| Job Posting Title: |
Senior Manager, Project Management |
| Requisition Number: |
4981 |
| Country: |
US
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| State: |
California
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| Job Location: |
Foster City
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| Functional Area: |
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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| Position Type: |
Regular
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| Full-Time / Part-Time: |
Full-Time
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| Shift: |
Days
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| Specific Responsibilities: |
The Senior Project Manager, Project Management is responsible for managing one complex or two less complex project teams. |
| Essential Duties and Job Functions: |
The Senior Project Manager, Project Management is responsible for managing one complex or two less complex project teams. Works in partnership with project leaders to ensure timely, efficient, and effective meetings, and to ensure adequate progress on team activities between meetings. Co-Chairs Project Team meetings and is responsible for coordinating complex team operations and communications. Directs project communications and ensures that all project customers are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status. Organizes Project Management support for various functional areas on the Project, attends subteam meetings; organizes ad hoc working groups. Leads the design, implementation, and update of Project Development Plans. which form the operational basis for the project team. Ensures that Development Plans integrate timing, scope and resources. May author selected sections of the Development Plan. Ensures project work compiles with established practices, policies and processes. Collaborates with Project Planning and Analysis to ensure that functional area resources are sufficient to achieve project goals and objectives. Provides leadership to the team and functional areas to anticipate and identify complex project issues which pose a challenge to achieving strategic goals. Proposes and implements plans to resolve such issues and execute corrective actions. Assists in the review and editing of Project Team complex regulatory documents. May author sections of regulatory documents. Contributes to research, development and commercial project strategies. Represents the Project Team to the Development Committee. Organizes preparation of complex documents for review by the Development Committee. May represent Project Management on Franchise Teams. Leads working groups within the Project Management department to resolve complex operational issues or improve department processes. |
| Knowledge, Experience and Skills: |
Typically requires a BA or BS degree and minimum 10 years of relevant experience, which includes 5 years as a project manager and/or pharmaceutical line manager and/or pharmaceutical functional area scientist, or a MS or MBA degree and minimum 8 years of relevant experience. A PhD in a scientific field or a PharmD, DVM or MD degree and minimum 4 years of relevant experience is desirable. Experience should include participation in cross-functional project management activities. Must have in-depth understanding of the drug development process. Must have a general understanding of and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards of pharmaceutical project management. Must be able to understand and communicate scientific and business elements associated with the therapeutic area(s) of assigned projects. Must possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work both independently and in a team environment. Must be able to support multiple activities simultaneously. Must possess advanced knowledge and skill with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel and other reporting and tracking tools. Must have a strong attention to detail. Must be able to work under limited supervision, determine personal work plan, and schedule tasks and activities. |
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