Medical Affairs Project Manager – Cardiovascular Launch (Raritan)
Medasource, Raritan, NJ, United States
Medical Affairs Project Manager
12 month contract with probability of extensions
hybrid - Raritan, NJ (3 days onsite per week)
ASAP start
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced
Contract Medical Project Manager
to support the planning and execution of a
Cardiovascular product medical launch . This role will drive
operational excellence , ensuring medical launch workstreams are scoped, sequenced, tracked, and delivered on time while maintaining alignment with
medical governance, compliance, and scientific integrity .
The ideal candidate brings strong
pharma/biotech project management expertise , hands-on experience in
Medical Affairs launch readiness , and comfort working in a
matrixed, fast-paced
environment spanning Medical Affairs, Global & regional partners, Alliance partners and cross functional colleagues (Clinical, Market Access, and Commercial)
Key Responsibilities
1) Medical Launch Program Management (Core)
Build and maintain the
medical launch integrated project plan , including milestones, dependencies, critical path, and key deliverables.
Drive execution across medical workstreams such as:
Scientific platform / medical narrative
Field Medical launch readiness
Congress planning and execution
(e.g., major CV congresses)
Medical education
(non-promotional), training logistics, and resource coordination
Publications / data dissemination planning
RWE/HEOR evidence plan coordination
(as applicable)
Establish and run launch tracking cadences (weekly/biweekly), ensuring action items, decision logs, and risk registers are current and actionable.
2) Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Management
Act as the
hub
for cross-functional coordination between Medical Affairs and internal partners (Clinical, Regulatory, Safety, Market Access, Commercial, Legal/Compliance, Vendor teams).
Facilitate core team and working group meetings: prepare
agendas, pre-reads, minutes, action logs , and ensure follow-through.
Identify misalignments and proactively
escalate risks/issues
with proposed options and impact assessments.
3) Global support for regional readiness
Support
country launch readiness
Coordinate intake and tracking for country launch needs (e.g., Field medical onboarding, training, FAQs, objection handling/scientific exchange tools, medical information needs, and congress support).
4) Governance, Compliance & Quality
Ensure deliverables follow appropriate
medical governance pathways
(e.g., review workflows, documentation standards, version control).
Track material development status, review cycles, and approvals (without authoring promotional claims).
5) Reporting, Dashboards & Launch Excellence
Develop and maintain
simple, executive-ready dashboards
for medical launch readiness, including:
Milestone progress (RAG status)
Risk and issue management
Decision/action tracking
Resource and vendor status (where applicable)
Capture launch learnings and best practices; support post-launch retrospectives and continuous improvement.
Deliverables (Typical Outputs)
Generation & Maintenance of Integrated
Medical Launch Plan
(e.g. MSP plan with timeline and GANTT charts)
Weekly/biweekly
Status Reports
to Launch Team and VP
Executive-level summaries
Risk/Issue/Decision
logs (RAID)
Meeting artifacts (agendas, minutes, action trackers, stakeholder follow-up)
Field Medical readiness tracker (training plan, materials status, deployment timelines)
Congress program tracker (deadlines, booth/meeting support coordination, symposia timelines as applicable)
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
in life sciences, pharmacy, public health, nursing, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
5+ years
project/program management experience in pharma/biotech;
2+ years
directly supporting
Medical Affairs
initiatives.
Demonstrated experience supporting
pre-launch/launch
activities (medical launch readiness strongly preferred).
Understanding of
Cardiovascular therapeutic area
concepts and typical medical launch needs (e.g., outcomes data, guideline context, unmet need, real-world evidence relevance).
Strong matrix leadership skills: able to influence without authority and manage multiple stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication; able to produce
tight, executive-ready
summaries.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with
cardiovascular/metabolic launches
(e.g., antithrombotics, lipid lowering, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes-CV risk).
Familiarity with major CV congress workflows (planning, deadlines, medical content review).
PMP, PRINCE2, Agile certification, or equivalent.
Experience managing vendors (medical communications, congress agencies, training vendors).
Experience working in alliance/co-development environments.
Key Skills & Competencies
Medical launch readiness and operational execution
Project planning, RAID management, and timeline discipline
Stakeholder management in complex matrix structures
Strong attention to detail; governance and documentation rigor
Calm execution under ambiguity and shifting priorities
Time Commitment & Working Model (30 hrs/week)
40 hours/week with potential for heavier weeks near major milestones (e.g., congress deadlines, approval/label timing, launch readiness gates).
Flexibility to support
core team meeting hours
across [time zones, if applicable].
Expected responsiveness: [e.g., same-day for priority launch items].
12 month contract with probability of extensions
hybrid - Raritan, NJ (3 days onsite per week)
ASAP start
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced
Contract Medical Project Manager
to support the planning and execution of a
Cardiovascular product medical launch . This role will drive
operational excellence , ensuring medical launch workstreams are scoped, sequenced, tracked, and delivered on time while maintaining alignment with
medical governance, compliance, and scientific integrity .
The ideal candidate brings strong
pharma/biotech project management expertise , hands-on experience in
Medical Affairs launch readiness , and comfort working in a
matrixed, fast-paced
environment spanning Medical Affairs, Global & regional partners, Alliance partners and cross functional colleagues (Clinical, Market Access, and Commercial)
Key Responsibilities
1) Medical Launch Program Management (Core)
Build and maintain the
medical launch integrated project plan , including milestones, dependencies, critical path, and key deliverables.
Drive execution across medical workstreams such as:
Scientific platform / medical narrative
Field Medical launch readiness
Congress planning and execution
(e.g., major CV congresses)
Medical education
(non-promotional), training logistics, and resource coordination
Publications / data dissemination planning
RWE/HEOR evidence plan coordination
(as applicable)
Establish and run launch tracking cadences (weekly/biweekly), ensuring action items, decision logs, and risk registers are current and actionable.
2) Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Management
Act as the
hub
for cross-functional coordination between Medical Affairs and internal partners (Clinical, Regulatory, Safety, Market Access, Commercial, Legal/Compliance, Vendor teams).
Facilitate core team and working group meetings: prepare
agendas, pre-reads, minutes, action logs , and ensure follow-through.
Identify misalignments and proactively
escalate risks/issues
with proposed options and impact assessments.
3) Global support for regional readiness
Support
country launch readiness
Coordinate intake and tracking for country launch needs (e.g., Field medical onboarding, training, FAQs, objection handling/scientific exchange tools, medical information needs, and congress support).
4) Governance, Compliance & Quality
Ensure deliverables follow appropriate
medical governance pathways
(e.g., review workflows, documentation standards, version control).
Track material development status, review cycles, and approvals (without authoring promotional claims).
5) Reporting, Dashboards & Launch Excellence
Develop and maintain
simple, executive-ready dashboards
for medical launch readiness, including:
Milestone progress (RAG status)
Risk and issue management
Decision/action tracking
Resource and vendor status (where applicable)
Capture launch learnings and best practices; support post-launch retrospectives and continuous improvement.
Deliverables (Typical Outputs)
Generation & Maintenance of Integrated
Medical Launch Plan
(e.g. MSP plan with timeline and GANTT charts)
Weekly/biweekly
Status Reports
to Launch Team and VP
Executive-level summaries
Risk/Issue/Decision
logs (RAID)
Meeting artifacts (agendas, minutes, action trackers, stakeholder follow-up)
Field Medical readiness tracker (training plan, materials status, deployment timelines)
Congress program tracker (deadlines, booth/meeting support coordination, symposia timelines as applicable)
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
in life sciences, pharmacy, public health, nursing, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
5+ years
project/program management experience in pharma/biotech;
2+ years
directly supporting
Medical Affairs
initiatives.
Demonstrated experience supporting
pre-launch/launch
activities (medical launch readiness strongly preferred).
Understanding of
Cardiovascular therapeutic area
concepts and typical medical launch needs (e.g., outcomes data, guideline context, unmet need, real-world evidence relevance).
Strong matrix leadership skills: able to influence without authority and manage multiple stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication; able to produce
tight, executive-ready
summaries.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with
cardiovascular/metabolic launches
(e.g., antithrombotics, lipid lowering, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes-CV risk).
Familiarity with major CV congress workflows (planning, deadlines, medical content review).
PMP, PRINCE2, Agile certification, or equivalent.
Experience managing vendors (medical communications, congress agencies, training vendors).
Experience working in alliance/co-development environments.
Key Skills & Competencies
Medical launch readiness and operational execution
Project planning, RAID management, and timeline discipline
Stakeholder management in complex matrix structures
Strong attention to detail; governance and documentation rigor
Calm execution under ambiguity and shifting priorities
Time Commitment & Working Model (30 hrs/week)
40 hours/week with potential for heavier weeks near major milestones (e.g., congress deadlines, approval/label timing, launch readiness gates).
Flexibility to support
core team meeting hours
across [time zones, if applicable].
Expected responsiveness: [e.g., same-day for priority launch items].