What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director/Senior Director of Project Management, Global Scientific Affairs position at External?
The Director of Project Management, Global Scientific Affairs (SA), is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing and managing the full lifecycle of internal and external R&D projects within the organization. This individual will work closely with the Chief Scientific Officer to ensure that all projects are executed efficiently, meet their objectives, and align with the company’s strategic goals.
Note: This position can be located in the Grand Rapids, Michigan or Minneapolis-St. Paul areas and is eligible for a hybrid workplace arrangement in both of these locations.
Job duties:
- Manage SA projects ensuring they achieve their intended targets, including leading the core project team, updating R&D management on project status, ensuring up-to-date project data, and guiding projects through Stage Gate reviews.
- Develop and direct project management operations and strategic planning to meet organizational goals.
- Provides overall strategic governance for projects by establishing standards, processes, and tools used for effective project delivery.
- Enhance the professional growth and capabilities of R&D project managers through mentoring, training, and supervision.
- Collaborate in the SA project planning process and contribute to defining R&D objectives, as well as monitoring and reporting on the achievement of these goals.
- Assist in formulating the SA budget and maintain responsibility for writing and revising project management procedures.
- Participate as an active member of the global project management team in developing new tools and methodologies for project planning and control.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related discipline
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in project management in a generic pharmaceutical company
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a leadership role
- Certification in Project Management
- Demonstrated strong ability to:
- adapt within a demanding environment
- work in alignment with established procedures
- excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- eagerness to learn
- strong organizational skills
- well-developed sense of responsibility
- proficient in process management.
Preferred qualifications:
- Advanced degree
- knowledge of finance and portfolio selection
Padagis Key Competencies:
Since its beginning, Padagis has been undergoing the process of identifying what we believe will lead to the success of our organization in a competitive landscape. To that end, we have developed a set of five “core” competencies. We strive to bring employees on board the journey with us who exemplify these key competencies:
- Service delivery – Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations…
- Active collaboration – Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success…
- Demonstrate agility – Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change…
- Think differently – Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists…
- Excellent execution – Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes…
About us:
At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.
What’s Next:
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