EHS Director leading safety and sustainability strategy for Ingersoll Rand. Collaborating across teams to ensure compliance and foster a positive safety culture.
About the role
- Director, Global Project Manager co-leading strategic planning and execution in early stage biopharmaceutical R&D. Managing cross-functional teams and ensuring project delivery focused on drug development.
Responsibilities
- The Director, Global Project Manager (GPM) is responsible for co-leading the strategic and operational planning and decision-making processes with the Discovery and early stage Global Program Team (eGPT).
- Provide strategic vision and guidance to the team by developing integrated plans to successfully execute the strategy.
- Provide content expertise to the timing, costs, and resources required for development programs and is able to successfully deliver milestones and goals for their program(s).
- Ensure that cross-functional teams operate effectively, fostering positive team dynamics, and championing Alexion’s operating model.
- Leverage a strong background in science with exceptional program management skills to work in the Global Portfolio and Program Management function.
- Lead and manage cross functional early Global Program teams (eGPTs) to develop project strategy and ensure that the strategy is translated into a robust project plan with tangible deliverables.
- Coordinate and drive teams to proactively plan project activities as well as track and monitor project progress.
- Work with teams to identify risks, criteria for decision making and reporting.
- Lead and facilitate cross-functional team meetings, creating forums for presentation of new information, timely decision making, risk mitigation and action items and responsiveness to the daily tasks.
- Summarize complex topics and relay information regarding project status, risks, issues, decisions, etc. to team members, senior leadership, and staff as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain program timelines, budget, resource planning, and investment assumptions in partnership with finance to ensure transparency and accuracy of funding status.
- Providing strategic guidance to ‘pressure-test’ program team’s assumptions, drive scenario planning / trade off analysis, and cross-functional planning into the overall integrated program plan.
- Work independently to provide best in class operations and program management expertise to drive the eGPT toward execution excellence.
- Facilitate team goal setting and tracking to ensure adherence to plan and strategy and in preparation for end of year team evaluation process.
- Deliver project management excellence and apply project management tools as required.
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required, with higher level degree preferred
- >10 years of industry experience, 8 of which should be in managing cross-functional teams
- 10+ years of experience within one or more functional role(s) in pharmaceutical R&D drug development, biotechnology, or related industry
- 3+ years of direct experience in program management or scientific leadership roles in a cell-therapy, genomic medicine, or equivalent
- Excellent written and verbal skills, and strong interpersonal skills
- Must be well organized and have strong attention to detail with an ability to deal with competing priorities
- High level of problem-solving capability and business acumen
- Ability to balance competing priorities while quickly and objectively driving the team towards a path which maximizes value
- Strong influencing and interpersonal skills to operate and motivate a team in a matrix environment at all levels in the organization without direct authority
- Proven track in guiding teams through goal setting, planning, budgeting, timeline management, and transition through stage gates
- Expert understanding of the end-to-end processes in Research drug development and product value assessment
- Demonstrated ability to provide effective program management leadership in terms of setting program plans for a program from discovery through early development
- Capable of working in a professional manner with Sr Leaders and teams including diplomacy, negotiation and listening skills
- Expertise in budget and resource management and prioritization frameworks
- Mastery of SharePoint, Microsoft Project, and knowledge of MS Project Server
- Technical proficiency in the use of program planning tools and systems (e.g. Microsoft Project, resource forecasting, decision analytics, budgets)
- High level of proficiency in MS Office software including Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Visio
- Leadership skills, personal integrity, and the ability to work well with others in a fast-paced environment is critical
- Experience with contractor management, familiarity with success factors.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
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