Sr. Resource Management Manager

Veristat; United States; Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plans

Job summary

Veristat seeks a Senior Resource Management Manager to lead enterprise-wide resource management, capacity planning, and forecasting across global teams. The role ensures right resources match client and project needs based on skills, availability, and delivery requirements.

The candidate will drive governance, data quality, and system adoption while partnering with service lines, geographies, and stakeholders to optimize workforce decisions and capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Life Sciences, Business, Operations, or related field.
• 6+ years of resource management, capacity planning, workforce planning, or project operations in CRO/biopharma or professional services.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• Experience managing resource and capacity planning across multiple functions, service lines, or geographies preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with Excel; OpenAir and NetSuite experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise-wide resource management and capacity planning.
• Forecast demand from backlog and sales pipeline; identify gaps and risks.
• Establish governance, standards, reporting, and data quality for resource management.
• Partner with service lines and geographies to align resources with client needs.

Skills

Resource management

Capacity planning

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Strategic thinking

Project lifecycle understanding

Global environment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business, Operations, or related field

Tools

OpenAir

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

Job Description:

The Senior Resource Management Manager is accountable for enterprise-wide, global resource management across Veristat, including near-term resource assignments, longer-range capacity planning, demand forecasting, and workforce visibility. This role partners across Service Lines, functions, geographies, and other resource management stakeholders to ensure the right resources are aligned to client and project needs based on skills, experience, availability, timing, complexity, and delivery requirements. The Senior Manager monitors current and future capacity, uses project forecasts, backlog, and the sales pipeline to anticipate demand, identifies resource gaps and risks, and supports timely, data-informed workforce decisions. The role also establishes and drives consistent enterprise resource management standards, reporting, data quality, governance, and system adoption.

Make an Impact at Veristat!

Join a global team with more than 30 years of expertise accelerating life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

• 105+ approved therapies for marketing applications prepared by Veristat
• 480+ oncology projects in the past 5 years
• 350+ rare disease projects delivered in the past 5 years
• Flexible, inclusive culture — 70% remote workforce, 66% women-led teams

Learn more about our core values here!

What we offer

The estimated hiring range for this role is $142K -$160K plus applicable bonus. This hiring range is specific to the US and will vary for other regions based upon local market data. Final salary is ultimately decided upon taking into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to: skills and experience, licensure and certifications, education, specific location and dynamic market data.

Benefits vary by location and may include:

• Remote working
• Flexible time off
• Paid holidays
• Medical insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plans

What we look for

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 6+ years of experience in resource management, capacity planning, workforce planning, project operations, or a related discipline within a Contract Research Organization (CRO), biopharmaceutical company, or professional services environment.
• 5+ years of management experience required.
• Demonstrated experience managing resource and capacity planning in a services-based environment; experience supporting multiple functions, Service Lines, or geographies is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of clinical research and drug development operating models, project lifecycles, and the resource demands of a CRO environment is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to translate project demand, timelines, complexity, required competencies, specialized role requirements, and workforce availability into effective short- and long-term resource plans and assignments.
• Experience working in a deadline-driven, global environment with the ability to manage immediate and ad hoc resourcing needs while maintaining a longer-range enterprise workforce planning perspective.
• Strong analytical and data skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with resource planning, financial, project management, HR, or reporting systems; OpenAir and NetSuite experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across international, cross-functional, and matrixed teams, align stakeholders with differing priorities, and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills, with demonstrated experience partnering with and influencing senior leaders on workforce practices, resource priorities, capacity constraints, and enterprise planning decisions.
• Strong follow-through, organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities across the enterprise.
• Experience documenting, implementing, standardizing, and improving resource management processes, governance, planning standards, and decision frameworks across multiple functions or business areas.

All applicants are reviewed by a member of the Veristat Talent Acquisition team; Veristat does not utilize an automated decision-making process.

Veristat is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.