Associate Specialist, Project Management- Research & Development Project Management Scheduling (Hybrid)

Job Description

Position Overview

Global Project and Alliance Management (GPAM) sits in the Research & Development Division at our company's Research Laboratories. Our GPAM mission is to drive pipeline progression as enterprise leaders through organizational alignment and integrated planning and execution. The Project Managers are core members of discovery, development, and alliance teams at our Company. They drive cross-functional teams to deliver projects and products that improve human health and our Company's business. The Integrated Project Planning (IPP) group within GPAM partners with Project Managers to drive pipeline progression as experts in integrated planning through building high quality plans that are the foundation for meeting a projects strategic intent​.

The Associate Specialist, Project Management, is a subject matter expert in scheduling and planning for Early Development and/or Product Development Teams (EDTs and PDTs, respectively) and will operate under the guidance of a Director or Associate Director, Project Management to build and manage cross-functional and cross-divisional plans. They will support the scheduling and data quality for a variety of programs and will be a key partner in identifying schedule risks, communicating updates and changes, ensuring the most accurate and up-to-date information is represented and accurately incorporating process and guideline changes into the schedules. Associate Specialists are also expected to contribute to ongoing business process improvement and departmental initiatives in GPAM.

Success in this role requires attention to detail and the ability to master a variety of tools including Microsoft Project and related reporting systems. Also valued, are an aptitude for understanding interconnections between activities, a willingness to ask questions and seek solutions to challenges. As an expert in planning, the Associate Specialist will be expected to communicate clearly with other PMs and team members as well as partner closely with the PMO.

This position may be based in either Upper Gwynedd, PA or Rahway, NJ.

Primary Activities

• Partner effectively with lead Project Managers (PMs) to accurately represent the team strategy and plan in PM enterprise systems.

• Build, monitor, and analyze development project plans and schedules (timelines and deliverables) in accordance with established standards and collaboration with lead PMs and the PMO.

• Support multiple projects across any stage of development (preclinical, clinical, lifecycle management), therapeutic area and modality (small molecule, biologic, vaccine, combination product). Projects range in priority, pace, and complexity, and may include one or more alliance partners.

• Understand deliverables and interdependencies within the schedule; Identify and communicate potential conflicts and …