Senior Specialist, Development Project Manager

• Managing the end-to-end drug development process including routine projects
• Driving cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive strategies and drive execution of aligned plans to achieve on-time delivery
• Guiding teams through the creation, approval, and execution of integrated project plans
• Integrating strategic and tactical input from disciplines as applicable to the project
• Building and maintaining project schedules and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases
• Proactively identifying risks, addressing uncertainty, and escalating appropriately
• Preparing for, facilitating, and documenting outcomes of team meetings

• Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in project management or a related role required
• Advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA, Ph.D., PharmD) preferred
• 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 the various functional areas contribute to a comprehensive strategy
• Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred

Demonstrates expertise in managing the end-to-end drug development process, with a strong focus on project management, risk identification, and cross-functional team collaboration in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

• Project Management Certification (PMP)
• Clinical Drug Development Experience
• Product Development Experience
• Project Management
• Risk Identification and Management

• Project Management
• Drug Development Process
• Integrated Project Plans
• Project Scheduling
• Risk Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Execution of Aligned Plans
• Documentation of Team Meetings
• Enterprise Project Management Systems
• Critical Project Information Management

• Facilitation
• Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Strategic Thinking

• Project Management Certification (PMP)

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Biotech Industry
• Clinical Development Phases
• Scientific Discipline
• Applied Discipline

• Enterprise Project Management Systems
• Databases