Continually identify, prioritize and mitigate project risks
Meet with appropriate personnel for periodic reviews
Produce reports showing progress against outstanding milestones, resource requirements, issues, risks and dependencies
Provide oversight and control of any external resources contracted to the project
Research and identify solution opportunities
Define project scope and objectives
Estimate time requirements, establish deadlines and monitor milestone completion
Lead project teams to create and maintain project schedules, complete project deliverables and track progress against deadlines
- Utilizing interpersonal and change management skills, overcome resistance to new processes to ensure maximum efficiency
- Elicit detailed requirements using interviews and document and business process analysis
- Identify vendors, coordinate demos and guide decision-making process
- Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language simply, clearly, unambiguously, and concisely
- Develop functional and system design specifications by critically evaluating information gathered from multiple sources, reconciling conflicts, decomposing high-level information into details, abstracting up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguishing user requests from the underlying true needs
- Collaborate with internal and external resources and subject matter experts
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
- BA/BS degree, or higher, preferred
- 5+ years’ experience within the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry required
- Understanding and familiarity with ICH and other international guidelines is a plus
- Work experience:
oMinimum 1-3 years of process or project management experience as a project manager or a related role, with demonstrated success in leading process or project initiatives through a project lifecycle.
oIdeally this person has some Pharmacovigilance / Drug Safety experience or equivalent.
- Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong analytical, assessment, judgment, and problem solving skills
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and professionalism
- Ability to work independently, as well as within a cross-functional team environment
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and manage competing priorities
- Knowledge and experience of common safety database systems
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Project management software
- May require some domestic and/or international travel (<10%)
Competencies:
- Process Management – Proficient at figuring out the process necessary to get things done; knows what to measure and how to measure it; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; can see opportunities for synergy and integration; can simplify complex processes
- Innovation Management – Good at bringing creative ideas of others to market; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace
- Problem Solving – Uses logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions; probes applicable sources; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers
- Perspective – Looks toward a broad view of an issue/challenge; can easily pose future scenarios; can think globally; can discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues and project them into the future
- Listening – Practices attentive and active listening
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