Associate Consultant, Life Sciences - Pharmaceutical

Integrated Project Management Company•Chicago, IL

2d•$95,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

IPM partners with clients across the life sciences industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical technology, and biotechnology. Within these sectors, Consultants lead product development projects from pre-clinical R&D through commercialization, including planning for regulatory, clinical, and commercial strategies and processes, and product lifecycle management with a focus on late-stage development and submission. IPM also leads the creation or improvement of operational processes, including harmonizing regulatory and quality systems and building project, program, and portfolio management capabilities. As an Associate Consultant, you will partner with client leadership and delivery teams to lead project and program planning and execution across various functions, driving projects and programs to achieve mission-critical outcomes for our pharmaceutical industry clients. At each new engagement, you will leverage continual exposure and experiences from working within a variety of clients and project types.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline or relatable field.
3-6 years of industry experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
2+ years of project management experience related to one or more of IPM’s business offerings: Within product development and management across the full product life cycle: pre-clinical research and development; clinical development; regulatory submissions and compliance; commercialization; product management; quality assurance and control.
Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process.
Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively communicate and build relationships with a broad spectrum of audiences at all organizational levels.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to new situations and learn quickly.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degrees in science, engineering or business are a plus.
Project Management Professional certifications are a plus.
Six Sigma certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead product development projects and programs in the pharmaceutical industry, including pre-clinical R&D, commercialization and product lifecycle management.
Implement or optimize project management frameworks through the use of current best practices and tools, to improve the teams ability to execute and meet their goals.
Leverage current industry best-practice tools, such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Planisware, etc., to develop and drive integrated project plans, aligning project tactics with project strategy.
Manage projects within established scope, schedule and budget while exceeding IPM project management standards.
Participate and if need be drive discussions, and develop and document high-level strategies for accomplishing specific project objectives.
Establish, maintain, guide and lead high performance project teams, serving as the project advocate within the client organization.