Pharmaceutical Development Program Manager

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Purpose

The Pharmaceutical Development Program Manager (PDPM) is part of the Discovery, Product Development & Supply (DPDS) organization and has the following key areas of responsibility to deliver program outcomes:

• Provide insights into project timelines and resources, exhibit proactive risk and issue management, and enhance asset value for pharmaceutical development and lifecycle management programs within the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) and Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety (PSTS) areas of expertise.
• Drive strategic decisions and achieve key deliverables for the CMC team, PSTS team, and Project Management Team (PMT), based upon available data, assumptions, scenario development and critical path analysis.
• Provide expert advice on seamlessly implementing the development plan in line with key decision points and risk mitigation and avoidance activities.
• Represent CMC and PSTS in PMTs to contribute to cross-functional planning, budgeting, and risk management, and act as key partner towards finance.
• Participate in initiatives for continuous improvement and simplification across the PDPM role to provide project management support in a more efficient and effective manner.

Responsibilities

• Providing program management support to pharmaceutical development and lifecycle management programs from late lead optimization up to and including transfer of ownership.
• Working closely with functional experts on the CMC and PSTS teams to translate compound development strategies into end-to-end operational CMC and PSTS plans, scenarios, budgets, and risk management approaches, while considering, documenting, and communicating assumptions and opportunities.
• Being an active member of assigned CMC teams, PSTS teams, and PMTs and key communication bridge between CMC functions, PSTS functions, CDT, and finance.

Qualifications/Requirements

Education: A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a scientific field is required. An advanced degree is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

• Required: A minimum of 6+ years of relevant experience is required.
• Hands-on knowledge of CMC and nonclinical aspects of pharmaceutical development is required.
• Partner management, influencing without formal authority, conflict resolution, and clear and transparent communication are required skills and abilities.
• Preferred: Experience in project management in a matrix organization or process excellence is preferred.
• Experience with clinical development and regulatory affairs is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or another project management certification is highly desirable.

Other: Up to 10% international or domestic travel may be required.