R&D Transformation Project Manager

Job Title: Functional GCM Transformation Project Manager Location: Remote Pay Rate: $55-70/hr (based on experience) Duration: 6 Months, with potential extensions and/or conversion.

Job Description

Client's R&D is establishing and scaling global development hubs in India and Poland as part of its Global Capability Model (GCM) transformation. Seeking multiple early career Project Managers and for Senior Project Managers. Functional GCM Execution Partner with Functional GCM Leads to translate approved functional strategies and organization designs into practical execution plans. Maintain an integrated view of functional milestones, dependencies, decisions, risks and issues across workforce build, change, onboarding and transition activities. Connect functional execution with the broader GCM program and identify dependencies requiring coordination across R&D functions, GCM sites or enterprise teams. Ensure emerging execution issues are surfaced early, with clear options and recommendations for resolution. R&D HQ Transition Support and Hypercare Establish and operate a high-touch transition support process for functions moving work, building new teams or implementing new operating models. Provide a clear point of coordination for transition issues raised by functional leaders, managers and new teams. Triage issues quickly, connect them to the appropriate owner and drive follow-through until resolution. Identify recurring issues and patterns that indicate broader gaps in processes, policies, onboarding, technology or site readiness and escalate them through the GCM program. The objective is not simply to track issues, but to remove friction and reduce execution risk during periods of significant organizational change. Onboarding and Operational Readiness Partner with Functional GCM Leads, hiring managers and local India and Poland Knowledge Transfer PMs teams to prepare for successful onboarding of new employees and teams. Coordinate functional readiness for hiring cohorts, including manager preparation, local orientation, access and tools, role onboarding and other dependencies required for employees to become productive. Work closely with dedicated Knowledge Transfer PMs while maintaining clear separation between overall functional implementation and detailed knowledge-transfer execution. Ensure dependencies between hiring, onboarding, knowledge transfer and operational readiness are visible and managed. Workforce and Hiring Planning Support Functional GCM Leads in finalizing workforce and hiring plans, including roles, locations, timing, sequencing and hiring waves. Maintain accurate functional demand and hiring plans and reconcile changes with Talent Acquisition, HR and the central GCM workforce planning process. Track progress from approved workforce demand through requisition launch, recruiting and hiring, highlighting risks to planned timing or workforce assumptions. Help identify practical adjustments to sequencing, role profiles or hiring plans when market conditions or execution performance differ from assumptions. Change and Communications Support development and execution of divisional and functional change and communication plans associated with GCM implementation. Work with Functional GCM Leads, HR and Communications to identify affected stakeholder groups, key messages, leadership engagement needs, manager support and employee readiness activities. Coordinate functional change activities with the broader R&D GCM narrative and site-level communications. Track change readiness, emerging concerns and adoption risks and ensure they are addressed through the appropriate functional or program channels. Business Cases and Functional Design Support Support development of business cases for new or evolving functional GCM designs. Coordinate collection and analysis of workforce, cost, timing, organizational and operational assumptions required to assess proposed designs. Work with Functional GCM Leads, Finance, HR and the broader GCM team to prepare materials for design reviews and investment decisions. Education Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Life Sciences, or a related field preferred. Required Skills Project and program management in complex, global organizations. Integrated project planning, milestone tracking, dependency management, and risk and issue management. Workforce planning, hiring coordination, and resource tracking. Organizational transition, onboarding readiness, and implementation planning. Project status reporting, executive presentations, and decision documentation. Cross-functional workstream coordination and issue resolution. Preferred Skills Pharmaceutical R&D, biotechnology, or life sciences experience. Global Capability Model (GCM) transformation or global capability center implementation. Organizational design, workforce transformation, and change management. Business-case development, cost analysis, and investment planning. Knowledge transfer, operational readiness, and transition hypercare. Experience supporting senior functional leaders and coordinating junior project management resources. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Privacy Policy