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Project Manager 2, Research

United States, San Rafael 116000.00 - 159500.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 04, 2026
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The Research Project Manager 2 plays a critical role in primarily supporting early-stage research programs within BioMarin’s PMO framework. This position partners with Therapeutic Area (TA) Leads, Project Team Leads (PTLs), and other team members and stakeholders to drive operational and strategic direction across a portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and objectives.

Job Responsibility

  • Act as a strategic thought partner to TA Leads and PTLs, supporting high-performing teams and alignment with program strategy
  • Partner with the Research PTLs and TA Leads in driving the operational and strategic direction of TA portfolio of projects to meet RED TA corporate goals and objectives
  • Partner in shaping and maintaining TA-owned program plans, strategic deliverables, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
  • Create a comprehensive project timeline at kick-off, incorporating the current strategy, key anticipated milestones, and deliverables to guide execution and alignment
  • Lead Research fiscal AOP and reforecasting planning by collecting and capturing program team requirements
  • Liaise with PTLs, functional managers, and TA Leads to capture and analyze FTE requirements for planned deliverables and priorities
  • Identify, communicate, and support mitigation strategies for any potential or known project risks to TA heads, PTLs, and relevant stakeholders
  • Drive progress toward program and department goals by actively tracking deliverables and holding teams accountable for timely action item completion
  • Prepare agendas, minutes, and supporting materials for team meetings
  • may drive Lessons Learned sessions after major milestones
  • Maintain accurate, real-time timelines with clear milestones, deliverables, and assumptions to ensure transparency and support downstream reporting across departments
  • Create and maintain monthly executive dashboards and governance materials for clear reporting and decision-making
  • Maintain stage criteria and dates during the Exploratory phase through projected IND
  • Drive fiscal planning and budget compliance through AOP build, reforecasts, and real-time updates
  • maintain oversight of scope changes, mitigating variance, and providing trade-off solutions or escalating as needed
  • Support change management efforts in Research, RED PM group, the PMO, or other collaborative stakeholders such as PPS
  • Proactively manage and escalate emerging risks, interdependencies, and decision needs before they impact execution
  • Manage and maintain team folder infrastructure and collaboration sites (MS Teams, SharePoint), ensuring key documents and dashboards are current, aligned, and readily accessible for communication
  • Provide guidance, preparation, facilitation, and documentation for all governance (eRRC, RRC), ensuring timely discussions on strategy, emerging data, budget and resourcing, ensuring all relevant stakeholders are present
  • Support Scientific Portfolio Review (SPR) by coordinating templates, timelines, and partnering with PPS for dashboards
  • Act as point of contact for communications between TAs and cross-functional teams or external stakeholders

Requirements

  • Master of Science, or minimally Bachelor of Science degree
  • 4 - 8 years’ total relevant experience preferred in drug development (academia/research/industry)
  • a minimum of 3 years direct project management in Research and/or early-stage drug development
  • PMP or comparable certification preferred
  • Ph.D. in Life Sciences or other relevant discipline a plus
  • Agility, leadership, influencing, effective communication skills for facilitating cross-functional meetings and promoting inclusive collaboration, strategic mindset, stakeholder engagement, decision making, problem solving, adaptability, resilience, relationship building, emotional intelligence, accountability, time management, prioritization, drive for results
  • Meeting scheduling/facilitating/documenting, project planning/tracking, budgeting and cost control, Manage governance meeting logistics and documentation, PM tools and systems proficiency, risk management, resource management, reporting and analytics, documentation and knowledge management, performance measurement, process improvements

Nice to have

  • Ph.D. in Life Sciences or other relevant discipline
  • PMP or comparable certification

What we offer

  • discretionary annual bonus
  • discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
  • paid time off
  • company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

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