Project Team Leader
Zoetis
August 25, 2026
Remote friendly (Kalamazoo, MI)
United States
Other
Position Summary:
The Project Team Leader (PTL) provides strategic leadership and oversight for complex cross-functional and divisional matrixed innovation programs. The PTL defines and aligns program profiles, timeline, risk, and investment strategies from ideation to supply readiness and commercial launch, leading a team across marketing, manufacturing, and R&D to ensure outcomes including health authority approvals, supply readiness, and commercial launch.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Single point of accountability to governance for strategic and technical aspects of complex programs.
- Lead development and execution of program strategy (profile, timeline, investment, risk) aligned with governance.
- Oversee multiple interrelated tactical teams; manage dependencies, budget, risks, and resource allocation.
- Liaison between governance, multi-divisional tactical teams, functional lines, and external partners to facilitate decisions and alignment.
- Manage escalations, resolve complex issues, and drive alignment impacting program profile via governance forums.
- Represent the program in governance meetings with transparent updates on progress, risks, and opportunities.
- Create and foster a high-performance, collaborative, accountable team culture.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date program plans (work, interdependencies, budget, resources) in portfolio management tools (e.g., EPM).
- Champion compliance with regulatory, quality, and organizational standards throughout the lifecycle.
Requirements:
- Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Technology, or related field (preferred).
- In-depth understanding of Zoetis R&D operating model and business acumen (preferred).
- Minimum 7 years progressive experience delivering large cross-functional pharmaceutical R&D programs (or related industry).
- Strong expertise in end-to-end product development pathways with depth in at least two tactical areas (e.g., process, regulatory, safety, clinical, manufacturing technology).
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management at all organizational levels.
- Demonstrated matrixed leadership capabilities; adapt communication, accountability, and motivational styles.
- Proficiency with project/portfolio management tools and data-driven monitoring and decision-making.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills (conflict management, accountability, handling ambiguity).
- Self-driven passion for leading colleagues through success and challenging situations.
- Exceptional time management; ability to lead multiple complex programs in parallel.
The Project Team Leader (PTL) provides strategic leadership and oversight for complex cross-functional and divisional matrixed innovation programs. The PTL defines and aligns program profiles, timeline, risk, and investment strategies from ideation to supply readiness and commercial launch, leading a team across marketing, manufacturing, and R&D to ensure outcomes including health authority approvals, supply readiness, and commercial launch.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Single point of accountability to governance for strategic and technical aspects of complex programs.
- Lead development and execution of program strategy (profile, timeline, investment, risk) aligned with governance.
- Oversee multiple interrelated tactical teams; manage dependencies, budget, risks, and resource allocation.
- Liaison between governance, multi-divisional tactical teams, functional lines, and external partners to facilitate decisions and alignment.
- Manage escalations, resolve complex issues, and drive alignment impacting program profile via governance forums.
- Represent the program in governance meetings with transparent updates on progress, risks, and opportunities.
- Create and foster a high-performance, collaborative, accountable team culture.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date program plans (work, interdependencies, budget, resources) in portfolio management tools (e.g., EPM).
- Champion compliance with regulatory, quality, and organizational standards throughout the lifecycle.
Requirements:
- Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Technology, or related field (preferred).
- In-depth understanding of Zoetis R&D operating model and business acumen (preferred).
- Minimum 7 years progressive experience delivering large cross-functional pharmaceutical R&D programs (or related industry).
- Strong expertise in end-to-end product development pathways with depth in at least two tactical areas (e.g., process, regulatory, safety, clinical, manufacturing technology).
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management at all organizational levels.
- Demonstrated matrixed leadership capabilities; adapt communication, accountability, and motivational styles.
- Proficiency with project/portfolio management tools and data-driven monitoring and decision-making.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills (conflict management, accountability, handling ambiguity).
- Self-driven passion for leading colleagues through success and challenging situations.
- Exceptional time management; ability to lead multiple complex programs in parallel.