Chief of Staff - Pharmaceutical

VARITE is looking for qualified Project Manager – III (Remote)

WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?
An American biopharmaceutical company that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, influenza, and COVID-19.

WHAT WE DO?
Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Job Title:
Project Manager - III
Location:
Foster City, CA (Remote)
Contract Duration: 12 months (Possible Extension)
Pay Rate Range: $88.00/hr. to $93.52/hr. on W2
Work Authorization:
Only USC or GC

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO
Overview:

• The Global Data & Digital Innovation (GDDI) team is pivotal in advancing client's technology transformation to deliver premier Healthcare Provider experiences through advanced digital experiences, data and analytics. We are seeking a Business Strategy & Operations (BS&O) Manager with demonstrated commercial life science and digital technology expertise Advanced therapy experience (e.g. CGT) highly valued.
• GDDI is delivering an ambitious portfolio of data and digital investments and requires a disciplined and self-starting BS&O manager to drive strategic planning, portfolio governance, stakeholder communications and operational rigor - ensuring that priorities, investments, and execution remain tightly aligned to business outcomes and enterprise value.
• We are at the forefront of immunotherapy and engineered T cell therapy. We are helping change the paradigm of cancer treatment and are revolutionizing individually tailored treatments.
• That means a fast moving and constantly changing environment, where we make discoveries every day discoveries that include our own capabilities and individual potential.

The Team:

• This is a key role in Client's Global Digital, Data & Innovation team (GDDI) and reports to the Executive Director, Commercial.
• The GDDI team are accountable for developing the vision, strategy, and roadmap for all digital technologies, data & analytics solutions used by client's Commercial function, and the customers it serves. GDDI collaborate with teams across the enterprise (Commercial, Tech Ops, Clinical, IT, Legal / Compliance etc.) to deliver on these capability roadmaps, with initiatives ranging in scale from multi-year digital transformation to ongoing enhancement of Commercial technologies delivered via agile release.

Responsibilities:
This role blends strategy, operations, governance, and execution leadership. Core responsibilities include:
Strategy & Planning

• Support development and execution of GDDI strategic priorities, annual objectives, and multi year transformation roadmaps.
• Translate executive strategy into clear operating plans, milestones, and outcomes.
• Drive structured problem-solving and decision frameworks to inform leadership choices.

Portfolio & Investment Governance

• Operate and evolve portfolio management and prioritization across GDDI initiatives
• Support business case development, ROI tracking, and capacity / funding trade-off decisions
• Enable transparent governance forums and executive readiness materials

Operating Model & Execution Excellence

• Establish and run GDDI operating cadence (e.g. portfolio reviews, roadmap updates)
• Partner with Commercial, IT, and Vendor leads to track execution against commitments
• Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks - driving mitigation plans early.

Transformation Enablement

• Support large-scale programs including:
• Digital and data platform modernization
• AI strategy, implementation and scale-out
• Global operating model evolution
• Launch and scale up readiness for new therapies and geographies
• Enable cross functional alignment across Commercial, Medica Affairs, Tech Ops, and IT

Change, Communications & Commercial Enablement

• Drive change management and adoption strategies in partnership with program leads
• Develop…