Manager, Portfolio Program Planning

About the role

*Provide advanced and extensive project management support to multiple complex (e.g. late stage, requiring a device) drug development projects. Drives team accountability to meet project deliverables. Develops multiple project planning scenarios; identifies, monitors, and analyzes business risks. Recognizes when corrective action and planning are necessary and conducts root cause analyses. Manage activities to ensure functions have the right tools, reports, & data for accurate resource estimate

*Manages small cross-functional process improvement initiatives. Converts goals to tasks and coordinates activities to meet goals. Estimates and manages requirements to achieve defined objectives. Lead small teams through execution on defined objectives and keep cross-functional Managers and Directors informed of progress and achieved project milestones.

*Apply advanced and extensive project management principles and techniques to the coordination and completion of assigned goals and tasks. Prioritize tasks with effective use of time.

*Support and advise Project Managers on monthly project plan maintenance and information reporting. Provide data entry for change requests. Utilize QC reports to ensure proper input of project information and accuracy of data.

*Compile and provide routine standard reports on a monthly and ad hoc basis. Proactively address conflicting, incorrect, insufficient, or inappropriate information prior to report publication. Apply advanced project management tools for metrics collection and conduct advanced analysis of project data. Develop guidelines and checklists. Utilize and implement tools to identify novel solutions for metrics collection, data analysis and process improvement.

*Serves as local expert for business procedures and recommends solutions to the broader community. Develop and provide advanced training courses, presentations, and guidance to foster best practices. Mentor junior staff on training, presentation development, and delivery.

*Support and execute on business development and merger & acquisition integration activities (e.g. project planning and resource estimation for deal evaluation and integration of new assets into existing systems and processes).

*Establish and maintain strong network within department and external clients. Actively manages cross-functional and departmental team behaviors, mediates internal team disputes, and facilitates establishment of high performing teams. May manage up to 5 planners within the department.

*Interacts with all levels of employees in support of project coordination.

*Assesses performance against plans, processes, and practices to determine effectiveness and areas for process improvement..

Qualifications & Requirements

*Bachelors degree required, preferably in a technical, scientific or project management related discipline and 6+ years professional work experience, preferably in project management, system based processes, or the pharmaceutical or biotech industry; or Masters degree with 4+ years of work experience; or Doctorate degree with 2+ years of work experience in same disciplines.

*Accreditation in a project management or process improvement discipline highly preferred (e.g. Project Management Professional, LEAN Six Sigma, etc.).

• *2+ years Project Management experience, including leadership of a cross-functional team required.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of project management principles.
• Ability to work independently and represent sound strategies is required.

*Must have clear leadership skills that minimally include

strong written and effective interpersonal communication; capability to clearly present, influence, and logically justify proposals; sound judgment; negotiation and conflict management; effective communication across cultures and disciplines; relationship building and fostering teamwork; and training experience.

• *Job requires knowledge of the drug development process.
• *Cross-functional and global project team leadership experience preferred. Proficient in the tools and techniques of Project Management and /or Business Excellence.
• *Proficient technology skills (e.g., MS Office software, MS Project, Qlikview, Spotfire, etc.) required..

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.