Senior Program Manager, R&D, Applied Research

 

This is an onsite position at our Radnor PA location requiring the team member to be onsite 4 days a week

 

Who We Are:

 

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?  

 

There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.  

 

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.  

Job Summary

West Pharmaceutical Services (West) is continuing to expand our Applied Research & Clinical Team. In this strategic role, you will manage multiple research and development (Research and Development) programs and new product developments simultaneously. This will include new product design as well as ongoing projects for medical delivery devices, primary and secondary packaging for injectable medications and detection and monitoring devices. You will manage and champion program technology initiatives both internally and externally, align with relevant stakeholders and foster cross functional collaborations. Defining program strategy will be a major responsibility. You will develop and/or work on project plans, generate research roadmaps, develop/generate roadmaps for deliverables and author documents in order to track execution of projects to milestones, targeted timelines, and fully execution.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure Advanced Therapies programs are planned properly, including financials, resourcing, scheduling, and the business case, in support of quality deliverables
• Create and maintain project plans to drive key decisions to ensure successful product technology embodiments. Capture project outputs in appropriate format including technical reports, presentation slides, research posters, invention disclosures, or as project permits.
• Coach a driven team of technology developers and scientists, ensuring they have the skills, tools and opportunities needed continuously raise the bar on team performance.
• Identify requirements for new product / product line extension projects &/or product optimization development projects, enable & accelerate product strategies, ensure that all required documentation deliverables are satisfied & delivered
• Provide project management support for strategic capital equipment projects.
• With minimal supervision work with internal & external team resources in a matrix management structure to:
  • Identify requirements for new product / product line extension projects &/or product optimization development projects
  • Coordinate the successful execution of departmental initiatives
  • Ensure that all required reporting requirements and documentation deliverables are satisfied & completed
• Maintain clear communication paths with stakeholders and supervisor for project prioritization
• Conduct routine program management reviews within teams
• Present project progress details to senior management and highlight any potential risk areas for safe and timely execution, leading to on time and on budget completion
• Establish working relationships across the organization with external partners like suppliers & contract vendors, to facilitate the development & execution of projects
• Champion initiation and execution of capital equipment projects
• Lead programs with high resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Solves complex problems with broad business impact.
• Guides the successful completion of major programs and may be in a team or project leadership role
• Enable and accelerate product strategies
• Ensure that the West project management process and methods are implemented on all projects
• Develop and maintain required electronic records and project management documents associated with assigned projects
• Collaborate with supervisor/stakeholders to establish proj