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Job Description

About the role:

This position provides project management and leadership skills necessary to drive the operational model for the global, cross-functional, cross-divisional teams engaged in Global Brand Team (GBT) activities, as well as project management expertise for ad hoc cross functional organizational priorities & deliverables

• Responsibilities include Integrated Brand Team (IBT) and GBT planning & process management; Designing and planning solutions to achieve successful operational execution; driving the team to achieve clarity on issues and focus on risk identification and mitigation; interfacing with management and influencing decision-making in order to enhance team effectiveness and efficiency,

• The Associate Director works closely together with the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) cross functional brand team members by providing project management leadership for the planning and execution of cross functional team deliverables.

How you will contribute:

Global Brand Program Management

• Partners with Integrated Brand Team (IBT, composed of Global Medical Affairs, Global Commercial, Global Market Access brand leadership) to lead and manage the global, cross-functional GBT operating model through understanding and definition of priority focus areas necessary to deliver on the integrated brand strategy and priority deliverables.

• Leads the project planning efforts, for cross functional GBT by defining team priorities in alignment with integrated strategic brand plan and tactical execution plans

• Works closely with the IBT leads and is responsible for developing and managing workplans for successful implementation, identification of interdependencies and connections between departments

• Manage the core brand team operating model (IBTs, GBTs) by facilitating meetings based on in depth awareness of program priorities; includes agenda planning, material development, action item tracking and follow up

• Manage and/or oversee team sites and databases, enabling centralized access to materials, collaboration on shared documents & efficient action item tracking

• Partners with the cross functional team members to provide financial oversight for OBU brand tactical expenditures, including consolidation, vetting and prioritization of spending risks and opportunities

• Continuously and efficiently engages with and manages stakeholders at various levels and across functions. Ensures appropriate stakeholder engagement and communication.

Operational Excellence

• Demonstrate strategic thought and resource planning to support multi-geographic programs and engagement of teams working across varying

• Drive the rigor with which we manage programs through the use of project management best practices.

• Ensure that brand/launch tactical execution and related budget plans—in collaboration with Finance—are developed and maintained and that information is effectively utilized by IBT and GBT.

• Identify issues and obstacles that could impact the timely completion of oncology brand deliverables and resolve them with team members and/or the relevant functional management.

• Identify and communicate opportunities for change; plans for team to meet new challenges.

• As a member of the OBU PMO, provide program management expertise and potential ad hoc project-based support for enterprise initiatives

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS: