Project Manager

Description

• Define and execute project strategies in alignment with portfolio goals and selection assumptions.
• Act as project champion; ensure advancement of key project deliverables.
• Define key project risks and establish response plans, considering multiple constraints.
• Cultivate relationships with Product Development Leadership and other pipeline managers; anticipate and address stakeholder needs.
• Figure out the processes necessary to get things done and know how to organize people and activities.
• Use rigorous logic and methods in solving difficult problems with effective solutions.
• Contribute to stakeholder initiatives as a representative for project or Global Project & Program Management.
• Leverage governance structures to progress project activities; ensure timely decision making.
• Share lessons learned with peers and project management trainees.

Project Planning

• Establish project plan baselines and document assumptions.
• Compile and challenge project schedules with the project team, manage timelines through critical path analysis.
• Describe impact to timeline in scenario planning.
• Monitor completion of key development tasks through PD governance procedures.
• Identifies trends among common projects and seeks to align with other project managers and leaders on portfolio strategies.
• Use project timelines as a tool to drive accountability and escalate inaction.
• Review timelines for short-term, middle-term, and long-term project lifecycles.

Project Budget Management

• Establish and control budget for project direct and indirect costs.
• Identify project budget risks and opportunities; adjust budget to create acceleration opportunities for important milestones.
• Describe impact to project budget in scenario planning.
• Report project budget according to established Sandoz financial cycles.

Qualifications

• Master’s in pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) or Bachelor of Engineering
• PMP certification / MBA preferred
• 10-15 Years of experience in pharmaceutical industry specialized in Solid Orals.