Job Title Junior Project Manager - Pharma Life Science
Job Location South San Francisco, CA 3 Days Onsite
Job Duration: Long Term
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Junior IT Project Manager to join our Commercial IT PMO team. In this role, you will support the planning, execution, and delivery of strategic technology initiatives that drive our Master Data (MDM) , CRM & Sales engagement.
As a Junior PM, you will work closely with senior project managers, business analysts, cross-functional commercial teams, and external IT vendors. This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring IT project manager to gain hands-on experience in a highly regulated, fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.
Key Responsibilities
1. Project Planning & Tracking
Assist in defining project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and business stakeholders.
Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, tracking milestones using tools like Monday.com,, MS Project, Jira, SmartSheet, or Asana.
Monitor daily project tasks and ensure project team members are meeting their respective deadlines.
2. Governance, Documentation & Compliance
Maintain the RAID Log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) and escalate critical issues to the Senior PM as necessary.
Organize, schedule, and facilitate project team meetings; draft and distribute comprehensive meeting agendas and minutes.
3. Commercial Stakeholder & Vendor Management
Act as a central liaison between Commercial business units (Marketing, Sales, Market Access) and technical build teams.
Coordinate deliverables with external SaaS vendors, digital agencies, and software development teams.
Assist in managing the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase by coordinating business testers and compiling feedback.
Cross-functional team coordination and coordination with the Global Team
Required Skills & Qualifications
Experience: 4 to 5 years of experience in project coordination, business analysis, or IT support-ideally within the healthcare, biotech, or pharmaceutical sector.
Pharma Commercial Knowledge (Preferred): Familiarity with tools like MDM , Veeva CRM / Salesforce, Adobe Experience Cloud, or data platforms like Veeva PromoMats is a huge plus.
Methodologies: Basic understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
Soft Skills: Exceptional organizational skills, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to navigate shifting priorities in a corporate landscape.
Certifications (Optional but a plus): CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management), CSM (Certified ScrumMaster), or Prince2 Foundation.
Education & Experience
ABOUT US
Apptad offers strategic consulting, enterprise information management and digital transformation services. With globally connected offices in US and India along with a team of trained and certified IT resources, Apptad ensures quick and effective delivery to its customers.Apptad is relentlessly reinventing the outlook of how companies leverage data.
With an effort to enable our customers the ability to solve biggest problems within their organization.We perceive our clients problems and respond with custom solutions instead of handing over boilerplate responses.
OUR MISSION
Customer Focus: We listen carefully to the needs of our clients so that we know what s important for their business and can design a customized solution for their business.
Innovation: As a firm, we believe in constantly upgrading ourselves and improving our solutions to adapt to the changing landscape of technology.
Accountability and Ethics: We believe in taking our commitments as seriously as our customers and living up to them while building trust for a long term business relationship.
