Associate Project Manager, Drug Development

Description Of Role

The Associate Project Manager provides portfolio-level support across teams for programs in early-late-stage development. This fully remote role focuses on maintaining accurate project timelines and budgets within a corporate-wide Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system and providing other PM support to Centessa's portfolio of R&D programs. The position provides critical operational support to senior project managers and reports directly to the Director, Program Management.

Key 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, business, or healthcare discipline.
• Educational coursework in project management and/or financial management would be a plus.
• 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.
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is strongly preferred.
• 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).

Work Location

The Associate Project Manager, Drug Development role is based in the US, with occasional travel.

Pay

• Anticipated wage: $66,000 - $169,400
• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
• Pension
• Vacation benefits
• Eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• Life insurance and death benefits
• Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)