Medical Project Manager

The Medical Affairs Project Management (PM) team focuses on driving performance through learning, technology, and the practice of innovation. The Associate Director Project Management serves as a primary point of contact and strategic partner for therapeutic area leadership, supporting multiple TA’s globally.

• Strategic Partnership & Leadership: Acts as a thought partner to the VP on HEOR priorities and enterprise leadership commitments;
  Creates priorities with clarity and focus;
  Serves as a delegate in meetings when needed.
• Strategic Initiative Management: Lead end-to-end project management for HEOR's strategic initiatives (e.g., functional planning, launch readiness, quarterly EVD reviews, etc);
  Develop clear charters, milestones, success metrics, and governance for key initiatives;
  Drive execution discipline with the team ensuring timelines, deliverables, and interdependencies are managed proactively;
  Anticipate risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Operational Excellence: Owns planning and orchestration of leadership forums (NELT, XLT, planning sessions, offsites);
  Partners with cross‑functional partners to lead annual planning process;
  Tracks progress against HEOR objectives, priorities and tactical plans;
  Liaises with commercial and medical project leads to ensure HEOR alignment on key initiatives/events;
  Liaises with Raj's team to monitor resources, budgets, and headcount planning.
• Communications & Stakeholder Engagement: Crafts internal communications (slides, leadership messages, updates for cross‑functional partners);
  Fosters transparency by ensuring key messages cascade effectively throughout the V&E organization;
  Builds bridges within V&E pillars and cross‑functional partners to ensure HEOR delivers impact evidence generation.
• Organizational & Talent Enablement: Supports culture initiatives by shaping engagement activities, pulse surveys, and feedback loops;
  Supports broader V&E initiatives with Grete;
  Partners with MHI Ops leadership to ensure HEOR is included in ops planning initiatives.

• Enterprise leadership mindset and ability to prioritize.
• Strong project/program management expertise (PMP or equivalent).
• Strategic thinking paired with operational excellence.
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in ambiguity, pivot with agility.
• Understanding of the V&E strategic priorities, enterprise context, functional interdependencies, and business strategies.

• Bachelor's Degree in a scientific or business‑related field is required.
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP) preferred.
• Applied knowledge of project management tools and processes (integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, procurement).
• Performance measurement experience (metrics, dashboards).
• At least 10 years of pharmaceutical experience, with additional years required at higher degrees (9 years with MS, 8 years with PhD).
• Experience includes 3–4 years of project management and/or process improvement related experience;
  Demonstrated management experience.