Senior Specialist, Development Project Manager

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a qualified Project Manager to lead end-to-end drug development initiatives in the United States. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to craft strategies and drive timely execution, ensuring integrated project plans are approved and executed.

The role emphasizes building robust project schedules, maintaining critical project data in PM systems, and proactively identifying risks while escalating when needed. Strong collaboration and meeting facilitation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in project management or a related role required.
• Advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA, Ph.D., PharmD) preferred.
• Product development experience strongly preferred (ideally in pharmaceutical/biotech industry).
• Experience and knowledge of clinical drug development strongly preferred; including development phases and cross-functional contributions.
• PMP certification and/or formal coursework in project management strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing the end-to-end drug development process including routine projects.
• Driving cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive strategies and drive execution of aligned plans to achieve on-time delivery.
• Guiding teams through the creation, approval, and execution of integrated project plans.
• Integrating strategic and tactical input from disciplines as applicable to the project.
• Building and maintaining project schedules and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases.
• Proactively identifying risks, addressing uncertainty, and escalating appropriately.
• Preparing for, facilitating, and documenting outcomes of team meetings.

Skills

Project Management

Drug Development Process

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Risk Identification and Management

Documentation of Team Meetings

Enterprise Project Management Systems

Project Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in scientific/applied discipline

MS/MBA/Ph.D./PharmD preferred

Tools

Enterprise Project Management Systems

Databases

Job description

• Managing the end-to-end drug development process including routine projects
• Driving cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive strategies and drive execution of aligned plans to achieve on-time delivery
• Guiding teams through the creation, approval, and execution of integrated project plans
• Integrating strategic and tactical input from disciplines as applicable to the project
• Building and maintaining project schedules and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases
• Proactively identifying risks, addressing uncertainty, and escalating appropriately
• Preparing for, facilitating, and documenting outcomes of team meetings

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in project management or a related role required
• Advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA, Ph.D., PharmD) preferred
• Product development experience strongly preferred (ideally in pharmaceutical/biotech industry)
• Experience and knowledge of clinical drug development strongly preferred; including the different phases of development and how the various functional areas contribute to a comprehensive strategy
• Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing the end-to-end drug development process, with a strong focus on project management, risk identification, and cross-functional team collaboration in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management Certification (PMP)
• Clinical Drug Development Experience
• Product Development Experience
• Project Management
• Risk Identification and Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Management
• Drug Development Process
• Integrated Project Plans
• Project Scheduling
• Risk Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Execution of Aligned Plans
• Documentation of Team Meetings
• Enterprise Project Management Systems
• Critical Project Information Management

Soft Skills

• Facilitation
• Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Strategic Thinking

Certifications & Qualifications

• Project Management Certification (PMP)

Industry Keywords

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Biotech Industry
• Clinical Development Phases
• Scientific Discipline
• Applied Discipline

Tools & Technologies

• Enterprise Project Management Systems
• Databases