Project Manager - Marketing III (Advanced)

Project Manager - Marketing III (Advanced) Job ID: 24-02384

Qualifications:

Qualifications

• Education: BS or BA
• Total years of Experience: 8-10 years in progressive Project Management.

Required skills:

• Must understand global marketing/commercial environments (preferably in pharmaceuticals/healthcare)

• Must be able to manage multiple, high priority projects with interdependencies and provide cross portfolio reporting to global marketing leadership.

• Should have strong skills in Microsoft Suite of Office products (Outlook, Excel, PPT, Word, Teams, SharePoint, etc.)

• Candidate must have 3+ years Microsoft Project Planning experience and an understanding of how to plan and manage projects with interdependencies.

Nice to have / Preferred Skills.:

• Prior experience planning and manage product launches, preferably in pharmaceutical industry.

• Understanding and experience with VEEVA Vault

• Experience working with multiple cultures and individuals where English is a second language.

• 3-5 years minimum involvement within Commercial sales, Marketing planning, creative development, and tactical communications implementation.

• Proficiency in applying agile frameworks and practices.

Background Preferred

• Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Biologics, Financial, Engineering, or work in regulated Environments.

• Project management certification

• Scrum Master certification

What type of personality or working style typically excels in this role

• Collaborative

• Team player

• Multitasker

• Willing to learn

• Cross-functional, Enterprise (end-to-end) and Commercial mindset

• Flexible, transparent Communicator, both verbally and written

• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to work in fast-paced environment at times

• Very organized

• Detail-oriented

• Ability to work within matrixed Team Environment

• Communicator

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with project stakeholders to document project goals, scope, schedule, project plan(s), deliverables, risks, blockers, success measures, and estimated resources needed in preparation for several new product launches.

• Ensures select, large product launches are aligned with Launch Excellence processes and expectations.

• Works with Marketing Leadership and Directors to coordinate cross-franchise initiatives.

• Ensures that projects remain in-scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality requirements. Proactively identifies key risks and issues, develops mitigation plans, determines impact on overall schedule and escalates to leadership as appropriate.

• Creates, manages, and distributes project communications artifacts like charters, schedules, and budgets.

• Develops and adheres to standard project controls, including reporting procedures, risk & issue management plans, communication plan, and change controls. Ensures these are aligned to Launch Excellence procedures for select launches.

• Provides project status updates at predetermined time intervals to all stakeholders.

• Communicates routinely to management, project team members, and other stakeholders.

• Actively solicits and addresses project issues, and when necessary, escalates.

• Coordinates with creative agencies to ensure key creative assets have Briefs aligned with MAH stakeholders; reviewing project proposals / costs and obtaining internal customer approval; and creative development plans are adhered to and support overall Global Marketing project plan.

• Ensures awareness of support needs and engage support as needed.

• Ensures adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.

• Establishes key project success and success metrics and key performance indicators.

• Plans and leads status review meetings, which may include internal team members, vendors, and commercial operations.

• Responsible for training, managing, and motivating the project team, and resolving team conflicts.

• Resolves technical and process issues as required.

• Experienced in Agile and Traditional project approaches, using appropriate techniques and mindsets from each.

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