Senior Technical Project Manager – Data & Analytics (Contract)
Job Type: Contract
Work Arrangement: Fully Remote
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Project Manager to lead Data & Analytics initiatives supporting commercial readiness, forecasting, reporting, and launch preparation within the biotechnology or biopharmaceutical industry.
The ideal candidate will bridge business stakeholders and data engineering teams, translating business objectives into actionable technical requirements and coordinating end-to-end project delivery in a cross-functional environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead requirements-gathering sessions with commercial, finance, operations, analytics, and technology stakeholders.
Translate business needs into epics, user stories, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, process flows, and wireframes.
Collaborate with data architects, engineers, and analysts to define data sources, business rules, mappings, data models, pipelines, integrations, and reporting requirements.
Manage project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and stakeholder communications.
Coordinate Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog management, and delivery tracking using Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar tools.
Support data quality, governance, data validation, and technical decision-making.
Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), release readiness, documentation, deployment handoffs, and post-release follow-up.
Communicate project progress, risks, dependencies, and technical trade-offs to business and executive stakeholders.
Improve project delivery processes, documentation standards, quality controls, and reporting practices.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of experience in technical project management, business analysis, technical delivery, or data and analytics projects.
Experience in a biotechnology or biopharmaceutical environment, preferably supporting commercial readiness, launch planning, forecasting, or business operations.
Strong experience in requirements gathering, user stories, acceptance criteria, functional specifications, and process/data flows.
Experience partnering with data engineering teams on data pipelines, integrations, transformations, data models, and analytics solutions.
Strong Agile/Scrum delivery experience and proficiency with Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar tools.
Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and UAT.
Experience with BI/reporting tools and cloud data platforms.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms.
Experience with Power BI or comparable BI tools.
Knowledge of commercial forecasting, launch-readiness metrics, master data management, or executive reporting.
Experience working in regulated environments.
PMP or Agile certification is a plus.
Key Skills
Technical Project Management, Data & Analytics, Business Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Agile, Scrum, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, SQL, Snowflake, Power BI, Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Data Modeling, UAT, Data Quality, Stakeholder Management, Commercial Readiness, Biotech, Biopharmaceutical.
Work Arrangement
This is a fully remote contract opportunity. Candidates should be comfortable collaborating virtually with cross-functional business and technical teams.
