Remote Life Sciences IT Project Manager

Slipstream Co; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Comprehensive health, dental, vision

Life insurance/LTD

Discretionary PTO

Salary: $65,000 - $75,000

Job summary

Slipstream Life Sciences is seeking an Associate Project Manager to lead IT initiatives for pharmaceutical and biotech clients in a fully remote role in the United States. You will manage smaller projects, support larger technology efforts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Clinical, Commercial, Marketing, Sales, and IT.

You will coordinate planning, timelines, budgets, and reporting, while maintaining stakeholder relationships and ensuring successful deployments.

Qualifications

• Life Sciences Industry Experience – REQUIRED: Direct professional experience within or consulting for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, or therapeutics organizations.
• IT Project Management: 3–5 years of experience in IT project management, project coordination, or related roles, including independently managing smaller projects or technology workstreams.
• Technology Project Lifecycle: Understanding of IT project delivery, including requirements gathering, development, testing, implementation, and deployment.
• Smartsheet & Project Management Tools: Hands-on experience using Smartsheet to manage project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and reporting.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Experience leading meetings, coordinating cross-functional teams, communicating project updates, and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Project Reporting & Financials: Experience preparing status reports, project documentation, presentations, and tracking budgets, resources, or timesheets.
• Microsoft Office: Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and related business applications.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• Pharmaceutical Business Operations: Familiarity with clinical operations, pharmaceutical commercialization, Sales, Marketing, or supporting IT functions.
• Enterprise Technology & Data: Conceptual understanding of enterprise business systems, data warehousing, reporting, analytics, and system integrations.
• Project Delivery Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies.
• Cross-Functional Delivery: Experience collaborating with offshore technical teams, external vendors, or supporting multiple client engagements.
• Additional Project Tools: Experience with Microsoft Project, Planview, or similar project management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage smaller IT projects while supporting larger, more complex initiatives across multiple Life Sciences clients.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and deliverables using Smartsheet.
• Coordinate project activities across business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and offshore resources.
• Support the full technology project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and development through testing, deployment, and completion.
• Balance multiple projects and priorities, proactively identifying risks, resolving issues, and keeping work moving forward.
• Partner with project leadership to review Statements of Work (SOWs), coordinate client onboarding, and establish project timelines and meeting schedules.
• Lead client status meetings, communicate project progress, and follow up on action items and commitments.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Clinical, Commercial, Marketing, Sales, and IT.
• Translate technical and business discussions into clear, actionable plans and updates.
• Prepare professional project plans, weekly status reports, dashboards, presentations, and meeting documentation.
• Track project budgets, resource utilization, timesheets, and financial performance.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure stakeholders have visibility into priorities, progress, and next steps.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen collaboration, and enhance project delivery.

Skills

Life Sciences experience

IT project management

Client & stakeholder management

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences / related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Planview

Job description

Slipstream Life Sciences is seeking an Associate Project Manager to lead IT initiatives for pharmaceutical and biotech clients in a fully remote role in the United States. You will manage smaller projects, support larger technology efforts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Clinical, Commercial, Marketing, Sales, and IT.

You will coordinate planning, timelines, budgets, and reporting, while maintaining stakeholder relationships and ensuring successful deployments.