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As Project Manager, you will play a critical role in supporting the planning, execution, and closure of projects in alignment with the strategic plans of the business. Your responsibilities will encompass project management, documentation, risk evaluation, financial tracking, and reporting, all while adhering to PM best practices. This role includes managing medium to high-priority programs and cultivating complex business relationships.

Key Accountabilities:

• Project Management & Delivery: Manage all aspects of the product development plan, including activity planning, budget management, schedule adherence, resourcing, and milestone tracking to ensure on-time and within-budget project
• Project Management Tools & Data Accuracy: Actively maintain internal project management tools (e.g., SmartSheet), ensuring accuracy in scheduling, risk assessment, RAID logs, and data Regularly update and track progress using standardized dashboard reporting.
• Stakeholder Communication & Leadership: Act as the key internal contact for projects, fostering strong cross-functional relationships. Facilitate regular project updates, document decisions and follow-ups and provide leadership to resolve issues and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Contribute to integrated project teams across the matrixed organization, collaborating with departments such as clinical operations, regulatory, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality to achieve project
• Risk & Change Management: Proactively identify, assess, and manage project Track mitigation actions, owners, and due dates, and schedule impacts and ensure proper submission to the change management process to maintain project integrity.
• Schedule Management & Reporting: Develop, maintain, and report all project schedule information, ensuring transparency and adherence across all levels of the Identify schedule risks or slippage and support corrective actions when necessary.
• Financial, Vendor, and Contract Tracking: Support budget tracking, accruals, purchase orders, SOWs, invoice follow-ups, vendor deliverables, and external partner commitments.
• Cross-Functional Reporting & Data Traceability: Manage cross-functional reporting relationships to ensure traceability of project data and alignment with other systems in the organization. Ensure consistency and accessibility of data for key
• Leadership & Collaboration: Collaborate with department leadership to ensure KPIs are met. Lead and manage complex programs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, while navigating multi-faceted challenges.

Education & Experience

• Postgraduate qualifications (Bachelor's or above) in science or life sciences
• Minimum 2+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience including products in preclinical and clinical development (Phase 1-3)
• Entry level of project management experience with multiple small projects or one complex project
• Expertise in at least at least one pharmaceutical drug development functions (clinical ops, manufacturing development, regulatory, or non-clinical development).
• Experience working as part of a cross-functional team
• Experience maintaining project management software solutions and project management tools
• Minimum 2+ years of project and financial management experience
• SmartSheet experience preferred

Key Capabilities:

• Commitment to excellence: Take pride in your work and consistently strive for excellence in everything you do
• Results-oriented: Driven to achieve goals and objectives, with a strong focus on delivering measurable results
• Creativity and innovation: Possess a willingness to think outside the box and come up with unique and creative solutions to challenges
• Strong communication skills: Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, using clear and concise language
• Collaboration: Work effectively as part of a team, actively sharing knowledge and expertise to achieve common goals
• Resilience: Demonstrate the ability to bounce back from setbacks and persevere in the face of challenges
• Inclusive mindset: Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for diversity, and actively work to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment, able to adjust to changing priorities, and willing to take on new challenges
• Ethical behavior: Act with integrity and demonstrate a commitment to ethical behavior in all interactions with colleagues and stakeholders
• Continuous learning: Show a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, continually seeking out opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills