Drug Development Project Manager

HUYABIO International; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HUYABIO International is seeking an experienced Project Manager to coordinate critical activities and track progress across cross-functional teams in a dynamic, office-based setting.

The role focuses on driving programs through milestones, maintaining schedules and budgets, and ensuring alignment with development and commercial strategies across clinical development and regulatory functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Masters/PhD preferred).
• 7+ years biotech industry experience, including 4+ years of direct project management experience.
• Clear strategic thinking, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and planning/organizational capabilities.
• Excellent attention to detail, good interpersonal skills, and strong written and verbal communications.
• Working knowledge of project management tools with hands-on experience in setting up projects and reports, including Gantt charts and dashboards.
• Exceptional project management skills and experience managing multiple projects.
• Ability to drive problem solving, decision making and issue resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multi-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate critical activities and track project progress and timeline across functions.
• Drive projects through key milestones, decision points and maintain schedule and budget.
• Cross-functional engagement across clinical, regulatory, quality, safety and other areas.
• Create and maintain project documentation including agenda, minutes, action items, dashboards, goals and milestones.
• Lead initiatives with cross-functional impact aligned to company objectives.
• Communicate changes in strategy and impact to project teams and senior management.
• Proactively manage risks and inform senior leadership accordingly.
• Support budget planning by integrating inputs from cross-functional departments.
• Maintain professional communication and lead by example in a fast-paced environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Budgeting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Masters/PhD preferred)

Tools

Gantt charts

Dashboards

Job description

Come join our world-class team evaluating, in-licensing and developing innovative therapeutic products internationally.

HUYABIO™ is the leader in accelerating the global development of novel biopharmaceutical product opportunities originating in China enabling faster, more cost-effective, and lower-risk drug development in the global markets. Through extensive collaboration with biopharmaceutical, academic and commercial organizations, it has built the largest China-sourced compound portfolio covering all therapeutic areas. Hiyasta® the company’s first commercial product is marketed in Japan. With offices in the US, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Ireland and eight strategic locations across China, the Company has become a partner of choice to accelerate product development and maximize value globally. For more information, please visit www.huyabio.com.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the coordination of critical activities and tracking project progress and timeline. The project manager will drive projects through key milestones, decision points and will be responsible for keeping the projects on schedule and within budget. This role is highly cross-functional and broadly engaged across the organization.

This is an office-based position that works in a cross-functional and dynamic environment.Clear, timely, professional, and effective communication with all HUYABIO functional areas and global office sites is essential.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with clinical science, clinical development, clinical operations, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, bio-stats, CMC, pre-clinical, quality assurance and safety science to ensure that the development, clinical, and commercial strategies are incorporated into the development plan and integrated development strategy for execution following a successful Phase 3 clinical trial
• Oversee and manage the effective coordination and facilitation of team meetings from a project management perspective with a focus on cross-functional integrated activities
• Create and maintain project documentation including agenda, minutes, action items, dashboards, goals, and milestones
• Lead key initiatives that have cross-functional impact and are critical to company objectives
• Facilitate communication throughout cross-functional departments to ensure teams are aware of changes in strategy and impact to the projects
• Proactive management and mitigation of development risks and ensuring appropriate communication to senior management
• Facilitate financial/budget planning process by integrating input from cross functional departments
• Communicate expectations clearly and lead by example in a fast-paced environment
• Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably with Masters, Ph. D)
• 7+ years biotech industry experience, including 4+ years of direct project management experience
• Clear strategic thinking, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and planning/organizational capabilities
• Excellent attention to detail, good interpersonal skills, and strong written and verbal communications
• Working knowledge of project management tools with hands on experience in setting up projects and reports, including Gant charts and dashboards
• Exceptional project management skills and experience managing multiple projects
• Ability to drive problem solving, decision making and issue resolution
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multi-functional team

To learn more about HUYABIO International, please visit www.huyabio.com. HUYABIO International, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.