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Position Summary
Independently and proactively leads matrixed cross-functional medical project management teams within the Worldwide Medical Affairs (WWMA) Cell Therapy (CT) Organization.
Details
This role reports directly into the Senior Director of Strategy and Operations and will be a strategic and operational portfolio partner to the WWMA CT medical leads in delivering on key portfolio related priorities. Activities include global/regional brand and medical planning, budget planning, congress planning, workforce planning and planning/execution of special projects. This role also partners across Commercial, Hematology, and Cell Therapy to lead/support strategic planning responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
• Partner with the Medical Lead to facilitate the development, execution, and strategic reviews of various Medical Affairs functions involved in the global brand, launch and Medical Affairs plans in order to
• develop/communicate the Medical view effectively in global medical and marketing planning (including Medical Plans and IEPs for assigned products/ensuing the Medical Plan is aligned with TA portfolio objectives/strategies).
• Maintain Medical plans, manage dependencies across functions, and provide transparency to medical leads and senior leaders (inclusive of congress planning and management for the team). Prepare comprehensive project plans and progress reports for team leads, senior management and other stakeholders, as needed.
• Track & measure performance and identify risk areas or barriers impeding successful execution. Work with teams, Medical leadership, and/or senior management to resolve
• Partner with Medical Team Lead/core team to facilitate medical matrix team meetings, ensure agendas for key meetings are focused on key deliverables, risk management, issue identification and resolution. Ensure that key actions and agreements are understood, and the team is held accountable for their commitments.
• Partner with Finance and Medical leads to facilitate the budget process including trade-off discussions and on an ongoing basis ensure the brand budgets (including facilitation of annual budget, monthly projections, accruals, variance analysis and budget planning for the coming year) are on track.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders, Commercial, Hematology and Cell Therapy Medical team members, to influence strategic alignment on key Medical objectives.
• Ensure Medical Team members are fully represented in the decision-making process and knowledge exchange is taking place.
• Ensure key communication points are captured and disseminated (dashboards, tracking scientific communications).
• Train/Onboard of new project managers, junior level support, and/or contingent workers.
Qualifications & Experience
• BS/BA required; 5+ years industry experience required (research in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or academics is preferred)-science background strongly recommended.
• Advanced project management skills and relevant experience on matrix management, budget management, metrics, senior leadership communication (Commercial, R&D experience a plus).
• Ability to lead and engage in complex strategic scientific discussions to develop /summarize clear followup/action plans, to execute and drive performance.
• Ability to build relationships, influence and drive organizational engagement at all levels in a rapidly changing environment.
• Highly effective written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized and motivated individual with the ability to work independently/effectively with cross functional matrixed teams.
• Strong technical skills, including advanced Excel, Sharepoint, TEAMS and other analytics & business intelligence and finance (Tableau, Ariba, SAP, Workday, Room scheduler, COMPASS, etc.) strongly desired.
• Comfort with ambiguity, driving change and innovation across a matrix.
• Experience with drug development, commercialization, and healthcare, clinical trial management a plus.
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