Development Directors drive early stage development projects to decision points on time, on scope and on budget.
Development Directors provide project management to Development Teams within a highly matrixed organization, starting when compounds are selected and proceeding through Proof of Concept.
Development Directors employ high quality, rigorous project management methodologies and approaches within project teams to drive project delivery to the required targets, ensuring that all projects are aligned across functional lines, and to the needs of the business and that all stakeholder needs are identified and met.
Development Directors identify potential risks to delivery, and potential gains to project value, and guide the team to develop appropriate scenario assessments and solutions/decisions.
Finally, Development Directors maintaining a detailed knowledge of the inter- dependencies of activities that are required to prosecute a project up to the Proof of Concept milestone at all stages of the product lifecycle.
Responsibilities
1. Development Strategy Planning & Options Development
*Leads and coordinates development of integrated project plans ensuring alignment
across lines and functions.
Leads the process for evaluation and optimization of alternative development options / scenario planning.
*Challenge team members to ensure optimal strategic and operational plans
*Planning and scheduling of project activities and alignment utilizing learning from
other projects
*Minimize cycle times through experience, sharing of best practices and excellence in
project planning
2. Project management: Execution (time, budget, scope), Risk Analysis and Management
*All aspects of timeline management, including follow up
*Ensure that Line plans align with project plans and commercial objectives - potentially
by setting up and leading one or more of the project sub-teams (e.g. operational sub-team).
*Identifying opportunities and risks - highlights critical path activities, provide focus for
acceleration, allows tracking to monitor hand-offs
*Create and manage the risk management plan for all opportunities and risks
*Outlines activities & inter-dependencies to progress the project
3. Information and Communication Management - at project and portfolio level
*Ensure that project databases are accurate and current routinely
*Ensures effective, accurate and timely communication of project team endorsed status
updates to the stakeholders with respect to the portfolio (resourcing, budget, timeline, etc).
*Coordinates and contributes preparation of team documents (Development Strategy
Documents, Transition agreements, project team agendas, minutes etc) and presentations as a means of communicating to the organization.
4. Team Leadership & Effectiveness
*Works with team leader (and HR if appropriate) to build and maintain the performance and effectiveness of the project team, including regular checks on team health and identification and resolution (including escalation to appropriate level) of team performance issues.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
*Advanced scientific or medical degree (PhD, PharmD or MD)
*8+ years in the Pharma Industry in a product development capacity, preferably in an oncology setting.
*MBA is a plus.
*PMP certification is a plus.
Technical Skills Requirements:
*Deep experience in team and matrix leadership
*Deep knowledge of Drug Development Sciences
*Proven track record of drug product development
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