IPM Integrated Project Management Company

Consultant, Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization

IPM Integrated Project Management Company  •  $115k - $140k/yr  •  Chicago, IL (Hybrid)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

About IPM

For more than three decades, IPM has partnered with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technology organizations to successfully lead the execution of strategic portfolios and mission-critical initiatives. IPM works with clients to improve project, program, and portfolio execution across product development, regulatory affairs, quality, commercialization, launch readiness, lifecycle management, and operational transformation.

IPM is seeking experienced professionals to lead complex pharmaceutical projects across the product lifecycle—from development and regulatory execution through commercialization, launch readiness, and post-launch management. The ideal candidate combines strong project and program leadership with hands-on product lifecycle leadership experience and can successfully operate across a wide range of client environments.

This role is designed for professionals who can lead development-focused initiatives while also bringing commercialization and launch-readiness experience. Successful consultants will build structure, drive accountability, manage risks, facilitate decision-making, and deliver executive-ready outputs that move critical programs forward.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Product Development & Lifecycle Programs

  • Lead cross-functional pharmaceutical development programs across pre-clinical, clinical, regulatory, CMC, quality, supply chain, commercialization, and post-approval stages
  • Develop and maintain integrated project plans aligned to business objectives, critical milestones, and regulatory requirements

Support Regulatory, Quality & Operational Readiness Initiatives

  • Lead planning and execution for regulatory submission readiness, inspection readiness, quality system improvements, technology transfer, manufacturing scale-up, labeling, and supply initiatives.

Drive Commercialization & Launch Readiness

  • Develop integrated launch readiness plans spanning Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Patient Services, and Analytics functions.
  • Facilitate launch readiness assessments, governance reviews, milestone tracking, and post-launch stabilization planning.
  • Support initiatives involving market access, pricing and contracting, reimbursement, HEOR/RWE, patient access, specialty pharmacy, field readiness, and commercial operations.

Required Qualifications

  • 8–15+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry leading:product development lifecycle projects, regulatory, quality and operational readiness initiatives, and commercialization and launch readiness projects
  • Minimum 3 years of project or program management experience or equivalent cross-functional leadership responsibility
  • Demonstrated success leading complex initiatives involving senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent executive communication, facilitation, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills

Why IPM

  • Diverse projects we take on a wide variety of project work, ensuring significant exposure to a variety of clients and a broad range of opportunities to grow your professionalexperience
  • Collaborative work environment:we have a well-structured system to bring support from managers, internal teams, and our Centers of Excellence (CoE),which serve as resources and SME’s for specificservices and industry knowledge, tools, and best practices
  • Family with engaging culture we believe in protecting our greatest asset, our people, with a culture that nurtures a caring environment with a transparent communication approach, culture-building andteam-buildingevents, both regional and companywide
  • Professional development we're committed to your training and development. You’ll get a thorough onboarding to ensure you’re prepared while creating the bandwidth you need to further your career at IPM. You are IPM’s future; we only promote from within
  • High visibility and direct client impact you’ll have the opportunity to shape how your clients achieve their network strategies through well planned and executed capital projects.
  • Comprehensive compensation and benefits program including 100% employer-paid health, 401(k) matching, business development incentives, and performance bonus amongst many other elements. Salary Range: $115,000 - $140,000
  • Passion for the greater good we are steadfast in our devotion to the communities we serve and in actively promoting employee involvement in community improvement projects. We’ve createdProject Mercyto channel and maximize our philanthropic efforts every quarter.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, and market/business considerations.

IPM is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.

IPM’s hybrid work environment requires a minimum of three days in the office. The specific days are flexible and may vary depending on project schedules and meetings. On-site locations may also vary. In addition, we follow our clients’ guidance on on-site requirements, so the minimum number of days in the office may increase depending on the client and project assignment.

IPM Integrated Project Management Company

About IPM Integrated Project Management Company

Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. (IPM) is a business consulting firm focused on planning and implementing strategically critical initiatives across multiple industries, including life sciences, healthcare, consumer products, and industrial products. Since its inception in 1988, IPM has served more than 600 clients and completed more than 5,000 projects. Headquartered in Chicago, IPM has regional offices in Boston, St. Louis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Parsippany. IPM was a recipient of the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. To learn more about IPM and its services, visit www.ipmcinc.com or call 630-789-8600.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Burr Ridge, IL
Year Founded
1988
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