Partners with Asset Team Leaders and core team functional representatives from clinical, medical affairs, regulatory, clinical operations, drug production, commercial and enabling functions responsible to ensure appropriate valuations, budget management and robust decision making. Responsible for ensuring China strategy development and activities delivery in development pipeline, as well as post approval commitment strategy development if applicable and oversight of post approval activities.
Central point of contact with Global Project Managers to ensure China programs are aligned to global development strategies.
support local governance committees’ activities in partnership with China PMO and PPM Catetory Lead.
Project Planning o Translates team’s strategic objectives into operational plans; provides insight into operational feasibility of proposed strategies. Drives cross-functional and cross-geographical alignment to strategic plans and goals. o Recognizes and flags internal or external impacts to strategies and plans; leads team in characterizing the impacts and revising plans, as appropriate. o Coordinates inputs into asset valuation and prioritization evaluations.
Project Execution and Delivery: o Accountable for delivery of the China asset plan in alignment with the overall asset team strategies. o Works in close partnership with key team members (e.g. Development, Clinical, Medical, Pharm Sci TL, Dev Ops, Drug Safety R&D, Regulatory, Safety etc.) to manage the project to achieve key milestones within time, cost and quality parameters. o Proactively drives and monitors the delivery of the plans, anticipates and manages issues that arise, and utilizes business/content knowledge and problem-solving skills to bring forward options for resolution o Ensures proactive operational risk/opportunity identification and mitigation is conducted regularly by the team, and that the risk plan is documented and communicated to all stakeholders and applicable governance/oversight structures. o Guides local team in escalation pathways (Local/Global), escalating risks to governance as appropriate o Monitors and manages progress against the approved budget, ensuring accurate financial forecasts. Manages the process for managing new funding requests through appropriate governance o Ensures effective, accurate and timely communication of project information to the matrix Asset Team, governance, Portfolio Operations, and leadership. o Manages key documents for the asset team, ensuring plans are kept current and accessible. Training & Education Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree in one of the disciplines related to drug development or business management is required. An advanced scientific or business degree is highly desirable.
Previous experience in a project management role. Prior Experience Preferred:
Level is determined by: o Qualifications of the individual (based on experience and competencies). o Business need (based on the complexity of the deliverables).
Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred. Communication Skills and Influence:
Supports team effectiveness and delivery through excellent communications (written, verbal and presentation skills).
Is able to influence team through personal credibility and track record of delivery of personal and team goals.
Proven ability to develop a network within the company to facilitate decision making and overcome barriers to delivery.
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