Associate Director, Project Management

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

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Position Summary: The Associate Director, Project Management will be responsible for Facilitating and Supporting Asset Strategy and Portfolio Delivery.

*Roles and Responsibilities of the Position:

• Manage scope and support creation of a global integrated development plan that articulates the strategy for the molecule and provides the foundation for operational objectives
• Create and execute project plans and delivery of project milestones
• Develop and implement team communication plans and drive communication of key decisions/results to stakeholders
• Drive development of a global integrated project budget that ensures alignment with functional representatives and leadership
• Proficient in self-management and organizational skills; able to manage workload, set personal and team priorities and adjust as needed
• Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills; able to develop effective teamwork between team members with diverse styles
• Lead development teams with judgment-based decisions
• Project Management Tools/IT Management:
  • Provide quality and timely content using project management tools
  • Monitor and prioritize team risks to suggest ways to avoid/mitigate risks and initiate contingency plans as needed
• Leads through shared learning, process improvement, and identification of special/complex needs
• Bring forward areas for continual process improvement to decrease drug development cycle times and cost
• Liaise with Project Management Office (PMO) and Resource Modeling and Forecasting (RMF) teams to identify, share, and incorporate best practices into future processes, tools and training

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required with preference for concentration of studies in health-related, scientific or engineering field; advanced degree or PM certification (e.g., MS., MBA, Master’s degree in Project Management or PMP) strongly advantageous
• 5 years of work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, and/or project management.
• Knowledge of or previous experience with drug development processes and application of project management tools and processes in cross-functional settings

Additional Preferences:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and capable of maintaining appropriate project documentation

Physical Demands/ Travel:

The physical demands of this job are consistent with those in an office setting.

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work Environment:

This position’s work environment is in an office/home office.  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

*To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the role and responsibilities satisfactorily.  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

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Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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