Pharmaceutical Project Manager

Mindlance; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A national recruiting company is seeking a Project Manager with a scientific background and experience in the pharmaceutical industry. The role involves managing project plans and budgets, leading matrix project teams, and ensuring compliance with corporate governance. A minimum of a BSc in life sciences or related fields is required, along with solid project management skills, preferably with PMP, APM, or PRINCE2 certification. This role is critical for supporting drug development projects and requires strong leadership and organizational abilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level of Education: BSc with experience in the development or manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
• Knowledge of project management frameworks including PMP, APM, or PRINCE2 is required.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and project management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage integrated project plans and budgets.
• Conduct periodic health checks of project plans to ensure quality.
• Ensure active risk management plan and compliance with corporate governance.

Skills

Project management

Leading matrix project teams

Change management

Conflict resolution

Continuous improvement

Education

BSc in life sciences, toxicology, DMPK, chemistry or bio/chemical engineering

Tools

PMP

APM

PRINCE2

Job description

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.

Job Description

Job Description: This Project Manager role requires a scientific background with experience in the pharmaceutical industry as well as a deep understanding of the core principles of the disciple of project management. This Project Manager role will align to non-clinical Platform Technology and Science (PTS) Project Teams that are composed of scientists accountable for the Safety, Disposition, Supply Chain and chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) aspects of the drug development project. The Project Manager needs a basic understanding of the safety, disposition and CMC work packages required to deliver a new medicine as well as a strong scientific background in at least one of these areas. The role of project manager is critical in supporting the PTS Project Team, providing professional project management support to ensure project plans are designed and executed on behalf of project teams in line with planned time, cost and quality, and guiding teams through the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control and close out phases of the project, using the agreed standard of excellence in project management curriculum.

Key Responsibilities

Describe the key deliverables to be achieved by the post holder and the ongoing responsibilities of the role.

• Create, monitor and control accurate and integrated project plans against which resource demand is realistically recorded and understood to enable decision making (e.g. establishes and manages budgets and resource for both outsourced and internal activities).
• Influence direction of project development utilizing data, scenario planning and insights to aid decision making.
• Work effectively at the interface with other Project Managers and Project Team Members to integrate PTS plans with the overarching Medicines Development Plan.
• Conduct periodic health checks of the PTS Project Plans to ensure quality of project planning and control.
• Provide credible data, insight and recommendations to enable cross portfolio reviews and to facilitate project and resource prioritization discussions.
• Ensure that a risk management plan is active and that is routinely discussed in the matrix team.
• Comply with all corporate governance requirements, such as project information documentation and retention and compliance training.
• Complete training and maintain competence against the project management curriculum including PMP or PRINCE2 certification. Maintain awareness of Project Management practice in the pharmaceutical and other industries.
• The Project Managers in PTS will be expected to proactively contribute to a networked project management community across early phase and late phase development.

Qualifications

Knowledge / Education / Previous Experience Required

A. Educational Background

• Minimum Level of Education: BSc with experience in the development or manufacture of pharmaceuticals. Area of Specialisation: Life sciences, toxicology, DMPK, chemistry or bio/chemical engineering. Why is this Level of Education Required? An understanding of all aspects of developing a pharmaceutical, the manufacturing requirements and some knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, regulations and requirements are important in this role.

B. Job-Related Experience

• Knowledge and experience with the technical packages that are required to deliver a new medicine, whether from a toxicology background, disposition, or CMC.
• Ability to lead and influence matrix project teams in the design and execution of project plans including utilization of resources (FTE and budget).
• A performance-driven individual, with a strong sense of urgency, exceptional organizational credibility, and deep understanding of the business.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of skills in all relevant components of project management, including management of scope, time, cost, quality, integration, influence & negotiation, communications, risk, and scenario planning across all project management focus areas (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing R&D projects).
• Practical experience in a previous project management role and, ideally, certification in PMP, APM or PRINCE2.
• Demonstrated ability in relevant soft skills including change management, continuous improvement, conflict resolution, and consensus building.