Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Centessa Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing medicines for narcolepsy, sleep-wake disorders, and other neurological conditions. The Associate Project Manager provides portfolio-level support for drug development programs by maintaining timelines, budgets, forecasts, and project management systems, while assisting senior project managers with reporting and coordination.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and update complex drug development timelines and associated budgets and long-term forecasting within a corporate-wide Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system
- Monitor individual program Smartsheet timelines to ensure consistency and accurate portfolio reporting
- Assist senior project managers with meeting logistics, agenda preparation, minutes and other PM-related activities as needed
- Monitor action items and follow up with owners to keep deliverables on schedule
- Help generate project status reports, dashboards, and RAID logs for use by program teams and leadership
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific, business, or healthcare discipline
- 1–3 years of project management support within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry supporting cross-functional projects
- Proven expertise in Smartsheet required and hands-on experience or proficiency with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system, such as Planisware, is required
- Highly detail-oriented and motivated individual with strong -software skills and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
- Basic understanding of the end-to-end drug development lifecycle (Preclinical through Phase 3 and Regulatory submission, e.g., NDA)
- 100% remote with the ability to work productively across multiple time zones
- Minimal travel required (less than 10% expected for team meetings or workshops)
- The Associate Project Manager, Drug Development role is a based in the US, with occasional travel
- Educational coursework in project management and/or financial management would be a plus
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is strongly preferred
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus
- 401(k) plan
- Company-sponsored medical insurance
- Company-sponsored dental insurance
- Company-sponsored vision insurance
- Company-sponsored life insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Health and wellness program
- Fully remote role
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