General Description:

• Provide project/program management support on clinical development project teams

• Develop, validate and maintain project schedules within the enterprise project system

• Apply PM tools and methodologies to facilitate alignment with key stakeholders and ensure communication across project teams

• Drive strategic team decision-making and delivery of team goals and objectives

• Champion and support process improvement initiatives and optimize efficiency, quality and performance

• Collaborate with teams to deliver on commitments to the organization and to patients

Essential Functions of the job:

• Responsible for planning and executing projects in accordance with program development strategy.

• Develop, track, and manage the progress of the global development project to defined milestones

• Coordinate regular team meeting schedules, draft agendas and provide meeting minutes, action items and progress reports according to project management best practices

• Work with team leadership and governance bodies to develop project plans and in translating detailed scientific information into high level strategic presentations

• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team

• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path using appropriate tracking tools

• Identify and manage risks across the project; escalate whenever appropriate

• Develop and facilitate team planning sessions

• With team input, draft and manage project budgets and highlight budget changes where needed

• Provide internal project management support to core and sub teams, as necessary

• Assume additional responsibilities that are commensurate with experience and expertise such as independently providing alliance management for drug and/or diagnostic partners, independently leading sub teams

• Support process improvement initiatives, e.g., budget change control, program management dashboards and reports, risk management, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 7 + years’ experience in clinical and drug development in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry

• Master’s Degree or above with 5 + years’ experience in clinical and drug development in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Computer Skills: Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and Outlook

Other Qualifications: PMP certification a plus

Travel: As Needed

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.