Senior Director, Farm Animal Vaccine Development & Projects

Elanco; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in

Parental leave

Employee Resource Groups

Annual bonus

Flexible work arrangements

401K matching

Job summary

Elanco in Indianapolis is seeking a Senior Director, Vaccine Development Project Leadership – Farm Animal R&D to lead multi-functional teams and drive pipeline projects from entry to approval, coordinating internal and external resources across species and geographies.

You will partner with R&D and Commercial leaders to identify opportunities aligned with Elanco’s global strategy, with potential oversight of the entire FA vaccine portfolio and strategic impact.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. animal science, veterinary medicine, chemistry, biology or related sciences) plus relevant industry experience.
• Proven vaccine project leadership history across species, technology types & R&D stages.
• Proven project leadership at all stages of product development, including track record of launching farm animal vaccines.
• Demonstrated ability to work within regulated product development.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills and strategic thinking.
• Clear written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the project goals OTIF (on time in full) by proactively managing project plans and assigned team members in accordance with approved timing and budget.
• Define optimized project plans for projects including internal/external resource needs for R&D and manufacturing, development costs, cost of goods and margin.
• Ensure the appropriate strategy is in place and sufficient milestones are identified, monitored, and communicated.
• Ensure permanent collaboration and interaction with critical functions outside of R&D (e.g. Corporate Strategy & Global Launch, Manufacturing & Quality) to ensure proper project valuation & ROI.
• Assembling, revising and leading the project team and evolving it as the project progresses. Work with functional leadership to assign best aligned SMEs to project needs.
• Collaborate effectively and timely communicate with functional SMEs to plan and execute projects.
• Set clear goals and objectives for the project team members, hold self and others accountable.
• Positively influence, foster creativity, and motivate project team members.
• Align with project manager to ensure robust preparation/updates of project plans, timelines and budgets.
• Identify & communicate to executive leadership project specific risks, status and opportunity, including impacts.
• Identify & communicate project risks, mitigations and remediation plans proactively.
• Effectively lead engagements with regulatory agencies, external collaborators/vendors as needed for projects.
• Serve on product task force efforts to support R&D, commercial projects as assigned.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory liaison

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline

PhD and/or DVM preferred

Job description

Elanco in Indianapolis is seeking a Senior Director, Vaccine Development Project Leadership – Farm Animal R&D to lead multi-functional teams and drive pipeline projects from entry to approval, coordinating internal and external resources across species and geographies.

You will partner with R&D and Commercial leaders to identify opportunities aligned with Elanco’s global strategy, with potential oversight of the entire FA vaccine portfolio and strategic impact.