Project Manager

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Project Manager to support commercial launch planning, launch readiness, and cross-functional mobilization activities for an upcoming pharmaceutical product launch within a global life sciences organization. This individual will play a key role in coordinating launch planning efforts across commercial, marketing, medical, operations, regulatory, and regional stakeholder groups to help ensure organizational readiness ahead of a targeted launch timeframe.

This role requires strong program coordination, stakeholder management, and execution support capabilities within a fast-paced, highly matrixed pharmaceutical environment. The ideal candidate is comfortable managing multiple moving pieces simultaneously, driving follow-through across teams, and maintaining momentum across complex launch workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support launch planning and launch readiness activities across global and local market teams
• Coordinate cross-functional launch workstreams, timelines, dependencies, and key milestones
• Assist launch leadership in translating strategic launch objectives into actionable execution plans
• Prepare launch readiness materials, leadership review content, meeting agendas, status updates, and follow-up actions
• Track launch deliverables, asset development progress, submission timelines, approvals, and related dependencies
• Maintain visibility into critical path activities and escalate risks, delays, or gaps as needed
• Coordinate collaboration across internal stakeholders, external partners, agencies, and alliance teams
• Support meeting facilitation, decision tracking, action item management, and ongoing communication across workstreams
• Help ensure continuity of execution during periods of shifting stakeholder availability and competing priorities
• Assist with launch-related budgeting coordination, documentation tracking, and budget follow-up activities
• Support regional and local market readiness planning efforts, including alignment on timing, materials, and operational needs
• Maintain launch planning tools, trackers, dashboards, and project documentation to support ongoing governance and reporting

Required Experience

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical or biotech commercial launch initiatives
• Strong project management and cross-functional coordination experience within a matrixed environment
• Experience working with commercial, marketing, medical affairs, regulatory, or market access teams
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and deadlines with strong attention to detail
• Experience preparing executive-level presentations, status reports, and readiness materials
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to drive follow-through and maintain momentum across complex initiatives
• Experience working within highly regulated healthcare or life sciences environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting global product launches or launch readiness programs
• Familiarity with launch governance, commercialization processes, and approval workflows
• Experience coordinating agency partners, vendors, or alliance stakeholders
• Pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences industry background strongly preferred
• PMP or related project management certification is a plus

Work Environment

• Fast-paced, highly collaborative team environment
• Cross-functional interaction with global and regional stakeholders
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple workstreams and evolving priorities