Manager, Commercial Operations Project Management

Mirum Pharmaceuticals•Foster City, CA

1d•$140,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Commercial Operations plays a key role in driving execution across Mirum’s marketed products and future launch planning. This individual will partner cross-functionally to translate commercial strategy into actionable plans, ensuring disciplined execution in a fast-growing, mission-driven organization. This role offers broad exposure across brand strategy, market access, field execution, systems, and launch readiness, making it ideal for a highly motivated professional seeking to deepen their understanding of how commercial pharmaceutical organizations scale and operate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
3+ years of relevant project management or operations experience, preferably within commercial, marketing, or operational functions
Experience managing cross-functional projects in a regulated or matrixed environment (pharma, biotech, medical device, or similar strongly preferred)
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a lean, fast-paced organization
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex work into clear, actionable updates
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and execution-focused
Comfortable rolling up sleeves and doing the work, not just coordinating it
Able to influence without authority and build trust quickly
Pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and calm under pressure
Interested in helping build scalable ways of working over time

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (PharmD,MBA, MPH, MS, or similar) strongly valued
Demonstrated interest in commercial strategy, launch excellence, or operational scaling within biopharma
Experience in consulting, biotech, pharma, or healthcare-related industries
Experience supporting product launches or major commercial initiatives
Exposure to commercial operations, brand marketing, market access, sales operations, or related functions
Familiarity with common project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, Asana, Monday.com, or similar)
Comfort working with ambiguity and evolving priorities

Responsibilities

Independently manage multiple cross-functional commercial projects supporting marketed products and launch readiness activities
Translate commercial priorities into clear, executable project plans with realistic timelines and defined ownership
Actively track progress, risks, and dependencies, stepping in to unblock issues and keep work moving forward
Serve as a practical, trusted partner to Marketing, Market Access, Sales, IT, Finance, and Legal/Compliance
Facilitate efficient meetings that drive decisions, clarity, and accountability — not just updates
Provide clear, concise status updates and escalate issues with recommended options
Use lightweight project management tools and templates that fit a small, fast-moving organization
Bring structure where it adds value and flexibility where it matters
Help create consistency across commercial initiatives without adding unnecessary process
Coordinate timelines and deliverables with external vendors and agencies as part of broader project teams
Track key milestones and support budget awareness in partnership with project owners
Ensure project outputs are transitioned smoothly to business owners and embedded into day-to-day operations
Support change management and adoption for new tools, processes, or commercial capabilities
Identify opportunities to improve execution, communication, and cross-functional alignment
Capture and apply lessons learned to strengthen future commercial and launch initiatives
Gain broad exposure to commercial strategy, launch execution, and cross-functional leadership in a scaling biotech organization
Develop strong enterprise perspective through collaboration with senior commercial and cross-functional leaders
Contribute to the evolution of scalable project management capabilities within Commercial Operations