Project Manager/Senior Project Manager/Engagement Manager

PharmaACE; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off & holidays

Professional development opportunities

Global collaborative environment

Job summary

PharmaACE, headquartered in Princeton, NJ, seeks experienced forecasting professionals to lead engagements for pharmaceutical clients. Roles span Project Manager to Engagement Manager, with responsibilities growing from delivery to leading complex engagements and client relationships.

Candidates should bring 7+ years in forecasting/analytics within life sciences, strong modeling skills, and US market experience. US work authorization required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of pharma/life-sciences forecasting, analytics, commercial strategy, or consulting.
• 3+ years of experience in US market preferred.
• Strong knowledge of forecasting methodologies and ability to develop or evaluate models, scenarios, and outputs.
• Experience leading client-facing projects and translating analytics into business recommendations.
• Strong understanding of US and ex-US market dynamics and data sources.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting projects end-to-end with high-quality, timely delivery.
• Define business questions with clients and shape forecasting approaches.
• Lead forecasting across inline, launch, pipeline, and portfolio assets.
• Translate analyses into actionable insights and recommended actions for stakeholders.
• Lead project teams and coordinate with global, cross-functional stakeholders.
• Manage scope, timelines, resources, risks, and budgets while building client relationships.
• Advance forecasting methodologies, tools, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.

Skills

Forecasting

Analytics

Client leadership

Excel & PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences/Pharmacy/Engineering/Business/Economics/Statistics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

AI tools

Job description

PharmaACE is a global life sciences consulting, analytics, and technology firm headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with a strong presence across the US, Europe, and India. We partner with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare organizations, combining deep domain expertise with advanced analytics, data science, cloud, BI, and AI capabilities to deliver high-impact solutions. Our services span market research, commercial, patient and payer analytics, forecasting, competitive intelligence, management consulting, enterprise transformation, and AI-enabled solutions, including our proprietary PACE platforms. We support clients across the product lifecycle and therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Immunology, CNS, CV, and Rare Diseases. Today, PharmaACE is a 1000+ member organization recognized globally for solving complex healthcare challenges through insight, innovation, and collaboration

Opportunity Overview

We are looking for experienced forecasting professionals to lead high-impact engagements for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. You will combine forecasting expertise, strategic thinking, and client leadership to solve complex business questions, translate market dynamics and analytics into actionable insights, and help clients make confident commercial decisions.

Opportunities are available at the Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, and Engagement Manager levels, with scope based on experience and demonstrated leadership. As you progress across levels, your responsibilities will expand from end-to-end project and client delivery to leading complex engagements, senior client relationships, teams, and account growth

Key Responsibilities

• Own forecasting projects and engagements end-to-end, ensuring high-quality, timely, and decision-relevant delivery
• Partner with clients to define business questions, challenge assumptions, and shape forecasting approaches.
• Lead short- or long-term forecasting across inline, launch, pipeline, and portfolio assets, applying appropriate methodologies, scenarios, analogs, and market drivers.
• Translate complex analyses into clear insights, business implications, and actionable recommendations, and confidently present them to client stakeholders.
• Lead project teams and collaborate across global and cross-functional stakeholders to align inputs, assumptions, and recommendations.
• Build trusted client relationships while managing scope, timelines, resources, risks, and budgets.
• Advance forecasting methodologies, tools, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to strengthen quality and efficiency.
• At senior levels, take broader ownership of multiple engagements, project leaders, senior client relationships, proposals, account growth, and practice development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, Business, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant pharmaceutical/life-sciences experience in forecasting, analytics, commercial strategy, or consulting
• 3+ years of experience in US market would be preferred
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical forecasting methodologies and the ability to develop or critically evaluate models, assumptions, scenarios, analogs, and outputs.
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• Experience leading client-facing projects, managing stakeholders, and translating analytical work into clear business recommendations.
• Strong understanding of U.S. and ex-U.S. market dynamics and their implications for forecasting, launch and lifecycle considerations, and relevant data sources
• Strong analytical problem-solving, communication, storytelling, project management, and collaboration skills.
• For senior levels, demonstrated experience leading complex or concurrent engagements, developing teams, managing senior stakeholders, and contributing to financial or commercial outcomes.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint capabilities; exposure to claims, epidemiology, market research, and other pharmaceutical datasets, along with forecasting automation and AI tools, is valued
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

What We Offer You

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and role level.
• 401(k) retirement plan to support your long‑term financial goals.
• Paid time off and company holidays to support work‑life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development, career growth, and leadership advancement.
• A collaborative, global work environment with exposure to leading pharmaceutical and biotech organizations