Project Manager

Project Manager

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Project Manager.

Key Requirements:

- Collaborate with the Scientific, Training, Publication, or GMA Research Directors in delivering and setting yearly project strategy, goals, priorities and plans.
- Create and manage timelines for the development of relevant Scientific Strategy and Training deliverables; track budgets for these deliverables and associated activities; report on the status of deliverables and budget on a regular basis.
- Demonstrated ability and experience to identify and mitigate risk to achieve project success.
- Identifies, creates and propogates project management best practices across the department.
- Understands and examines processes with the ability to anticipate issues improving efficiencies across the department and project management agility.
- Manage projects and utilize tracking tools to identify potential resource/timing issues; propose solutions in a timely manner.
- Provide oversight, direction and management of service providers, including communication of expectations and timelines, assurance that high-quality deliverables are received on time.
- Manage service provider and consultant contracting process, invoicing and financials.
- Proactively identify and act on opportunities for cost savings within assigned projects.
- Manage the planning, operational, and reporting logistics of the GMST and/or other cross-functional meetings, including the planning of appropriate meeting schedules, communication of meeting plans to global team members, facilitation of meetings, distribution of advance-meeting materials, capture of deliverables, distribution of minutes, archival of materials.
- Demonstrate leadership in the communication with global partners and ability to persuade team members in areas of technical expertise.
- Ensure personal and team compliance with all relevant policies, SOPs, regulations and Codes of Conduct.
- Responsible for project-specific reporting to Scientific Strategy and Training leadership and Global Head.
- Responsible for technical mentoring and training of less experienced departmental staff.
- Proactively identifies operational challenges within the GMSTs, critically review options, and assimilate strategies to provide solutions.
- Ability to prioritize projects both within programs/therapeutic and among multiple assigned programs/therapeutic areas based on department objectives.

Key Experience:

- 5 years' of project management experience preferably in the area of medical affairs or clinical development within the pharmaceutical/biomedical industry, including at least 3 years leading projects within the pharmaceutical/biomedical industry.
- 2 years experience in invoice/budget tracking.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry regulations at local or global level
- Proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Minimum 7 years experience as a project manager leading complex pharmaceutical projects in a multi-disciplinary, global environment.
- Experience supervising vendors.
- Demonstrated leadership skills managing Matrix teams, influencing outcomes and key project decisions.
- Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with senior management and medical professionals.
- Fluid use of SharePoint and web conferencing tools.
- Process improvement experience.
- Project Management Professional certification with PMI.

Key Skills:

- Ability to work on cross-functional teams and to prioritize operational needs effectively.
- Ability to lead and persuade others within a Matrix environment.
- Ability to prioritize and make decisions for projects independently.
- Management of multiple tasks of varied complexity simultaneously.
- Ability to mentor and train junior-level people in similar roles.
- Ability to work independently, or with a diverse group of individuals across various functional areas and organizations.
- Ability to develop, articulate and establish processes which impact cross-functional or department processes.
- Demonstrate a high degree of self-awareness, self-motivation, initiative, and attention to detail.
- Ability to foster trust among global colleagues in Matrix environment.
- Ability to implement and drive strategic plans to successful conclusion.
- Ability to embrace diversity in thought and perspectives to support continual self and organizational improvement.
- Flexibility and responsiveness-ability to anticipate change and adapt strategies to maintain program integrity and accomplish business objectives.
- Relationship building-ability to cultivate a wide network of relationships both internally and externally and promote a team environment.

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.