Tasks and Responsibilities

• Manage complex projects/programs (multiple targets, phase II and phase III, over 10M Eur annual budget)
• Coordinates with Project Leader defining the strategic plans and scenarios internally and with the partner.
• Provide inputs to the strategic discussions within the team and the Project Leader
• Act as back-up of the Project Leader when needed.
• Monitors and analyzes project critical path, timelines, budget expenses and actions to meet project goals.
• Looks beyond existing methodologies and own discipline to define and resolve complex problems in areas critical to the achievement of objectives.
• Ensures delivery within area of responsibility, linking with other parts of the organization.
• Anticipates, identifies, and promptly resolves discrepancies in priorities, plans and activities: bring analytical thinking to the team discussions, particularly in cross-functional issues.
• Manages project communication, sets agendas, facilitates meetings, develops minutes, and ensures right distribution of project information in the organization.
• Facilitate team dynamics in coordination with the Project Leader (System Coach)
• Reports and presents project plans, risk management activities and budget aspects to decision making bodies.
• Develops the budget and regular forecasts of the project (annual, 5YF, Long term)
• Leads the process to access public funding of all or part of the project.
• Coordinates project due diligence with possible partners. Oversight BD&L development plans.
• Coordinate, mentor and advise Project Managers and Project Manager Associates.
• Ensures proper Alliance management of the project, from candidate to phase II stage and collaborate with Corporate Alliance manager from phase III onwards.
• Participates in all activities within the R&D Project, Portfolio, Partnership Excellence Department as required.
• Contributes to the regular R&D Portfolio Review exercise.
• Maintains and exploits R&D productivity benchmarking data.

• Outside R&D (Marketing including New Product Planning, GMA, Market Access and Industrial Area)

• Committees:

• R&D Scientific Committee
• R&D Portfolio Committee
• Management Board
• IEC (investment opportunities)

Education

• Bachelor’s or Ph.D. degree on biomedicinal or scientific careers.
• Certification in Project Management (achieved or working to achieved it)

Values

• Care; we listen & empathize, we value diverse perspectives & backgrounds and we help each other succeed.
• Courage; we challenge the status quo, we take full ownership and we learn from our success & failures
• Innovation; we put the patient and customer at the center, we create novel solutions and we empower entrepreneurial mindsets.
• Simplicity; we act decisively and avoid over-analysis, we understand why before we act and we are agile & keep things simple.