Associate Director, Project Management

$129,000 - $220,000/Yr

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma - Jersey City, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Jersey City, NJ

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. (MTPA) is a U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) in Japan, which has a storied reputation of over 300 years. MTPA is rapidly expanding its operations across all functional areas, with a commitment to patients and their communities through a robust late-stage pipeline of investigational treatments for difficult-to-treat diseases. The Associate Director, Project Management is an integral member of the Product Development Teams at MTPA, responsible for generating a comprehensive New Drug Integrated Development Strategy and monitoring the execution of Drug Development Project Goals on timeline, budget, scope, risk identification and analysis, and quality. The incumbent will manage a project portfolio of greater complexity and/or volume than less senior colleagues and will interact with team members, functional areas, and the Project Approval Committee (PAC) for information sharing, issue escalation, resolution, and decision-making. Additionally, the Associate Director will support the Senior Director/Head of the Department and assist in generating metrics, analytics, and reports to gain operational excellence in drug development across MTPA.

Responsibilities

• Fills in for the Senior Director/Head of Project Management department.
• Supervises project management staff.
• Leads day-to-day activities of the Project Management function.
• Represents Project Management to senior leadership and at various formal meetings.
• Assists Senior Director/Head of Project Management in achieving department goals.
• Takes proactive leadership role in assisting and guiding the Project Team and individual team members.
• Manages a project portfolio of greater complexity and/or volume than less senior project managers.
• Leads cross-functional development teams to achieve product development goals.
• Serves as the point of contact on all operational aspects of the project.
• Generates high quality integrated development, risk management and communication plans.
• Develops and maintains detailed timelines, budgets, and resource utilization.
• Maintains Project Team related documents in the appropriate repository.
• Updates the Drug Development Management System database with current status on timeline, resource, and budget.
• Updates project, functional area, and governance leadership on critical issues affecting development goals.
• Resolves conflicts and issues within teams.
• Identifies and participates in the creation and updating of processes and procedures in drug development management.

Requirements

• Minimum BS/BA degree in life sciences, pharmacy or related field.
• MS or PhD preferred.
• PMP Certification is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years of combined functional and project management experience in new drug development.
• Experience managing a challenging project portfolio (e.g., complex, concurrent projects at various stages in the project lifecycle).
• Experience working in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual environment.
• Strong background in basic or clinical sciences is preferred.
• Skilled in Windows and MS Office including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Required to travel up to 15% both domestically and internationally.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental health benefits.
• Short-term and long-term disability plans.
• Company Paid and Supplemental Life insurance.
• Critical Illness Insurance.
• Accident Insurance.
• Legal Plan.
• ID Theft Protection.
• Generous PTO policy based on tenure, commencing with 24 PTO days, pro-rated based on hire date.
• Eligible to participate in annual Short-Term Incentive (STI) program.
• Eligible to participate in Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program.