Associate - Pharmaceutical Project Manager

Role Summary

Associate - Pharmaceutical Project Manager responsible for strategic and operational drug development leadership across the R&D portfolio, integrating drug development across functions and translating strategy into execution to deliver medicines to patients.

Responsibilities

• Scope Management: Support asset strategy development and ensure alignment with approved scope; manage scope via Change Management; develop a global integrated development plan.
• Timeline Management: Facilitate creation and execution of integrated development project plans; ensure delivery of project achievements and accountability for key deliverables.
• Cost Management: Develop and optimize a global integrated development project budget with functional leadership; use PMET processes and tools.
• Communication Management: Develop and implement a team communication plan to convey key project changes to stakeholders.
• Information and Access Management: Provide quality project management content and ensure appropriate access to information.
• Risk Management: Monitor and prioritize risk, communicate risks to leadership, and propose mitigation and contingency plans.
• Leadership: Demonstrate Team Lilly behaviors; coach and provide feedback to others.
• Application/Improvement of Processes: Capture and share insights across functions; engage in retrospective reviews; identify process improvements to reduce cycle times and costs; collaborate with PMSC to update procedures, tools, training, or guidance.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in a health-related, scientific, or engineering field with at least 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, or project management.
• Preferred/Additional: MS/MBA/PharmD/PhD (with or without experience); higher degrees or certifications (e.g., PMP); experience with drug development processes; ability to lead in complex cross-functional environments; strong verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

• Strategic and operational drug development leadership
• Project management tools and processes
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication
• Risk and change management
• Budget development and management
• Leadership and coaching

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related, scientific, or engineering field (minimum)
• Advanced degrees or certifications (MS/MBA/PharmD/PhD, PMP) preferred

Additional Requirements

• Experience with or knowledge of drug development processes
• Ability to lead effectively in complex, cross-functional environments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills