Associate Director – Development Project Management

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end drug development process, including projects of significant complexity
• Drive cross-functional teams and lead by influence to develop comprehensive strategies and ensure successful execution
• Guide teams through creation, approval, and execution of integrated project plans
• Integrate strategic and tactical input from clinical, regulatory, market access, manufacturing, CMC, commercial, and other disciplines
• Drive alignment with stakeholders and partnerships with Project and Alliance Managers across GPAM, including colleagues in Japan and China
• Build and maintain project schedules and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases
• Integrate activities across key team members, proactively identify risks, address uncertainty, escalated appropriately, assess program status, and communicate with stakeholders
• Improve team dynamics, identify and remove obstacles, and drive business results
• Enable teams to understand corporate governance and business requirements
• Lead key team meetings, create agendas, ensure participation, provide project management insights, and follow up on progress and accountability
• Complete ongoing training and personal development activities
• Participate in GPAM departmental initiatives and work streams
• Improve business processes and identify efficiencies
• Provide mentoring, coaching, and oversight to partner project managers
• Share lessons learned and best practices across the GPAM community

• Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management or a related role required
• Product development experience strongly preferred, ideally in pharmaceutical/biotech industry
• Experience and knowledge of clinical drug development strongly preferred, including the different phases of development and how various functional areas contribute to a comprehensive strategy
• Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred
• Strong project management foundation
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams by influence with minimal guidance
• Knowledge of clinical, regulatory, market access, manufacturing, CMC, commercial, and other functional areas as applicable
• Experience using enterprise project management systems and databases
• Knowledge of corporate governance and business requirements
• Skills in business decisions, change management, clinical research, collaboration, cross-functional leadership, drug development, enterprise project management, process optimization, progress monitoring, project implementations, project management governance, project planning, regulatory compliance, risk management, strategic planning, strategic thinking, and team organization
• Candidates must be residents of the US or Puerto Rico
• No visa sponsorship available

Demonstrates expertise in managing complex drug development projects, integrating cross-functional strategies, and leading teams to achieve business results. Proficient in project management methodologies, regulatory compliance, and optimizing processes within the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

• Project Management Certification (PMP)
• Clinical Drug Development Experience
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Enterprise Project Management Systems
• Regulatory Compliance Knowledge

• Project Management
• Drug Development
• Risk Management
• Strategic Planning
• Process Optimization
• Progress Monitoring
• Project Planning
• Change Management
• Clinical Research
• Project Implementations

• Collaboration
• Team Organization
• Influential Leadership
• Coaching
• Communication

• Project Management Certification (PMP)

• Pharmaceutical
• Biotech
• Clinical
• Regulatory
• Market Access
• Manufacturing
• CMC
• Commercial
• Corporate Governance
• Business Requirements

• Enterprise Project Management Systems
• Databases