Project Manager

Job Description

Project Manager – Philadelphia, PA

Position Summary / Objectives

Our client is a clinical stage oncology company based in Philadelphia and is looking for a Project Manager is responsible for providing cross-functional program leadership to ensure projects achieve desired outcomes from product definition through product commercialization.

This leader will help teams define and achieve the objectives and goals required to complete projects on time and within budget. Their focus will be on driving high levels of collaboration and execution across teams. They will ensure effective management of portfolios with a focus on effective design control and risk taking. The successful candidate will possess a high degree of professionalism, maturity and confidentiality.

Essential Job Functions :

• Establish seamless partnership with customers, aligning our collective goals.
• Provide cross-functional program leadership to drive strategic growth initiatives, innovation portfolio and programs.
• Establish, maintain, and influence program stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications, both internal and external to the organization.
• Present data and recommend program improvements to senior leaders.
• Execute program plans (quality, risk, communication, staffing, etc.) and capture and communicate program status and data in order to maintain accurate and current program information for the use of stakeholders.
• Optimize resource allocation of portfolio in partnership with functional leaders across divisions / site.
• Track overall program progress and provide detailed management status reports. Ensure projects are run in compliance with company and FDA regulations.
• Oversee and provide guidance across all phases of the product development life-cycle process from concept to commercialization.
• Execute multi-faceted projects including but not limited to New Product Launches,
• Manufacturing Transfers, Facilities projects, M&A integration plans, etc.
• Drive organizational and program learnings / best practices to continually improve organization
• Develops new business processes to expand company capability.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

This position manages program leadership to ensure projects achieve desired outcomes

Education, Experience, and Certification :

Thrives in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment, operating at both strategic and tactical levels