Project Manager

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement Savings Plan with company 1

Discretionary annual bonus program

Flexible work models

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Project Manager to support complex pharmaceutical and biotech pipeline initiatives. You will coordinate schedules, chair meetings, report progress, and align multiple workstreams across internal and external partners in a highly regulated development environment.

The role emphasizes risk analysis, decision support, and robust project governance to enable effective execution of programs with broad stakeholder involvement. Remote US-based candidates encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience managing people or leading teams and projects directly.
• 10+ years in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Healthcare-related fields preferred.
• Direct experience with Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules for pipeline projects.
• Support projects utilizing internal and external teams and partners.
• Assist in decision-making through risk analyses and scenario planning.
• Facilitate participation in management reviews and cross-functional meetings.
• Manage project collaboration through SharePoint sites.
• Provide comprehensive meeting management support, including planning and documentation.
• Ensure timely product project reporting and track progress of multiple teams.

Skills

People management

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctorate degree

Associate's degree

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Project Manager to join the team of a leader in the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech space. This role will support complex pipeline initiatives by coordinating schedules, meetings, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration across internal and external partners. The Project Manager will help keep multiple workstreams aligned, provide visibility into progress and risks, and support sound decision-making in a highly regulated development environment. This is an opportunity to contribute to project execution for pharmaceutical and biotechnology programs with broad stakeholder involvement.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $121,969 – $165,016 annually

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules for pipeline projects
• Support projects utilizing internal and external teams and partners
• Assist in decision-making through risk analyses and scenario planning
• Facilitate participation in management reviews and cross-functional meetings
• Manage project collaboration through SharePoint sites
• Provide comprehensive meeting management support, including planning and documentation
• Ensure timely product project reporting and track progress of multiple teams

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree with 3 years of project management experience, or Master’s with 3 years of project management experience, or Bachelor’s with 5 years of project management experience, or Associate’s with 10 years of project management experience, or high school diploma with 12 years of project management experience
• Experience managing people or leading teams and projects directly
• 10+ years in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Healthcare-related fields preferred
• Direct experience with Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Savings Plan with competitive company contributions
• Generous time-off plans that promote work-life balance
• Discretionary annual bonus program based on performance and contributions
• Flexible work models where applicable, enhancing work-life integration

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.