Sr Manager, Project Management

Found in: beBee S CN - 4 weeks ago

Beijing, China MSD Full time

Job Description

Department:   Project and Pipeline Management

Report to:       Lead of Project Management

Location:        Beijing, China

Position Overview

Under the broad guidance of the Senior Project Leader or Project Leader, Project and Pipeline Management (PPM), this position will spend 80-85% of time managing development projects and / or supporting key franchise / management committees in order to further product portfolio.  The incumbent will be responsible for supporting the execution of product development strategies in collaboration with key development team members. The incumbent will spend the remaining 15 - 20% of time on efforts to improve business processes / PPM best practices or on the development of talent within PPM. 

Support Portfolio (80-85%)

  • Independently manage product development teams, early development teams, and Phase IV/V development teams. 
  • Develop project milestones and deliverables; prepare reports that summarize key progress and issues on development programs across departments, divisions, and franchises,  including preparation of background documents and presentations to senior management.
  • Guide teams through the effective execution of management-approved strategic plans for assigned projects; this includes ensuring risk management plans are fully developed, contracts are agreed upon and adhered to, change control procedures are followed when significant program deviations are encountered, communications within and external to the team are effective, and approved team resources and budgets are appropriately planned and managed. 
  • Ensure project data are accurately reported in databases and understood by development team members, including information used to derive costs, schedule, resources, and any other data pertinent to creation and management of project plans.
  • Apply learning from assignments on prior teams / projects to new projects and effectively guide teams in areas of developed expertise.
  • Ensure that team meetings have structure and clear purposes and goals; facilitate meetings and clearly communicate decisions and action items to team members and relevant parties outside of the team.
  • Monitor team dynamics regularly to ensure optimal team performance.  Take action to correct problems within a team stemming from miscommunication, differences of opinion, misaligned objectives, inexperience, etc.  Resolve conflicts and issues within teams.
  • Monitor processes and ensure that those responsible are informed of their effectiveness; advocate for and contribute to the success of change / process improvements when warranted.
  • As appropriate, may be the assigned PPM representative on key franchise committees / teams (as assigned by Franchise VP or Senior Project Leader).
  • May manage and / or administer strategic management or development committees.  Provide significant input into the evaluation and revision of processes and tools used to support the meetings, as appropriate.

Business Process Improvements / PM Talent Development (15-20%)

  • Ensure that PPM-owned, managed or affiliated processes are evaluated and feedback is provided to process owners regularly.  Actively participate in PPM and continuous improvement initiatives that require product development experience and understanding of procedures and policies, and which may involve influencing areas / senior management outside of PPM.  May participate in continuous improvement projects led by areas outside of PPM that have a significant impact on the work and / or effectiveness of PPM.  Provide input into the evaluation of PPM's scope of activities as required by Senior Management.
  • Establish good networks with a wide variety of employees, as appropriate for the given project, to assist with the implementation of change management plans.
  • Provide mentoring and technical oversight to Associate PMs / Project Planners working on common projects. 
  • Provide input into key departmental initiatives and / or departmental administrative activities.
  • Take relevant training courses to increase knowledge of the discipline of project management and understanding of product development in the pharmaceutical industry and to improve leadership skills.

Requirements

  • BS/MS/Ph.D. with 5-10 years of pharmaceutical/ biotech industry experience.
  •  5+ years of project management or related experience.
  • Requires specialized depth of expertise in own discipline and limited knowledge of other disciplines
  • Project Management certification / training and / or coursework & training in Project Management desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively and accomplish goals in team settings; experience in leading committees or task forces an asset.   Proven ability to effectively keep teams, projects, and assignments on track or properly rescoped with management approval. 
  • Understands or can quickly gain an understanding of the overall drug / vaccine development process and the key functions involved.
  • Can relate project details to larger divisional / corporate strategies, as appropriate, to provide context to teams
  • Demonstrate good judgment and creativity in team environments.
  • Effective interpersonal skills; able to establish good working relationships and collaborate with networks of employees of all levels; able to foster cooperation in others; creative problem-solver .
  • Effective written and oral communicator
  • Knows when and how to speak up and appropriately raise issues to the team and management
  • Keeps team members, departmental colleagues (as appropriate) and management fully apprised of project / initiative status and issues 
  • Has demonstrated leadership and credibility:  diplomatic, decisive, straightforward, honest.   Understands and has demonstrated situational leadership.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

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Requisition ID:R245756

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