Associate Director - Pharmaceutical Project Manager

BioSpace; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 162,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefit program

401(k) and pension

Flexible spending accounts

Fitness benefits

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis is seeking an Associate Director - Pharmaceutical Project Manager to lead drug development projects. In this hybrid role, you will provide strategic leadership and ensure alignment of project objectives. The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. The role offers a competitive salary of $111,000 - $162,800 with additional benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Qualified to be legally employed in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational drug development leadership.
• Lead the core team through project development complexity.
• Accountable for delivering project milestones on time and budget.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related or scientific field

Job description

Associate Director - Pharmaceutical Project Manager

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At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Portfolio Project Management is a diverse and engaged group of drug development experts purposefully leading and managing projects and the portfolio to deliver needed medicines for patients. The Associate Director Pharmaceutical Project Manager (PPM) provides strategic and operational drug development leadership across the Research and Development portfolio, integrating drug development across all functions and translating strategy into execution to deliver medicines to patients.**Position is hybrid, 3 days onsite/2 days remote at our Indianapolis, IN location. Relocation package offered**Enable Strategy

• Lead the core team through complexity in the development of the asset strategy, using quality decision making principles.
• Ensure alignment of asset strategy with approved project scope using organizational change processes while effectively leading implementation.
  
  
  

Integrated plan development

• Lead creation of a global integrated cross-functional development plan aligned with the asset strategy to provide the foundation for operational objectives.
• Develop and implement a team communication plan aligned with asset strategy. Drive accurate and timely communication of project changes to the appropriate partners. Work with corporate affairs and investor relations to manage asset-related communication outside of the company.
• Portfolio Alignment: Lead delivery of a plan that is in alignment with corporate priorities and the approved asset scope.
• Cost Management: Drive development of a global integrated development project budget that aligns team, functional, and geographic resources (direct and indirect spend
• Obtain required governance approvals for the molecule/indication plan.
  
  
  

Deliver Results

• Accountable for delivery of project turning points with quality on time, on budget, and within scope.
• Monitor and control performance of the overall development project using appropriate tools and processes.
• Monitor and prioritize risk with the team and communicate status of potential risk to leadership as appropriate. Suggest ways to avoid/mitigate risk and initiate contingency plans as needed.
• Hold functions accountable for achievement of key development project results in alignment with the agreed to project plan and in compliance with corporate quality standards.
• Demonstrate independent problem solving.
  
  
  

Application/Improvement of Processes

• Play a leadership role as a resource to the business with regard to shared learning, process improvement, and identification of special/complex needs as they pertain to their primary responsibilities.
• Serve as process owner and/or subject matter expert for key project management and drug development processes driving (in partnership with Project Management Office and with the Resource Modeling and Forecasting Team) identification, sharing, and incorporation of standard methodologies into future iterations of processes, tools, training, or guidance.
• Seek and implement opportunities to capture and share learning cross-functionally.
• Identify and bring forth areas for continual process improvement to team and function; identify methods to decrease drug development cycle times and cost.
• Drive retrospective project/process review meetings (i.e. after action reviews) to identify issues and strengths and help capture learning.
  
  
  

People

• Demonstrate the Team Lilly behaviors of Include, Innovate, Accelerate, and Deliver to influence without authority and enable team effectiveness using judgement-based decision making.
• Model the leadership behaviors put forth in the "On Leadership" White Paper and the LRL Innovation Leadership Profile as well as the Project Management White Papers.
• Contribute to the development of others by being an active source of coaching and feedback to coworkers along with being an active mentor.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in a health-related, scientific or engineering field with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, and/or project management
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position
  
  
  

Additional Preferences:

• Higher degrees or certifications (e.g. MS., MBA, Masters in Project Management or PMP).
• Previous experience with or knowledge of drug development processes in specific therapeutic area(s).
• Consistent, successful demonstration of leadership behaviors.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills; able to anticipate and recognize problems, diagnose root causes and take corrective action to prevent recurrence within the team.
• Excellent self-management and organizational skills; able to manage workload, set personal and team priorities and adjust as needed.
• Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills; able to develop effective teamwork between team members with diverse interpersonal styles; able to deliver effective coaching and feedback.
• Flexibility to adjust quickly and effectively to frequent change and altered priorities.
• Applied knowledge of project management tools and processes (e.g. management of integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, and partners as defined by Project Management Body of Knowledge).
  
  
  

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$111,000 - $162,800

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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