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