Functional Goal:
Management of external In-Licensing / Alliance projects in the field of generics and nutrition.
Key liaison for internal stakeholders (inter alia Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Research & Development, Intellectual Property, Pharmacovigilance, Business Development, Legal etc.) and external stakeholders related to the assigned projects.
Manage external projects resulting from in-licensing transactions or Alliance partnerships through development, regulatory, pre-launch and commercialization phases
Lead cross-functional internal and external core project teams to ensure that project progress and spending meet pre-defined objectives and milestones.
Develop, manage, and drive integrated project plans, drive identification and mitigation of issues and risks and facilitates internal and external communications to keep stakeholders informed of commitments, due dates and progress.
Ensure accurate, timely and thorough communication with all stakeholders
Bring together internal and external alliance resources to support new product submissions and launches.
Manage relationships with alliance partners and contractual obligations of all assigned alliance programs.
Engage internal and external cross-functional teams and partner leaders at all levels to drive assigned projects forward in support of the departmental and business objectives.
Use project management tools (FIPS) to create timelines, action/decision logs and monitor project progress.
In conjunction with team members, obtain commitment for appropriate resources and champions the projects on day-to-day basis. Develop clear mission and objectives, with identification of issues and risks and contingency planning for all assigned projects.
Communicate at multiple levels within and outside the organization. Develop standard communication platform for recurring project communication and updates.
Additional responsibility to support business development and portfolio analysis for BU Pharma & Nutrition.
Track project milestones, develop recommendations and bring forward key decisions needed from Senior Management in support of the project and business objectives.
Support in continuously documenting and improving Alliance Management processes and lessons learned.
Support Head of Global Alliance Management objectives.
For all assigned projects, proactively identify and resolve conflicts as needed, or raises conflicts to appropriate management for timely resolution.
Track project budget and ensure management of financial obligations (milestone, royalties) as per the alliance contracts (supply-, quality-, purchase-, in-licensing and development agreements etc.).
Work experience in relevant field/area:
Graduated in a Scientific and/or Business discipline.
Professional Project Management skill set.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively as an interface between internal and external stakeholders.
A minimum of 10 years in Generic / Pharmaceutical / Parenteral and/or Enteral Nutrition industry.
Proficiency in standard business applications is required, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project.
Further skills in SAP, Power BI, AI would be beneficial.
Skills:
Fluency in English; German and/or French would be beneficial.
Travel:
Regular business travel will be required (circa 40% of time, planned travel).