Program Manager (Pharma)

12 Month Contract

Hybrid Working

Welwyn Garden City

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We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile pharmaceutical clients. They are currently looking for a Program Manager to join them for an initial 12 month contract, however there may be scope for extension.

Role Overview:

Job Summary: The Program Manager is a core member of molecule/disease area teams, driving drug or disease area development programs to maximise efficiency, portfolio value, and patient benefit. This role contributes to the company''s bold ambition to deliver 20 transformative medicines by 2030 by co-creating and delivering the portfolio effectively and efficiently.

Role Responsibilities:

• Be a core member of one or more molecule/disease area teams and drive drug or disease area development programs as well as established (foundational) product teams to maximise efficiency, portfolio value and patient benefit.
• Provide strategic program management to project teams, framing and assessing options, and identifying inflection points and critical factors for project delivery, decision-making and governance.
• Guide molecule teams, in close collaboration with the respective team leader.
• Build and maintain highly functioning project teams by observing team dynamics, building trust, addressing issues and encouraging open dialogues.
• Keep teams on track to deliver short-, mid-and long-term activities to achieve team objectives and drive key program/project meetings & workshops, team communication and documentation.
• Lead and contribute to functional or company-wide initiative workstreams (may).
• Contribute to portfolio management by reporting and proactively maintaining key project information to support portfolio overview and decisions.
• Maintain program and project management guidelines, standards, and tools as required.
• Drive implementation and execution of program strategy identification and mitigation of program risks.
• Leverage molecule development and market expertise to accelerate high quality decisions, lead effective ways of working, and catalyse change.
• Foster a teaching, coaching, and learning culture and embody leadership principles such as VACC - Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach within the MPM community, the PSD chapter and teams.

Addendum for the Evidence PM Role:

• Support Integrated Evidence Planning: This involves a strategic planning process for evidence generation across functions to ensure broad and sustainable patient access to medicines by defining all necessary evidence for regulatory, access, and clinical practice throughout a product''s lifecycle.

Skills & Experience:

• Talented and passionate, inspired by the shared purpose of being key partners in translating company strategies into PD priorities and beyond and delivering the portfolio with excellence.
• Experienced in using different Project Management, Change Management, Business Management or related tools, methodologies & approaches to drive the team''s development of a strategy and achieve the desired outcomes for a program/project/function, effectively and efficiently.
• Solid drug development and potentially commercial experience, and a proven track record of driving comprehensive program strategies.
• Belief in the principles of Learning/Growth, Enabler, Value Creation, and Enterprise Mindset.
• Thrives in environments of ambiguity and collaboration where authority and accountability are distributed between all people involved and where advice seeking is foundational.
• Comfortable with working out loud and the principles of iteration and experimentation, and an active listener.
• Results-oriented in an ambiguous environment, ensuring clarity of objectives and a clear and easily understood plan/roadmap. Drives teams toward action and impact.
• A systems thinker, understanding the landscape & interconnectedness of activities within the project/program and outside in the wider business, connecting the dots and asking the right questions to clarify the project strategy or scope.
• An effective communicator who shares information transparently and strategically and can influence and connect with key stakeholders, gaining alignment on outcomes.
• Applies business knowledge and expertise to ensure maximum value to the company. This may include, but is not limited to, molecule development lifecycle, marketing application filings, transformational initiatives, large technology systems and business process changes, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to translate project plans and strategy into action and have strong influencing, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Can challenge assumptions and step outside traditional thinking.

Location:

This role requires candidates to work from the clients Welwyn Garden City office at least 2-3 days a week.

Working hours:

Standard working hours with some flex where required.

If you feel that this is a role that would suit you then please apply today.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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