Global Program Associate Director (GPAD), Innovative Medicines Global Program leadership

Teva Pharmaceuticals; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid Time Off

Life and Disability Protection

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA is seeking a Global Program Associate Director (GPAD) within the Global Program Leadership (GPL) to oversee cross-functional drug development programs across R&D, commercial and TGO. You will ensure alignment, timelines, risks, and budgets, acting as the program’s operational engine and key contact for the business.

In this role, you will build and maintain detailed project plans, dashboards, and governance materials, lead cross-functional coordination, and support

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MSC or MBA) with 8+ years in pharmaceutical industry.
• Expert project management skills.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge in drug product development.

Responsibilities

• Translate program strategy into actionable global IAPs with GPT/GPTD collaboration.
• Coordinate preparation and governance for stage gates and decision points.
• Manage cross-functional alignment, timelines, KPIs, and milestones.
• Develop, maintain and challenge project plans and forecasts in planning systems.
• Identify risks, drive mitigations, and ensure contingencies are in place.
• Lead GPT meetings, draft agendas, track actions and follow-ups.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Pharma knowledge

Education

MSC/MBA in pharma or related field

Job description

We Are Teva

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world‑class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high‑quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high‑performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You’ll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

Our Team, Your Impact

As a Global Program Associate Director (GPAD) within the Global Program Leadership (GPL) organization in Teva R&D, you will act as the operational “engine” of cross‑functional drug development team(s), ensuring alignment, timeline integrity, risk management, and execution across R&D, commercial and TGO functions. You will represent the best interests of the program and as such will be a key point contact within the business.

You will drive the program operations, build and maintain detailed project plans, track milestones, risks, and budgets. Tasked with tactical execution, you will be responsible for the use and adherence to program tools & templates, preparing dashboards and reports for governance, supporting meeting logistics and documentation.

Strategic Partnering

How You’ll Spend Your Day

• Partner with the Global Program Team Director (GPTD) and Global Program Team (GPT) members to translate program strategy into actionable global integrated Asset plans (IAPs).
• Coordinate preparation and compilation of strategic documents and preparations for program stage gates (endorsement for moving through the development phases) in collaboration with the GPT and GPTD.

Program Execution

• Manage cross‑functional alignment and ensure program goals, timelines, KPIs, and milestones are met.
• Develop & maintain accurate project plans and forecasts in enterprise planning systems (e.g., PLM). Challenge assumptions and interdependencies to ensure clarity on the true critical path, ensuring plans reflect both strategy and operational realities.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify risks, drive mitigation strategies, and ensure contingencies are in place.
• Partner with GPTD to develop Integrated Asset Plans.

Communication & Governance

• Manage GPT meeting logistics and prepare high quality GPT agendas and draft minutes in a timely manner. Record action items / decisions and liaise with GPT members on follow‑up activities and deliverables.
• Facilitate communication, drive alignment, lead program meetings, and ensure operational excellence across R&D, Commercial and TGO.
• Support timely executive communication of project status as required by the organization (e.g., EM updates, IDC presentations, QBRs, monthly updates, etc).

Team & Culture

• Cultivate a high‑performing, collaborative team culture grounded in Teva’s leadership principle.
• Contribute to the evolution of program management best practices and support process improvement initiatives.
• Partner with the Global Program Head (GPH) and GPTD to leverage the expertise of team members and drive shared accountability for results leveraging Teva’s GPT operating model.

Your Skills And Experience

• Advanced degree (MSC or MBA) with 8+ years in pharmaceutical industry.
• Expert project management skills.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to bridge diverse, cross-functional and geographically diverse teams.
• Advanced knowledge in drug product development.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification Experience in Project Management.
• Experience in project management of large scale, complex, international development projects.

How We’ll Take Care Of You

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time, and holiday.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.

The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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