Senior Manager, Device Program Lead (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

McDermott Laboratories Limited<p></p><p></p><p>At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.<br/><br/>Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.<br/><br/>We do so via:<span>  </span><br/><br/>Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;<br/>Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and<span>  </span><br/>Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.<span>  </span><br/> </p><p><span>Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.</span></p><p></p><p><span>For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><b><span>The Role &amp; What You Will Be Doing</span></b></p><p></p><p><span>Our Global Device Development organisation is focused on the design, development and commercialisation of a diverse portfolio of device technology solutions to enable delivery for our large and growing generic and branded products around the globe. We develop device technologies to enable drug-delivery for respiratory, biologic and injectable products, and work across Viatris to support innovative technology solutions to provide healthcare solutions for our patients. We operate from 4 sites: Dublin, Ireland, Cambridge &amp; Sandwich, UK and Southpointe, Pittsburgh, USA. Every member of our team is dedicated to creating better health for a better world, one person at a time.</span></p><p></p><p><span>For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.</span></p><p></p><p><span>Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the </span> <b><span>Senior Manager, Device Program Lead</span></b><span> </span><span>role will make an impact:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><p>Accountable for the provision of technical project management, leadership and planning expertise to Global Device Development programs to deliver end to end program management (concept generation through registration and launch) for drug delivery device programs, within agreed budget spend, and time constraints, aligned with Viatris business plans.</p></li><li><p>Generate &amp; maintain projects plans, resource forecasts, technical &amp; business risk registers and proactively use knowledge and information to communicate with peers to enable program execution.</p></li><li><p>Leads Internal/External Partners to identify opportunities and solutions to enable the development programme to maintain on-track to plan.</p></li><li><p>Works with the team to manage schedule conflict issues and resource peaks/troughs, and where appropriate escalate to in a timely fashion. </p></li><li><p>Leads project what-if scenario analyses (base, optimistic and pessimistic cases) based on information provided by members of the programme team to negotiate and reach agreement on a realistic, yet aggressive, plan or schedule.</p></li><li><p>Leads the team in preparation, implementation and maintenance of integrated project risk management plan.</p></li><li><p>In partnership with Programme team, drive generation of development options, assess value, cost and time.</p></li><li><p>Accountable for high-value operational and capital budgets, ensuring disciplined management of forecasts ($) against targets and actuals.</p></li><li><p>Provides timely reporting to the programme team members, alerting them to the possibility of endangered/ missed or conflicting milestones, as well as critical path activities.</p></li><li><p>Responsible for contract management with partner organisations to enable delivery of the project with the most appropriate use of internal and external resources.</p></li><li><p>Proactive planning of all activities within the development team to ensure engagement of team members in the delivery of the right content, of the right quality, at the right time.</p></li><li><p>Actively promote a positive and engaged QMS and EH&amp;S culture.</p></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>About Your Skills &amp; Experience</b></p><p>For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following quali