Asset Planning Process and Data Integrity Lead

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience with global hubs in the U.S. France and the U.K we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration excellence and impact. At Ipsen every individual is empowered to be their true selves grow and thrive alongside the companys success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth creating real impact on patients and society!

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WHAT - Summary & Purpose of the Position

Are you passionate about driving excellence in R&D program execution through direct hands-on engagement As the Asset Planning Process and Data Integrity Lead you wont just guide strategyyoull roll up your sleeves to actively support Asset Operations Leads (AOLs) sub-teams functional leads and portfolio reporting. This role is deeply embedded in the day-to-day operations of planning and execution ensuring consistency quality and maturity across programs.

You will be responsible for establishing and applying standards resolving operational challenges and personally engaging in planning activities to improve delivery efficiency. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on being in the trenchesworking closely with teams solving problems and driving continuous improvement through direct action.

A key part of your responsibilities will be to serve as the business owner and administrator of the PPM tool driving data integrity configuration standards user support and process governance.

Working closely with Portfolio Operations & Governance Excellence team you will play a central role in the KPI process by coordinating monthly data collection and review and by supporting future efforts towards KPI automation & visualisation.

WHAT - Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies

Program Enablement & Governance

• Serve as the goto operational expert driving bestinclass program management across all R&D assets and directly empowering AOLs functions and subteam leads.
• Own planning standards endtoendmonitor troubleshoot and elevate milestone tracking and integrated schedules.
• Deliver fast tactical problemsolving to unblock teams reinforce alignment and keep execution on track.
• Act as a trusted partner building strong stakeholder relationships through continuous handson engagement.
• Amplify excellence by sharing insights best practices and learnings grounded in real operational experience.

Capability Building & Process Maturity

• Design and deploy scalable processes and tools cocreating with teams to ensure realworld usability and measurable impact.
• Spot and fix execution gaps early leading pragmatic handson interventions to strengthen consistency and operational rigor.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks embedding yourself in workflows to shape resilient planning habits.
• Drive change from within supporting adoption through coaching real-time guidance and active involvement in rollout activities.
• Grow the organizations capabilities mentoring PMs and planners via collaboration shadowing and targeted skillbuilding.

Data Integrity & Quality Oversight

• Guarantee uncompromising data integrity validating and reconciling critical program datasets yourself.
• Partner closely with stakeholders to ensure data is accurate timely meaningful and decisionready.
• Secure endtoend traceability ensuring perfect alignment between assetlevel inputs and portfoliolevel outputs through rigorous handson validation.

HOW - Knowledge & Experience

Knowledge & Experience (essential):

• Minimum 10 years of experience in R&D program management planning excellence or cross-functional asset leadership within a global organization
• Strong proficiency in PPM and reporting tools with a track record of hands-on tool usage and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams through direct involvement and coaching.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with a bias toward action and problem-solving.
• Adaptable and innovative with a strong desire to be embedded in operational activities.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences industry

Knowledge & Experience (preferred):

• Experience implementing and maintaining a functionally integrated project planning tool and process within the pharmaceutical R&D Medical and commercial space.
• Experience with integrated planning software such as OnePlan Smartsheet Planisware MS ProjectOnline
• Experience with integrating with iPeople and SAP S/4HANA
• Experience with Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate

Education / Certifications (essential):

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Life Sciences Business Analytics Engineering or related field.

Education / Certifications (preferred):

• Advanced degree preferred
• Certifications such as PMI PMP PROSCI Change Management or similar

Language(s) (essential):

• English

Language(s) (preferred):

• French

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