Senior Project Manager

Location: Andheri, Mumbai.

(Hybrid working)

About ADVANZ PHARMA

ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company with the purpose to improve patients' lives by providing and enhancing the specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines they depend on.

Our ambition is to be a partner of choice for the commercialisation of specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, Canada, and Australia. In line with our ambition, we are partnering with innovative biopharma and pharmaceutical development companies to bring medicines to patients.

Headquartered in London, UK, we have c700 employees based across more than 20 countries, including key countries in Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia. Our Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India, as well as an established global distribution and commercialisation partner network, complements our global operations.

ADVANZ PHARMA's product portfolio and pipeline comprises innovative medicines, specialty generics & biosimilars, and originator brands. Our products and pipeline cover a broad range of therapeutic areas, including hepatology, gastroenterology, anti-infectives, critical care, endocrinology, CNS, and, more broadly, rare diseases.

We can only achieve our ambition with the passion of our dedicated and highly qualified people, acting in line with our company values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity.

About the Role

The Senior Project Manager role will assume overall project management responsibility for the delivery of technology transfer (site transfer), API change, reformulation, RFQ, and process improvement projects. This will encompass effective planning, risk analysis, management, reporting and delivery of these projects on time and within the agreed budget.

What You'll Do: 

• Overall management responsibility for the assigned project in line with agreed business strategies, objectives, and project milestones.
• Lead the project feasibility assessment in consultation with finance colleagues and ensure that a timely decision is reached on the project's fate in consultation with the line manager.
• Engage with and form relationships with key internal stakeholders (regulatory, supply chain, artworks, quality, technical, etc.) and external stakeholders (CMO, consultants, etc.) early in the project lifecycle.
• Set up and chair regular and frequent cross-functional project team meetings. Ensure good meeting practice with application of clear/structured agendas, minutes, and actions.
• Regularly track and report on project status and provide updates in a timely fashion by updating the status in the project management system.
• Represent in various internal forums to update on the status of the project.
• Maintenance of the database to capture progress, plans, risk, issues, and milestones for the whole new project pipeline.
• Escalate risks/issues appropriately to remove barriers to success or advise of delays and other changes.
• Periodic review of project budget, ensuring that the spend is in line with the approved budget.
• Propose improvements or alternative approaches to obtain improved project deliverables.
• Other tasks as delegated by the Line Manager, which contribute to the overall running of the business unit.
• Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and take accountability for results.
• Embrace challenge and change, applying a growth mindset approach.
• Have a bias for action and fast decision making.
• Consistent demonstration and embodiment of company core values: Entrepreneurship, Speed, and Integrity.
• Drive the spirit of "One Team" by working collaboratively across all business functions with an open, honest, and respectful cooperation.
• Contribute to making ADVANZ PHARMA a desired place to work.

About You

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are passionate about making a meaningful difference to patients' lives.

For this role, you will also have the following:

Qualifications: 

• University degree in a Life Science
• Recognized project management qualification, such as Prince 2 practitioner, PMP, etc.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• 'Hands-On' experience of Project Management, including a robust understanding of a pharmaceutical company.
• Understanding of GMP requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
• Excellent understanding of Technology Transfer requirements and awareness of the Regulatory and Supply Chain functions and their constraints.
• Understanding of the Drug Development Lifecycle and awareness of the Regulatory and Supply Chain functions and their constraints.
• Competent with spreadsheets (Excel) and PowerPoint.
• Sense of urgency/willingness to operate within tight deadlines.
• Ability to work with colleagues across a broad range of disciplines and functions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely and use strong writing and verbal skills to communicate facts, figures, and ideas to others.
• Aware of pharma operations like regulatory / manufacturing.
• Self-starter, result-driven and a good team player.
• A positive and 'can-do' approach, biased towards finding solutions and embracing change.
• Inspired by our values of entrepreneurship, speed and integrity.
• Learning agility and 'scalability', with a desire to continuously improve and develop as ADVANZ grows.
• Work collaboratively across all business functions with an open, honest, and respectful cooperation.
• Ability to have fun and thrive in a growing, unique, and inclusive work environment.

Why ADVANZ PHARMA?

The success of any company is driven by its people, and we are no different.

At ADVANZ PHARMA, we believe in empowering our people to be entrepreneurs and embrace challenges to enable personal and company growth in an agile and fast-paced environment.  We strive to do that inclusively and responsibly, treating all employees with integrity whilst rewarding outcomes and impact.

Our teams are made up of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. We thrive in an environment where uniqueness is celebrated, but we are all united by the same passion to help improve patients' lives by providing and enhancing the specialty and hospital medicines they depend on.

As a business, we like to tap into new ideas and fresh perspectives. So, if you join us, you'll be empowered to own your work, explore new possibilities, and make things happen.

But there's more to you – and us – than just work, which is why our culture, vision and values are so high on our agenda. We believe in gender equality and actively encourage women into senior roles – we have an active ADVANZ PHARMA Women's Network; almost 40% of our managers are women.

We work hard to recognise and reward talent, and we actively promote from within - last year, approximately 25% of our people across the company achieved promotions. In addition, we recognise talent with our annual Impact Awards, in which our top performers are rewarded for their hard work and dedication.

We offer flexible, agile working options, and you will also enjoy a highly competitive salary and benefits package.

To join us on our exciting journey, Apply now *

*Please include a CV and Cover letter.