Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Beghou is a consulting firm with over three decades of experience helping life sciences companies optimize their commercialization through strategic insight and advanced analytics. They are seeking an Associate Manager of Project Management to serve as a primary project contact for life sciences clients, focusing on client engagement and internal process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary day-to-day project management contact for life sciences clients across biotech, pharma, and adjacent sectors, owning timelines, deliverable tracking, and proactive risk communication
- Lead client-facing status meetings and steering committee check-ins; prepare clear, executive-ready project updates and issue escalation briefs
- Manage full project lifecycle — from charter and work breakdown structure through execution and close-out — using Jira and Smartsheet
- Develop and maintain resource and risk plans; flag scope changes and drive resolution with both client and internal stakeholders
- Build trusted, long-term working relationships with client counterparts; anticipate needs, surface issues early, and maintain a high standard of responsiveness and professionalism
- Support senior Beghou staff in client workshops, strategy sessions, and business reviews by owning the operational and logistical aspects of client interactions
- Translate complex analytical and technology deliverables into clear, accessible communication for non-technical client stakeholders
- Travel to client sites as needed (approximately 25–30% of the time) to strengthen relationships and support on-site delivery
- Map, document, and continuously improve cross-functional workflows (e.g., data ingestion, model deployment, client-deliverable production) to increase delivery speed and consistency
- Define KPIs and build dashboards to track operational health; implement change-management plans to embed best practices across teams
- Partner with product owners of Beghou platforms (e.g., Armada, analytics accelerators) to align internal roadmaps with client demand
- Coordinate UAT cycles, release notes, and user-enablement materials for platform updates
- Lead special projects at leadership’s direction, such as tooling pilots, center-of-excellence launches, or M&A integration workstreams
Skills
- 6–8 years of project management experience in a consulting, SaaS, health-tech, or life sciences environment, with demonstrated ownership of client-facing engagements
- Proven track record managing external client relationships as a primary point of contact, including running status meetings, managing deliverable timelines, and navigating competing stakeholder expectations
- Proficiency in Jira, Smartsheet, Monday, or other PM tools
- Fluency in both Agile/Scrum and traditional Waterfall frameworks; solid working knowledge of SDLC and data/analytics pipelines
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting complex project information to client partners and C-suite executives
- Ability to manage 3 - 5 concurrent projects across distributed teams and competing deadlines
- Comfortable with 25–30% client travel
- Certifications: PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, etc
- Prior exposure to commercial operations in biotech, pharma, or health-data analytics
- Experience implementing governance around AI/ML products or data-privacy frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR)
Benefits
- Entrepreneurial, collegial culture that values integrity, excellence and client impact.
- Hybrid work options
- Comprehensive health coverage
- 401(k) match
- Generous PTO
- Professional-development stipend (certification support included).
- We provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life & AD&D coverage
- Disability insurance
- Lifestyle Wellness Account
- Our generous PTO
- Company holidays
- Paid parental & bonding leave
- Flexible hybrid work policy
- We invest in your future with a 401(k) and employer match
- Tax-free commuter, health, and childcare accounts
- Performance bonuses
- Monthly phone stipend
- Access to an employee discount program
- Through mentorship, training, and tuition reimbursement
- Charitable donation match
- Mentorship, training, and tuition reimbursement
- Employee discount program
- Collaborative, values-driven team environment
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