Senior Project Manager

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; On-site; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to partner with GTL and the Director, Project Management to lead cross-functional sub-teams and maintain a single source of truth for program timelines.

You will oversee dependencies, critical paths, and risk mitigation while supporting governance, budgeting, and external vendor coordination in a US-based, full-time exempt role.

Qualifications

• BS in pharmaceutical/biotech with 5+ years PM experience.
• Experience in drug development and regulatory submissions.
• PMP certification preferred; strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with GTL and Director, Project Management to support cross-functional matrix team and manage sub-teams.
• Develop and maintain a fully integrated program Gantt, with dependencies and executive views.
• Identify interdependencies, critical path, and at-risk activities for risk management.
• Maintain dashboards to communicate status and progress.
• Manage cross-functional team meetings (scheduling, agendas, minutes, action items).
• Maintain issue logs and risks registers with timely resolution and mitigation.
• Collaborate with Finance to develop/update budgets and manage program spend within approved budget.
• Manage select external vendors (MSA/SOW) and integrate deliverables into the program Gantt.
• Support Governance and Executive presentations and regulatory submissions prep.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

BS in Life Sciences

PMP certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the GTL and Director, Project Management to support a cross-functional matrix team and manage select sub-teams.
• Develop and continuously maintain assigned portions of a fully integrated program Gantt “Single Source of Truth,” including dependencies and executive/team summary views.
• Identify and manage interdependencies, critical path, and at-risk activities to support scenario planning and risk management.
• Maintain dashboards to communicate status and track progress.
• Manage cross-functional team meetings (scheduling, agendas, materials, minutes, and action item follow-up).
• Maintain issue logs and risks registers; ensure timely resolution and appropriate risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and Finance to develop/update budgets and manage program spend within approved budget.
• Manage select external vendors (timelines, budgets, MSA/SOW) and integrate deliverables into the program Gantt.
• Support Governance and Executive presentations.
• Support planning and preparation of documents for Regulatory/Health Authority submissions.
• Contribute to establishment/refinement of best practices, processes, and procedures.

Qualifications

• BS plus 5+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech R&D; 3+ years as a PM or equivalent.
• Expertise in drug development/registration across early/late-stage clinical, nonclinical, CMC, and regulatory interactions/submissions/reviews globally.
• Proactive, detail-oriented self-starter with strong communication, collaboration, and influence without formal authority.
• Strong analytical skills; facilitates team decision-making and applies decision analysis methodologies/tools.
• Expert in project management principles/practices; PMP highly desired; expert in project management software (e.g., Smartsheet).

Benefits/Compensation (if included)

• Annual base salary range: $185,000–$200,000; discretionary annual bonus; 401(k); medical/dental/vision/life insurance; paid time off; health & wellness program.

Work Location/Type

• US-based; occasional travel. Full-Time, Exempt.