Senior Project Manager – Pharmaceutical Supply Chain & Network Optimization

Location: Remote (East Coast candidates preferred)

Job Type: Contract – 12 months, with potential for extension

Compensation: $75–$80/hour W2

Schedule: Full-time

Start Date: ASAP

Our client, a leading global pharmaceutical organization, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support a large-scale supply chain and manufacturing network optimization initiative. This program involves complex, cross-functional efforts to optimize the pharmaceutical manufacturing footprint, transition products between manufacturing sites, and manage changes involving external manufacturing partners.

The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of the pharmaceutical product lifecycle and portfolio, with hands‑on experience supporting external manufacturing, product transfers, supply chain optimization, and manufacturing network transformation
. This individual will work closely with program leadership and global project teams to drive execution, maintain accountability, monitor financials, and ensure timely, accurate reporting across multiple work streams.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned project management professional who can operate independently in a complex, global pharmaceutical environment and help drive critical operational and strategic initiatives.

• Program & Project Management: Support a large, multi‑workstream pharmaceutical network optimization program, coordinating project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and execution across multiple initiatives.
• External Manufacturing & Product Transfers: Coordinate projects involving external manufacturing partners, product transfers, manufacturing site transitions, and changes to the pharmaceutical manufacturing network.
• Supply Chain Optimization: Support strategic initiatives focused on manufacturing footprint optimization, supply continuity, operational efficiency, and product portfolio transitions.
• Pharmaceutical Portfolio Coordination: Maintain an understanding of product portfolios, manufacturing dependencies, project interrelationships, and potential operational or supply chain impacts.
• Governance & Reporting: Maintain program dashboards, project trackers, status reports, and executive‑level materials. Coordinate program reviews, leadership updates, and recurring meetings with project leads and sponsors.
• Financial Management: Track project budgets, forecasts, resource requirements, and financial performance; identify variances and elevate concerns as appropriate.
• Risk & Issue Management: Monitor risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and critical milestones. Drive follow‑up and accountability to keep work streams on track.
• Global Stakeholder Coordination: Partner with cross‑functional teams, project leaders and senior stakeholders across the U.S. and Europe to ensure alignment, clear communication, and timely resolution of issues.
• Leadership Support: Provide direct support to program leadership, proactively identify gaps, prepare meeting materials, document decisions, and follow through on outstanding actions.
• Hands‑On Project Execution: Take ownership of individual project management activities as needed, balancing strategic program‑level coordination with detailed execution.

• 8+ years of project or program management experience, preferably within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or broader life sciences industry.
• Demonstrated experience supporting pharmaceutical supply chain optimization, manufacturing network transformation, product transfers, or manufacturing site transitions
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• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical product portfolios, manufacturing operations, and the complexities of…