Healthcare Project Manager Jobs in New Jersey

Job Title: Project Manager III

Location: Morristown, NJ (hybrid)

Contract: 12-months (with possibility of extension)

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 9 AM - 5 PM ET

Pay Rate Max: $88 per hour

Sanofi's contingent workforce program, FLEXT Direct, is seeking a Project Manager III for a 12-month contract.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to join a forward-thinking pharmaceutical organization at the forefront of patient-centered drug development. This role sits at the intersection of clinical strategy, health value translation, and patient engagement, playing a pivotal part in transforming how evidence is generated and applied across the global drug development pipeline. The ideal candidate will champion the integration of patient health value into every stage of development, driving the evolution from traditional target product profiles to comprehensive, patient-informed target value propositions. Operating within a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment, this individual will shape development strategies across a broad therapeutic portfolio including Oncology, Immuno-Inflammation, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Rare Blood Disorders, and Rare Diseases, ensuring that the patient voice is embedded in critical decision-making processes from early development through product launch and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities:

• Represent the Patient and Health Value department at the Global Project Team level, serving as the primary advocate for patient health value in all development decisions
• Lead the development of patient-informed Target Value Propositions and Patient Relevant Information strategies from Phase 2 through Phase 3, in close collaboration with Health Economics and Value Assessment, Market Access, and Medical functions
• Ensure patient-related insights are delivered to key decision-making committees, including Development Working Groups, Therapeutic Area Review Committees, and Integrated Development and Commercial Committees
• Enable and coordinate cross-functional workstreams within Global Project Teams to identify unmet healthcare needs, assess care delivery experience, and define differentiation versus standard of care and key competitors
• Translate patient-informed value propositions into trial designs and evidence generation programs for inclusion in Integrated Evidence Generation Plans
• Collaborate closely with Patient Engagement and Patient Relevant Insights and Outcomes leads to develop patient-centered evidence generation strategies and identify regulatory opportunities for patient-reported outcome and patient experience data inclusion in product labeling
• Foster the integration of innovative methods and technologies, including real-world data, patient preference studies, predictive analytics, machine learning, and natural language processing, to strengthen health value demonstration for patients
• Advance the Patient Relevant Information strategy by expanding beyond traditional patient-reported outcomes to include digital tools, social media listening, care delivery experience, drug delivery device use, and other patient-centric research methods
• Ensure that patient insights gathered through engagement activities are accessible and actionable for Global Project Teams
• Lead agile, therapeutically aligned cross-functional workstreams to ensure Target Value Proposition and Patient Relevant Information strategies are effectively delivered and integrated into development decision-making

Skills:

• Strategic and hands-on leadership with the ability to drive both vision and implementation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a strategic mindset
• Excellent cross-functional and integrative skills with a strong performance and results orientation
• Comprehensive and innovative approach to problem solving, including the ability to simplify complex challenges and navigate trade-off discussions
• Highly collaborative working style with the ability to build trust across diverse teams and functions
• Strong listening skills and the ability to synthesize and respect multiple perspectives
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority across senior and cross-functional stakeholders
• Familiarity with modeling and simulation, predictive analytics, population health management, and digital health approaches

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the life sciences industry with a proven track record in research and development
• Demonstrated success in evidence generation for label claims, both pre-approval and post-approval
• Experience with evidence generation strategies beyond randomized controlled trials, including real-world evidence, differentiation strategies, and benefit-risk demonstration
• Working knowledge of public health systems and challenges, market access, pharmaceutical research and development, and commercial functions

Qualifications:

• Medical background is strongly desirable to ensure a focused understanding of patient health value and care experience

Join this organization and become a driving force in reshaping how the pharmaceutical industry approaches patient-centered drug development. This is a rare opportunity to operate at the highest levels of global development strategy, influencing how life-changing therapies are designed, evaluated, and brought to patients around the world. With a broad therapeutic scope, access to cutting-edge methodologies, and a culture that values innovation and collaboration, this role offers an unparalleled platform to make a meaningful and lasting impact on patient health outcomes globally.