Senior Project Manager (Biopharma)

Location: Remote; Minneapolis, MN listed as an additional location. Syner-G is currently unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Salary: $150,000–$160,000 yearly.

Company

hirify.global supports biopharma clients through drug discovery, approval, commercialization, product development, and delivery, including CMO/CDMO services.

What you will do

• Lead strategic, operational, transformation, integration, and client-focused projects from planning through execution.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, workstreams, implementation roadmaps, budgets, and resource forecasts.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings and decision-making across Commercial, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Business Development, clients, and external partners.
• Identify dependencies, critical-path activities, risks, and scope changes; implement mitigation, contingency, and escalation processes.
• Support business transformation, operational improvement, organizational change, M&A integration, client onboarding, and strategic partnership initiatives.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, executive presentations, decision logs, risk registers, and governance materials while improving project management processes and tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Life Sciences, Engineering, Operations Management, Finance, or a related discipline required.
• At least 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, CMO/CDMO, consulting, or related industries, including 3–5 years of direct project or program management experience.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, governance, risk management, change management, scheduling, budgeting, resource management, and execution.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, analyze complex business challenges, implement practical solutions, and influence alignment without direct authority.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, stakeholder management, executive presence, organization, and attention to detail.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Monday.com, Asana, or similar project management systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across teams and organizational levels.
• Physical ability to use a computer, sit and walk regularly, and occasionally lift or carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds, with reasonable accommodations available.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS, or equivalent.
• Experience with business transformation, operational improvement, M&A integration, organizational change, or strategic planning initiatives.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, commercialization, outsourced development and manufacturing services, or related business operations.
• PMP certification or formal project management training.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work and flexibility supported through the total rewards program.
• Market-competitive base salary, robust benefits, paid time away, and company-paid holidays.
• Career development, learning, recognition, and growth opportunities.
• Indoor office-style work environment with moderate noise and temperature-controlled conditions.
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer; Syner-G is an E-Verify employer.