Job Title: Project Manager
Work Location: 50% onsite at Princeton Pike
Duration: 12 months
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of a large-scale, multi-region Foundational Data Transformation program migrating fragmented commercial pharma data warehouses onto a governed Databricks platform. The program consolidates enterprise data sources (sales, market access, patient services, omni-channel, and master data) into standardized, AI-ready data products across US, EU, and other global markets, and rebuilds existing analytics pipelines to new data modeling standards..
Key Responsibilities
" Own the integrated program plan across workstreams and track delivery health, milestones, and velocity.
" Drive 2-week sprint cadence: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint review/demo, and retrospectives; ensure user stories are logged, estimated, and tracked to definition of done in JIRA
" Lead cross-functional teams to deliver digital and IT initiatives that align with business and Digital Capability objectives.
" Manage project planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery for small- to medium-sized technology projects.
" Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and risk mitigation strategies.
" Monitor project performance, financial health, dependencies, risks, and issues, implementing corrective actions as needed.
" Provide regular project status updates and executive reporting to sponsors and stakeholders.
" Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure successful project execution.
" Manage vendor relationships, deliverables, budgets, and contractual commitments.
" Apply Agile, Waterfall, SDLC, and Project Management Framework (PMF) best practices to drive consistent project delivery.
" Promote continuous improvement and project management maturity across the organization.
Qualifications
Required
" Bachelor s degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field.
" 5+ years of experience managing IT or digital projects.
" Hands-on experience running Agile/Scrum delivery at scale: sprint planning, backlog management, PI planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
" Experience managing data platform or data warehouse migration programs (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent cloud data platforms).
" Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for backlog management, RAID tracking, and documentation.
" Experience delivering projects in regulated industries, preferably pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences.
" Strong project planning, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder management skills.
" Experience managing vendors and cross-functional teams.
" Experience coordinating globally distributed teams across multiple time zones
Preferred
" PMP, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent project management certification.
" Demonstrated experience managing programs in the pharmaceutical / life sciences industry, specifically within Commercial data & analytics (sales, market access, patient services, or omni-channel data domains).
" Experience with GxP, Computer System Validation (CSV), and SDLC processes.
" Familiarity with enterprise technologies, cloud platforms, data and analytics, or digital transformation initiatives.
" Experience managing offshore/onshore blended delivery teams
" High Energy is required and Commercial experience is preferred.
Skills
" Agile and Waterfall methodologies
" Agile/Scrum facilitation (sprint ceremonies, backlog grooming, story pointing, velocity tracking)
" Program governance frameworks: RAID management, steering committee reporting, change control
" Risk and issue escalation management across multiple concurrent workstreams
" Stakeholder communication and executive presentation skills
" JIRA and Confluence administration and reporting
" Cross-regional and cross-cultural team coordination
" Working knowledge of data engineering/data platform concepts (ingestion, transformation, data quality, governance) sufficient to manage technical delivery teams
" Pharma/life sciences commercial data domain knowledge (sales operations, market access, patient support programs, omni-channel marketing data)
" Vendor/partner management in a multi-party delivery model
" Budget, timeline, and resource tracking across a multi-quarter engagement
" Project and financial management
" Leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving
" Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and project requirements.
" Collaboration: Strong ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
" Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail to ensure project deliverables meet quality standards.
" Continuous Improvement: Commitment to continuous learning and improvement of Agile practices and processes.