Senior Manager/Associate Director Project Management

Role Overview

The Senior Manager/Associate Director, Project Management, will be responsible for executing operational aspects of supply chain projects for the US market (e.g. new products, transfers, life cycle management projects). This role involves collaborating with various departments to ensure successful project readiness for multiple projects.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure new initial product set up, supply chain and financial flow, costs on SKU level in all relevant systems (e.g. SAP, IBP, launch, serialization systems) and appropriate master data transitions for transfers or any other life cycle management projects.
• Create E2E market project plans as per defined milestones and target dates.
• Track key project milestones and escalate any risks to target dates for assigned projects.
• Work with market supply planners to create launch supply scenarios and bridging stocks for transfers and life cycle management projects.
• Lead cross-functional market launch, transfer and life cycle management meetings with internal and external cross-functional teams as per consistent and robust project management process and governance.
• Perform cross-functional Annual Pipeline Review meetings.
• Support commercial budget and long-range planning process.
• Track project metrics, monitor progress and escalate any risks to operational readiness dates; drive all necessary mitigation plans to ensure on-time execution. 
• Provide information and support at-risk decision-making processes.
• Maintain project status and all relevant launch/project reports and provide to management as needed.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies.

Competencies/Career level

Please list all that apply: Innovation, entrepreneurial attitude, customer orientation, team leadership, adaptability/flexibility, results-oriented, control of budgets/costs, Self-development.

Requirements and personal skills

· Education: Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree (MBA, PhD, MA) preferred

· Languages: N/A

· Experience (years/area): 5 years in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, med-tech, healthcare, or healthcare consulting industry.

· Proficient: 3 years commercial background with US market, launch, and product lifecycle stages experience.

· Specific Knowledge: cross-functional life sciences launch experience, ability to operationalize commercial launch strategy, strong executive presence, commercial acumen, and communication skills, ability to lead/manage, and motivate teams with or without authority.

· Travel: N/A

· Personal skills: Please list all that apply General management skills, strong interpersonal and people development skills, strong results-orientation, superior leadership skills, ability to anticipate problems and solve them successfully.

Physical Demands

This job operates in a remotely in a professional environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc. 

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position, Hybrid model. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  The employee:

·        Is required to interact with internal and external contacts independently.

·        Is regularly required to talk or hear either in person or over a dial tone phone, as well as a mobile phone, when applicable.

·        Is often required to stand, walk, bend, lift, or sit.

·        Is required to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 40 lbs.

·        Is desk-based and may be sitting for long periods of time.

·        Must regularly use fingers and hands for fine manipulation:  typing, writing, using hand-held device (iPad, laptop, cell phone, keyboard, printer)

·        Must communicate clearly:  phone calls, emails, in-person conversations.

Must possess ability to make sound decisions, process complex information, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, model behavior for other employees, and other cognitive functions.