Director, Pipeline Project Management

Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, GSK House, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage Posted Date: Dec 1 2022 Start a career with purpose GSK is a place where outstanding people do amazing things. As a science-led global healthcare company, we exist to help people do more, feel better, live longer. Our goal is to be one of the most innovative, best performing, and trusted healthcare companies. “Imagine for a moment doing a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world, a job where you can use your creativity and passion for science to the table, working with a diverse group of colleagues who impact the lives of millions of people every day. Join us and start making your impact today.” Denis Lassance, VP, Head Pipeline Project & Resource Management When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies as outlined in the job requirements. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application. Position Summary GSK is seeking motivated and energetic Pipeline Project Management Directors responsible for the integration of project research and development strategy in the global plan, the optimization of the project critical path, and enabling optimal and efficient execution. In this position, as an experienced life sciences Director, Pipeline Project Management, you will work in close collaboration with the Medicine Development Leader to provide operational and strategic leadership to the medicine development team by working with functional area partners to deliver robust, fit for purpose plan, and oversee its execution. The role is responsible for generating scenario planning for the project team, enabling robust data-driven decision-making, and for the oversight and reporting of development program deliverables and objectives. Alongside the technical project management responsibilities, you will use your ‘soft skills’ to keep the matrix team motivated, aligned and focused on delivering the team’s critical path. In this position you will be assigned to projects in the SPC pipeline. Depending on your experience and the size and complexity of the project you manage, you may supervise other Project Managers. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit, and diverse perspective to our organization. What you will dive into In this highly rewarding and visible role you will Influence the strategy, seamlessly integrate it into an endorsed development plan, optimize the critical path, and oversee its execution Be accountable to, and work with, the Medicine Development Leader (and Medicine Development Team) to translate the strategy into a robust, competitive medicines or vaccines development plan, with an optimized critical path and clear go/no go decision points Define opportunities for acceleration and manage the assumptions regarding human resources and budget forecast Proactively identify and escalate project risks or issues, and consider options to manage and minimize implications on project timelines, budgets, and goals Monitor progress against approved project plans, noting deviations and suggesting corrective actions Work with all functional lines to create alignment of overarching project development plans with functional area plans Ensure source systems reflect the current project plan assumptions to enable integrated planning across the organization, and ability to track performance against baseline and current plan Drive scenario planning and enable Governance / Decision- Making Drive the preparation of strategic scenario analyses to achieve time, value, and budget advantages Lead the preparation of documents for key governance meetings Manage Resource and Budget Identify and manage project resource/budget requirements and anticipated variance, and work with the Medicine Development Leader and matrix team to ensure estimates are accurate, gaps are addressed, and progress tracked Manage the Matrix Team Provide operational leadership of project team by overseeing the execution of the strategy Manage project-level team meetings, ensure they have a structure and are effective Document clear decisions/actions (minutes) that are communicated to team members and stakeholders Keep the matrix team aligned and focused on the execution of the critical path Take action to maintain effective dynamics and creating optimal team environment and performance Own the Project Communication Utilize effective communication skills to facilitate appropriate information exchange between Functional Lines, Medicine Development Leader, and senior management; ensuring project information is quickly communicated to the appropriate stakeholders, in an agreed format and cadence, and in compliance with approved standards Drive continuous development of yourself and the department Continuously enhance personal understanding and application of project management tools and methodologies in the pharmaceutical industry Participate in process improvement initiatives and bring in external perspective and industry standard practices Perform project data analyses and reporting, as needed Manage other Project Managers Drive department and R&D leadership change agenda When appropriate, manage line of project managers, providing day to day oversight and coaching Ensure appropriate employee development Manage performance in alignment with the department leadership team What you will bring to the table Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Advanced degree in life science or business management areas Direct experience in successful pharmaceutical project management across multiple phases of research and development (Candidate selection through phase 4), with timeline, management, and budgetary responsibility Strong experience with project management tools such as Planisware and/or MS Project, and computer proficiency (advanced knowledge of MS-Office applications required including Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Deep experience in risk, budget, and resource management Breadth of knowledge of multi-disciplinary pharmaceutical drug and/or vaccine development required (oncology, vaccines, specialty & primary care, infectious disease) Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Entrepreneurial spirit, strong judgement, and strong leadership skills including effective communication, emotional intelligence, influencing skills within a matrix and senior management (e.g. influence without authority), motivate others, and manage conflicts PMP or equivalent certification Agile and distributed decision-making Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams. Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learnings, both internally and externally. Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with competing priorities Ability to foster a strong collaborative spirit internally and externally Ability to think critically Passion for delivering medicines and vaccines to prevent and treat disease Clear understanding of critical path generation, and a drive to find solutions to meet or exceed expected timelines Demonstrated ability to act/think strategically and see “the big picture” Our purpose starts with us We want to make sure that everyone is empowered to be themselves, feel good and keep growing at GSK. We believe this will help us to attract, retain and motivate the very best people to support our business now and in the future. What we offer: To be part of a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose to improve the quality of human life by helping people do more, feel better, live longer. Competitive base salary Learning and career development Annual bonus based on company performance Employee recognition programs Access to healthcare & wellbeing programs Flexible working options available for most roles Be you We all bring something unique to GSK and when we combine our knowledge, experiences and styles together, the impact is incredible. “We take pride in being a company where everyone can be themselves, and where diversity is embraced and celebrated. At GSK, we all hold ourselves accountable for ensuring that respect and inclusivity are at the very heart of our culture as a company.” Emma Walmsley, CEO, GSK Why GSK? We’re uniting science, technology and talent to make a difference in more people’s lives, and revolutionising the way we do R&D. We’re combining the power of genetic and genomic insights into what causes disease, with the speed and scale of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to make better predictions about who a treatment might work for, and why. We believe this powerful combination of data and technology holds the key to fundamentally transforming medical discovery for the better, improving R&D success rates and shaping how even the most challenging diseases, like neurological conditions and cancer, can be both prevented and treated. No single scientist, nor any one technology can keep us all ahead of disease. That’s why we build important collaborations with commercial and academic partners to advance our understanding of disease and what it takes to get ahead. In the past three years, we’ve doubled the number of partnerships we’ve signed, because of our belief in their significant impact on our process. Our pipeline currently comprises of more than 60 vaccines and medicines across four core therapeutic areas including infectious diseases, HIV, oncology and immunology as well at pursuing other science-led opportunities outside our core areas. Many have the potential to be first or best-in-class opportunities for patients and since 2017, we’ve delivered 13 major approvals and more than doubled the number of potential new vaccines and medicines in Phase 3 and registration to 23. In 2021 we delivered four major product approvals: Cabenuva for HIV, Jemperli for endometrial cancer, Xevudy for COVID-19 and Apretude, our new long-acting medicine for HIV prevention. We give our scientists the freedom to own the process. Our scientists often use genetic data to help us understand the root cause of disease. We steer the research where the data shows we can do the most good. If a project doesn’t pan out, we take what we’ve learned and apply it elsewhere. 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