Manager – Strategy, Project Management & NPD JIS151887

Krayr Solutions; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Krayr Solutions in Bengaluru is seeking a high-caliber Manager – Strategy, Project Management, Business Development & NPD for a Global Pharmaceutical company. The role covers PMO setup, strategic project delivery, and new product planning in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional teams, monitoring KPIs, and supporting business development with market insights and regulatory timelines.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate in Medical or pharmaceutical Sciences and/or Business Studies.
• Minimum 3-5 years of working for Tier-1 consulting firms.
• Experience in driving Projects/ Partnerships/ Go To Market models preferred.
• Experience in managing budgets and business acumen.
• Good understanding of new product launch and development process.
• Strong execution and project management skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong personal drive and teamwork mindset.

Responsibilities

• Set up a Project Management Office to monitor, track all key identified projects within the affiliate.
• Coordinate with Country/ Asia/ Area function leads to facilitate, communicate, and ensure projects progress per timelines with quality.
• Provide oversight and guidance to high-importance projects and report progress and KPIs to GM.
• Disseminate Project Management skills to build cross-functional excellence for planning and execution.
• Determine pricing and positioning based on strategic goals for products in target segments.
• Lead ad-hoc strategic projects and processes to support top and bottom line growth, including budget responsibility.
• Support implementation of processes, tools, metrics, and infrastructure.

Skills

Project planning

Project management

Budget management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Teamwork

Go-To-Market

Education

Post Graduate in Medical or pharmaceutical Sciences and/or Business Studies

Job description

We are having an opening for Manager – Strategy, Project Management, Business Development & NPD for a Global Pharmaceutical company at Bangalore location.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Management

• Set up a Project Management Office to monitor, track all key identified projects within the affiliate
• Work with the Country/ Asia/Area function leads of the critical projects to facilitate, communicate, set up meetings and ensure that Projects are progressing and delivered as per timelines with quality
• Work closely with the GM, inform about project progress and KPI’s
• Disseminate Project Management skills within the organization – build cross functional excellence to plan / execute.
• Provide oversight and guidance to projects of high importance
• Work with Project leads to ensure that all key projects are progressing to completion as per timelines Determine pricing and positioning based on strategic goals of the products in the target segment, roll out products base on availability and regulatory time lines
• Create & lead ad-hoc strategic projects & processes to support local top line and bottom line growth including holding budget responsibility for these.
• Support the implementation of processes, tools, metrics, initiatives, infrastructure and technology

New Product Planning & Introduction

• Fully understand clinical profile and medical positioning and utility of global early development products and assess need for pharmaco-economic profiling to meet local requirements
• Support Business Units in their endeavor to establish or modify local therapy or patient management. Guidelines in collaboration with the respective medical specialty organization.
• Provide early assessments of new pipelines and identify pipeline opportunities

JOB QUALIFICATIONS (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS):

Education and Experience

• Post Graduate in Medical or pharmaceutical Sciences and/or Business Studies.
• Minimum 3-5 years of working for Tier-1 consulting firms
• Experience in driving Projects/ Partnerships/ Go To Market models preferred
• Experience in managing budgets Business acumen and analytical skills
• Good understanding of new product launch and development process
• Good execution and project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong personal drive and teamwork mindset
• Keen interest in strategy and new product planning