GSK · 1 day ago
Director, Pipeline Project Manager
USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveGSK is a global biopharma company focused on uniting science, technology, and talent to advance health. The Pipeline Project Manager will lead project management efforts to optimize drug and vaccine development processes, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Oversee projects deliverables and guide strategy and governance preparation for direct reports (if appropriate) to ensure outcomes consistent with PPM expectations
Facilitate and/or contribute to asset strategy and evidence strategy, and lead development of the integrated project plan to ensure feasibility and alignment with TA strategy, prioritization, and pipeline performance objectives
Own the single integrated plan that builds team commitment to shared goals with schedules and budgets based on clear dependencies and assumptions
Lead options planning, generate recommendations, alternatives, and trade-offs to strengthen decision-making and optimize the project strategy
Leads team preparation for governance decisions and owns schedule, risk, and budget inputs
Identify opportunities to accelerate by challenging constraints that impact critical path and near-critical path activities
Orchestrate seamless handoffs with focus on the critical path through proactive project plan monitoring, risk management, and cross-functional management of project issues with timely escalation to leadership as required
Ensure rigor, consistency, and compliance in established systems to drive timely, high-quality data and reporting in and across projects
Build trusting relationships with the team and stakeholders to encourage transparency and collaboration
Use strong facilitation skills to lead regular project team meetings and apply consistent best practice for meeting agendas, actions, minutes, and other meeting documentation
Establish and sustain agreed-upon ways of working for effective team communication, decisions, and conflict resolution
Actively promote GSK’s Code and values. Seek diverse perspectives, cultivate psychological safety, and ensure that all relevant voices are heard to strengthen outcomes and foster broad commitment. Work on any assignment as directed
Qualification
Required
BS/BA in life science or business management or related
Several years of project management experience in a matrix team environment in pharmaceutical R&D or related industry
Deep drug development and organizational knowledge/experience to validate the operational feasibility, challenge project team assumptions, and prompt subject matter experts to consider the impact of portfolio strategy and external landscape (regulatory, commercial, and competitive)
Extensive experience building and maintaining high-quality project plans, budget and resource forecasts, and project management documentation (key assumptions, risks, etc.)
Extensive experience guiding teams to develop recommendations and options inclusive of benefit, cost, and risk trade-offs to realize the project strategy
Extensive experience preparing for governance interactions to enable funding, resourcing, and strategic and operational project decisions
Extensive experience facilitating and documenting effective project team meetings. Experience leading or contributing to organizational project management capabilities and PM-related improvement initiatives as needed
Demonstrated experience proactively collaborating with a wide variety of project, functional, and leadership stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to build trust and strengthen collaborative relationships with matrixed team members across teams, sub-teams, and functions
Background in multi-disciplinary pharmaceutical drug and/or vaccine development such as oncology, vaccines, specialty & primary care, infectious disease
Preferred
Project/Program Management Professional (PMP) certificate preferred
Strong experience with Planisware, MS Project, and/or other recognized Project Management tool
Demonstrated understanding of organizational dynamics in a matrix environment preferred
Knowledge of formal high-performance team concepts and experience leading or partnering with project leaders to establish and sustain a high-performance team environment
Company
GSK
We are uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Our community guidelines: https://gsk.to/socialmedia
Founded in 1929
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$25.51MKey Investors
CARB-X
2021-03-02Grant· $18M
2020-09-23Grant· $7.51M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Julie Brown
CFO
Mike Elmore
SVP & Chief Information Security Officer, GSK
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