Associate Director, Global Program Manager

Job Description Summary The Global Program Associate Director (GPAD) provides project management expertise and operational support

for global drug development programs. accurate plans, documentation, and resource forecasts, and helps to ensure efficient day-to-day operation of

Contribute to cross-functional strategy and project plan scenario generation

- Generate and maintain key project level documents including accurate project plan and forecast

- Proactively identify, track and manage project risks and issues

- Monitor and track development activities, forecast, and timelines at high quality

- Support creation and alignment of executive communication of project progress, changes and risks

The GPAD is a project management professional with expert planning, tracking, and financial reporting skills,

and advanced technical skills in the use of Excel and Gantt charts.

The GPAD may deputize for GPED or GPD (as applicable) and may lead or participate in ad-hoc crossfunctional task forces and sub-teams. Programs/ projects

- Contributes to the development of the program/project strategy and Target Product Profile (TPP) and partners with the GPED/GPD (as applicable) and GPT members to translate the strategy into a realistic Integrated Development Plan (IDP) incl. Contributes to GPM deliverables associated with the program/project (incl., TPP, IDP, One Pager, Gantt charts, risk register, GPT minutes)

- Coordinates preparation and compilation of strategic documents and preparations for project tollgates in collaboration with the GPT and GPED/GPD (as applicable)

- Proactively identifies project risks and issues and contributes to development of mitigation strategies

- Supports communication of program/project status, changes and risks/issues horizontally and vertically in a proactive, transparent and timely manner

- Supports preparation of comprehensive program/project recommendations and presentations for governance boards

- May lead or participates in ad-hoc cross-functional sub-teams and task forces to develop strategic options and scenarios or to address and resolve issues

- Operations

- Manages GPT meeting logistics and prepares high quality GPT agendas and draft minutes in a timely manner. Along with Finance, assembles and monitors project financial forecasts and addresses variances

- Drafts program/project/financial information provided to e.governance boards, portfolio management, finance function and Investment Committee

- Supports timely executive communication of project status as required by the organization (e.Leads generation and maintenance of a complete and accurate project plan and forecast in the enterprise planning system (e.Challenges the schedules and financial forecasts provided by the functions to ensure feasibility

- Monitors execution of cross-functional project activities and tracks progress versus GPT objectives (timelines, forecast)

- Ensures project level risks are assessed on a regular basis by GPT and documented and tracked in enterprise planning system (Horizon)

Team performance

- Collaborates with GPT members to identify key program risks/issues and brings to GPT for deliberation and decision on resolution/mitigation

- Drug Development and Project Management

- Contributes operational drug development knowledge and project management experience to team discussions

- Supports GPT with strong program management skills in the areas of planning, tracking, scenario generation, contingency development, critical path analysis, and risk management

- Actively identifies and develops best practices for project management and implements and shares accordingly

- Collaborates with the Global Program Management Office (GPMO) to strengthen project management and implement processes, tools, and best practices

- Key Performance Indicators:

- Achievement of GPT objectives and key project milestones

- Quality and accuracy of plan and forecast in enterprise systems

- Quality of project-/ program-level documents incl. Quality of draft executive communication of project progress and risks.

Masters or Doctorate in life sciences (or MBA with bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in life science

Experience:

5+ years pharma industry experience

5+ years or equivalent multi-/cross functional team experience

Strong project / program management skills

Expert planning and tracking skills, ability to use proper tools in program management

Intermediate knowledge of regulatory and business requirements

Well organized, focused on results, capable of managing multiple projects, excellent time management skills with respect to priorities and self-management

Adaptive Strategy And Innovation, Clinical Research, Cross-Functional Teams, Drug Development, Financial Management, Interpersonal Communication Skills, Microsoft Project, Npd (New Product Development), Pmi (Project Management Institute), Pmp (Project Management Professional), Program Management, Project Delivery, Project Execution, Project Life Cycle, Project Planning, R&D (Research And Development), Resource Allocation, Risk Management, Senior Management, Stakeholder Management, Time Management Skills, Waterfall Model

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