Remote Agile Project Manager – Pharma R&D

Motion Recruitment; New York (NY); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Motion Recruitment’s client, a leading professional services and consulting firm, seeks an Agile Project Manager for a fully remote, 5-month W2 contract with benefits. You will manage projects for a pharmaceutical R&D team, monitor timelines and costs, prepare leadership updates, and coordinate planning meetings and workshops.

You’ll apply PMO rigor, support agile ceremonies, and maintain project tools to keep initiatives moving forward. Prior experience with pharma is required.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years’ experience in Project Management.
• Pharma drug development background (Drug Discovery, Pre-Clinical, or wet lab).
• Experience supporting Astellas or early-stage biotech environments.
• Strong PMO skills: analysis, cost tracking, templates, committee-ready presentations, risk tracking, meeting coordination.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of agile projects.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
• Track progress and ensure alignment with goals and timelines.
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues impacting delivery.
• Communicate status to stakeholders and ensure adherence to agile practices.

Skills

PMO skills

Pharma experience

Astellas exposure

Agile delivery

Project management

Job description

Motion Recruitment’s client, a leading professional services and consulting firm, seeks an Agile Project Manager for a fully remote, 5-month W2 contract with benefits. You will manage projects for a pharmaceutical R&D team, monitor timelines and costs, prepare leadership updates, and coordinate planning meetings and workshops.

You’ll apply PMO rigor, support agile ceremonies, and maintain project tools to keep initiatives moving forward. Prior experience with pharma is required.