Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Associate Director/Director, Global Program Manager to join our growing team. This successful candidate will partner with team leaders to develop and execute strategies and operational plans to advance projects through Development. They will identify project risks, develop mitigation approaches, and manage variances in terms of time, budget and quality. The candidate is expected to provide project management leadership to drive productive partnerships and cross-functional project teams, with sufficient influence and project management mastery to take on challenging assignments. This individual should have excellent organizational, communication and problem-solving skills and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Independently manage one to two early phase clinical development programs
- Aligned with the strategy, build the operational plan, manage, coordinate and track all project-activities to advance development projects
- Manage, monitor and report on project progress, budgets, and resources
- With Core Teams, identify and request resources required for the project and ensuring resources are assigned and aligned
- Partner with the core team lead to run the program core team and set strategic objectives
- Collaborate effectively with clinical, regulatory, CMC, non-clinical and other cross-functional team members to drive project delivery
- Provide clear communication to stakeholders and team members on project status/issues and documents/presents to management
- Ensure communications within and from the team are clear and effective, meetings have clear purpose and objectives, and that conflict is surfaced and resolved
- Monitor project milestones and deliverables in accordance with Corporate objectives
- Collaborate w/ team members to identify and manage external vendors and consultants
- Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations
- Develop best practices and strategies for project management
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A minimum of five (5) years in the (bio)pharmaceutical industry.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience in program/project management or a related role
- Experience working on clinical stage programs in oncology; early clinical development experience a plus
- Demonstrated leadership and ethics; demonstrated ability to hold others accountable for delivery; ability to listen, interpret and respond to critical information.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team setting, including demonstrated ability to build trust among team members and find ways to optimally work
- Experience working in a partnership a plus
- Excellent organizational, communication and problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to speak up appropriately and to raise issues to teams, partners and senior management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of FDA regulations and GCP/ICH guidelines a plus
- Proficient in MS Office and project management software
- Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management is a plus
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