Associate Director – Project Manager & Business Capabilities

BioSpace; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 178,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

Company bonus

401(k) participation

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Indianapolis is seeking an Associate Director – Project Manager. This hybrid role requires defining and improving project management processes, ensuring project deliverables align with business objectives. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector and possess strong leadership skills. A generous compensation package is offered, including a relocation package.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in pharmaceutical industry, drug development, operations, or project management.
• Strong self-management and organizational skills.
• Project management certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and improve technology and processes for project/portfolio planning and execution.
• Lead and oversee SDnA deliverables, ensuring alignment with the business plan.
• Monitor and communicate program-level metrics and manage project costs.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Problem-solving

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, health-related, scientific, or engineering field

Tools

Power automate

Dashboards

Job description

Overview

Associate Director – Project Manager & Business Capabilities at BioSpace. This hybrid position is based in Indianapolis, IN (3 days onsite / 2 days remote). A generous relocation package can be included at offer.

Responsibilities

• Technology and Project Management: Define and improve technology and processes for project/portfolio planning and execution. Implement standard processes across the SDnA organization. Lead and oversee SDnA deliverables, ensuring alignment with the business plan and managing resources and expenses. Develop and apply resource modeling and forecasting tools to maintain realistic project plans and timelines. Drive project development and implementation planning. Monitor and communicate program-level metrics and manage project costs against the budget. Integrate key project management processes and tools. Manage communications, resolve team issues, and document key information and decisions. Ensure quality and organizational excellence, supporting SDnA processes and team culture. Monitor performance and drive the team to meet plans. Conduct operations meetings to manage activities, milestones, and project updates. Resolve complex technical and business issues. Demonstrate expertise in SDnA budgets and adapt to project and budget changes. Capture and incorporate best practices into processes, tools, and training. Optimize business technology and processes across SDnA. Protect confidential company information and understand privacy aspects related to SDnA data.

Communication And Team Management

• Document key decisions, actions, and modifications, ensuring accurate metrics collection. Coordinate meeting logistics and provide timely agendas and minutes. Communicate effectively within the organization to enable decision-making. Coach and provide feedback to coworkers. Share information quickly and efficiently with internal and external customers. Define and improve global processes and technology for reliable deliverables.

Leadership

• Enable cross-functional results through influence rather than authoritative power. Lead SDnA teams with sound judgment. Demonstrate leadership in business management processes. Adapt to change and assist others in aligning with changes. Develop and implement change management processes.

Process Improvement

• Represent SDnA Operations in cross-functional initiatives. Identify and communicate customer needs for process enhancements. Drive best practices and standardized business processes. Measure and achieve group proficiency with new processes. Implement improvement processes to reduce cycle time and effort. Lead shared learning sessions and resolve quality issues. Collaborate with partners to exchange innovations and best practices. Provide guidance on technology implementation and support.

Basic Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree — ideally in business, health-related, scientific, or engineering field.
• 7+ years of experience — ideally in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, operations, or project management.

Additional Preferences

• Expertise in power automate, dashboards, and strong technology-based agility
• Ability to communicate and influence within SDnA, CDDA, study teams, and externally
• Demonstrated performance management leadership behaviors
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Strong self-management and organizational skills
• Project management certification
• Able to manage/coordinate large-scale projects such as business process improvements to ensure delivery is accomplished timely and coordinated

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $111,000 - $178,200. Full-time employees will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). Lilly offers a comprehensive benefits program, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits; life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave 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 benefits programs in its sole discretion.

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