Associate Director Program Management 2

Job Description

NOTE:

• AD level role that sits within R&D jointly leading program team. Program teams sets operational plans for particular drug product. Jointly leads with VP level or a couple of VP level folks.

• Candidate will work across phases of drug development phases.

• Will work in Neuroscience therapeutic area.

• They will collaborate with other leaders to develop plans, execute strategy, drive to operational execution

• Part of this role has a great deal of meeting leadership and facilitation

• Additionally they need to be knowledgeable in drug development in PM skills and Drug Development

• Responsible for goal setting and key activities for setting budgets and managing budgets

• Risk setting and risk mitigation

• Driving the program efficiently forward via various paths

• Must have good negotiation skills

Must have Skill Set:

• Strong leadership and Problem Solving skills

• Meeting Mtg Skills

• Communication skills (read/write/speak English clearly)

• Total of 10 years in Drug Development

• MUST have at least 5 years cross functional project management work

• Remainder of 10 years across drug development

• Advanced PM Skills (MS Project & SharePoint)

• Advanced Degree in Biological Sciences. PMP & MBA a huge plus

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Associate Director, R&D Program Management (Assoc. Dir. R&D PM) is responsible for directing the operational, planning, and decision-making processes within Client's Early / Global Development Teams (E/GDT). They work closely with the Early / Global Development Team Leader (E/GDTL) who is responsible for overall team leadership to ensure robust and balanced cross-functional planning, decision-making, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the E/GDT(s) to ensure strong alignment between Product, Lifecycle strategy (if applicable) and operational execution by the GDTs. The program manager also works to ensure the cross-functional teams operate effectively with positive team dynamics. The Assoc. Dir. R&D PM must be able to both provide strategic vision and guide the team to develop integrated plans for successfully executing the strategy. The successful delivery of development milestones and goals ties to the overall longevity of Client'spipeline and commercial infrastructure. The Assoc. Dir. R&D PM will be responsible for one or more programs with clearly defined objectives and limited cross-program issues and complexity.

The Assoc. Dir. R&D PM will:

• Coordinate and drive development process planning activities of the E/GDT including Integrated Development Plans, Long Range Plan, budget inputs and go/no go criteria as appropriate.

• Work closely with the E/GDTL to facilitate the elaboration, approval and execution of the global program strategy, as well as facilitate decision-making process for their program(s) work independently to provide best in class operations and program management expertise to drive GDT members towards excellence in execution.

• Maintain the overall development plans and enterprise portfolio inputs

• Close collaboration with E/GDTL and E/GDT functional team members to ensure coordinated evaluation of product opportunities/ scenarios and development of comprehensive integrated recommendations (eg, to Governance Committees) and strategic and operational product plans based on program defined objectives.

• Implement development plan flawlessly by managing E/GDT operations, i.e.

• Track project timelines and budget

• Drive team meetings/agendas/minutes including drive and track ‘actions’

• Facilitate team goal setting and tracking to ensure adherence to plan and strategy, and end of year team evaluation process

• Coordinate GDT communications to ensure team member alignment

• Issue and present reports to senior management on a routine basis

• Lead other cross-functional projects (either strategic and/or operational) required by R&D PM.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related filed required; MS or MBA preferred

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in drug development in a pharmaceutical environment

• Minimum of 5 years of cross-functional program management experience

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross-functional teams and processes

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent proficiency a plus

• Strong knowledge and understanding of global drug product development.

• Strong understanding and competency in planning processes and decision making

• Demonstrated experience using standard program management tools and software including integrated development plans, timelines, risk management, and budget development and monitoring.

Key Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

• Able to translate strategies into tangible deliverables for team to execute

• Independent and creative thinker and enabler requiring minimum oversight.

• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills including negotiation, managing meetings and group dynamics, ability to balance concerns of line management with objectives of cross-functional team.

• Strong influencing without authority skills

• Management and leadership of complex projects

• Strong analytical and decision-making ability, including ability to synthesize complex and diverse inputs to a problem, and recommend solutions/preferred options

• Communication skills, including written and oral communication of executive level information and recommendations

• Ability to provide insight into complex program interdependencies and assist in providing related budget and FTE impact

• Fluency (spoken and written) in English

Additional Information

Thanks

Warm regards
Avleen Kaur
732-318-6945