Project Head - Pharma

Project Head

- A seasoned Project Manager should have hands on experience in overseeing Drug/Pharmaceutical Company Project Developmental activities from Green-field - START till FINISH.

- Identifying the Project/Technical requirements, set timelines and budgets, oversee other team members and create reports.

- Create and Lead the Project Team

- Daily duties include creating status reports for management, ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies, managing timelines, evaluating the project risks, specifying project plans, establishing work schedules, keeping meticulous research records, and gathering project resources.

- Should have command of managing new products and new emphases of existing products within their business. They lead a project from inception to fulfillment, gathering teams, distributing tasks, and planning target achievement dates for the project's different platforms.

- Put effort undertaken with the aim of creating facilities that allow manufacturing medicines with the required quality and assurance.

- Should lead role in planning, initiating, organizing, leading, implementing executing, monitoring, controlling, analyzing and closing out projects which are accountable for the entire project scope, the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project.

- Above all, a pharmaceutical project manager is responsible for ensuring that drugs are developed on time, within budget and in line with all scientific requirements for safety and efficacy.

Their day-to-day responsibilities include:

- Managing key projects, stakeholders and personnel, such as biochemical engineers, researchers, scientists, healthcare consultants and physicians.

- Establishing and maintaining timelines for drug trials and ensuring proper, compliant completion of each one.

- Up-keeping the up to date information on all applicable regulatory guidelines, like rules from the Drug Administration Authorities.

- Keeping detailed records on the progress of research, trials and approvals from one phase to the next, in accordance with regulatory mandates and corporate governance rules.

- Evaluating the results of trials and in appropriate cases choosing to halt development due to safety concerns, inefficacy or side effects. Experienced project manager may take on additional responsibilities beyond these core competencies.

- Overall, the role requires a mix of "hard" and "soft" skills. Pharmaceutical project managers need to not only be experts in topics such as drug toxicology, but also adept communicators with good financial acumen.

- Keeping a complex drug development project on track requires managing many different moving parts and often responding to sudden changes, making a versatile skill set essential.

Qualification required: M.Pharma / MBA

Experience: 10+ years of experience in handling Project Management in a Pharma Industry

Skills: Good Communicator, Initiator and go-getter in achieving targeted responsibilities with liaisoning abilities