Associate Director, Project Manager

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

The Project Manager has overall responsibility for leading the global development of R&D Innovative Medicine products; ultimately to maximize the product’s potential. The PM may work in partnership with a more Senior Project Leader to establish, maintain and deliver the priority product plan for both early and late stage. Will also lead established projects alone and based on experience and expertise early stage programs as well. Responsible for delivering a product development strategy approved by governance and securing investment for the development program

How you’ll spend your day

• Lead the cross-functional project team to secure approval and funding for the overall product development plan and through the strategic planning and delivery of the development program, proactively identifying and managing issues and risks and ensuring decisions are made at the appropriate levels and with the appropriate cross-functional input.
• Lead cross-functional delivery to the agreed development budget and timeline – collaborating with the cross-functional team members to track and manage issues in budget and timelines and bringing significant variations to R&D management for approval based on agreed trashold 
• Collaborate with function leads to ensure their teams are fully resourced and skilled appropriately to deliver, working expeditiously to highlight any resource gaps that impact the program delivery or quality.  Participate in sub-team leadership.  
• Lead quality risk management to ensure significant risks to the programs have planned mitigations and are flagged in terms of likelihood and impact, to the relevant leadership. 
• Develop and manage end to end product development plans in Planisware to accurately reflect the tactical plan/timeline and interrelated functional. 
• Ensure all relevant documentation is accurate, current, and approved by respective leadership.
• Manage multiple projects, programs or a large portfolio of inter-related projects
• Willingness and ability to routinely travel domestically and abroad.

Ideal candidate will need to sit out of West Chester, PA and be onsite three days a week

Your experience and qualifications

Requirements:

• Master’s level degree in life scientific field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry 
• Established track record of effective and influential oral presentations 
• Understanding of innovative drug development, industry guidelines, and regulatory and submissions processes globally

 

Preferred:

• Advanced scientific degree (M.D., D.O., Ph.D.)
• Advanced experience leading a cross-functional project teams 

 

Specialized or Technical Knowledge:

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) preferred
• Excellent computer software skills, specifically – Planisware / Microsoft Project, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook
• In-depth knowledge of the innovative drug development process

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

We offer a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day. We also offer Disability and Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, 13 paid Holidays, 6% match on the 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Tuition Assistance. 

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