Senior Specialist, Project Management - Drug Development (Hybrid)
Senior Specialist, Project Management - Drug Development (Hybrid)
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$ 114700 - 180500
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Job Description
Global Project and Alliance Management (GPAM) is part of the Research and Development organization at our Company which is also referred to as our Companys Research Laboratories.
Position Description/Summary
Development Project Managers in GPAM are enterprise leaders that leverage a strong Project Management foundation to enable pipeline progression through integrated planning aligned project execution and problem solving. The Senior Specialist Project Manager is a core member of Early Drug Development and/or Late Drug Development Teams partnering with team leaders to develop strategies and execute our Companys drug and vaccine development efforts. The Senior Specialist is expected to provide project management leadership and drive cross-functional teams with sufficient influence and mastery of project management to take on simple projects independently or higher complexity assignments in conjunction with a partner project manager. Projects could span any therapeutic areas in which our Company is actively engaged.
This position may be based in either Rahway NJ or Upper Gwynedd PA
Primary Responsibilities:
Managing the end-to-end drug development process including projects that are of moderate complexity and/or partnering with a more seasoned project manager on high complexity projects; driving cross functional teams to develop comprehensive strategies and drive execution of aligned plans to achieve on-time delivery of critical milestones balancing getting it right with meeting timelines.
Act as enterprise leaders by guiding teams through the creation approval and execution of integrated project plans appropriate to the projects phase of development and complexity. This includes integrating strategic and tactical input from diverse disciplines (e.g. clinical regulatory market access manufacturing CMC commercial and other areas) as applicable to the project and driving alignment with key stakeholders and partnerships withProject and Alliance Managers across the GPAM organization including colleagues in Japan and China.
Building and maintaining project schedules and critical project information in enterprise project management systems and databases; using these as tools to integrate activities across key team members proactively
identify risks address uncertainty escalate appropriately and ensure clear and effective communication with key team management and cross-departmental stakeholders.
Leveraging relationships and networks to improve and enhance team dynamics; withguidance from senior GPAM professionals as neededproactively identifying and removing obstacles to drive business results.
Navigating our Company process and organizational norms to enable teams to understand corporate governance and business requirements.
Preparing for facilitating and documenting outcomes of team meetings ensuring meetings have clear purpose and objectives and promotes thorough discussion and healthy debate; facilitates and is accountable for rapid escalation of critical team issues.
Actively participating and completing ongoing training and personal development activities to increase leadership competency and to gain knowledge and skill in the discipline of project management and the business and science of pharmaceutical product discovery and development.
Providing significant input into the monitoring of GPAM processes and tools used to support the teams as appropriate; advocate for and contribute to the success of change / process improvements when warranted.
Required Education Experience and Skills:
Bachelors degree ; concentration in a scientific or applied discipline preferred
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in project management or a related role
Product development experience ; in a pharmaceutical/biotech industry preferred
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Advanced degree (e.g. MS MBA Ph.D. PharmD)
Experience and knowledge of clinical drug development strongly preferred; including the different phases of development and how the various functional areas contribute to a comprehensive strategy
Project management certification (PMP) and/or formal coursework/training in project management strongly preferred
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The salary range for this role is
$114700.00 - $180500.00This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills geographic location government requirements and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical dental vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family) retirement benefits including 401(k) paid holidays vacation and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at can apply for this role through (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
10%Flexible Work Arrangements:
HybridShift:
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Adaptability Adaptability Business Management Change Management Clinical Supplies Management Clinical Supply Chain Management Clinical Trial Management Corporate Governance Cross-Functional Team Leadership Customer Experience Management Data Analysis Drug Development Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Interpersonal Relationships Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Management Process Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) Pharmacokinetics Pharmacology Product Development Project Management Project Management Framework Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) Project Management System Project Management Training 5 morePreferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
09/9/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
