory/ Quality support, when needed.
• Seeks timely progress for actions and resolution to issues. Follows-up on critical action items and alerts all stakeholders of potential roadblocks or delays.
• Prepares bi-weekly project status reports and other project updates or reviews needed by the organization and presents to upper management.
• Supports different process initiatives and harmonization to improve pharmaceutical development productivity and performance.
• Must participate and successfully complete all training as required by the company.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the PM Management Team.

Experience, Education, and Skills Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, from a four-year accredited university or college
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, CDMO experience is preferred but not required.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Project Management
• A certification in Project Management is preferred, but not mandatory.
• Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint)
• Understands FDA Guidelines and Regulations and GXP’s.
• Ability to coordinate, contribute to and work within cross-functional teams.

Adare Pharma is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status.