ViiV Healthcare (GSK) Associate Director, Pipeline Project Management

GSK•Durham, NC

About The Position

ViiV Healthcare is seeking a strategic, highly motivated, organized, and detail-oriented Associate Director of Pipeline Project Management to support Discovery & Early Development across the HIV and/or Global Health portfolio. This individual will be accountable, in collaboration with the Asset Development Project Leader, for the integration and management of one or more cross functional project teams to plan and achieve key strategic objectives and development milestones. In this role you will: Facilitate and/or contribute to asset strategy and evidence strategy, and lead development of the integrated project plan to ensure feasibility and alignment with therapeutic area strategy, prioritization, and pipeline performance objectives. Own the single integrated plan that builds team commitment to shared goals with schedules and budgets based on clear dependencies and assumptions. Lead options planning, generate recommendations, alternatives, and trade-offs to strengthen decision-making and optimize the project strategy. Lead team preparation for governance decisions and own schedule, risk, and budget inputs. Identify opportunities to accelerate milestones by challenging constraints that impact critical path and near-critical path activities. Orchestrate seamless handoffs with focus on the critical path through proactive project plan monitoring, risk management, and cross-functional management of project issues with timely escalation to leadership as required. Ensure rigor, consistency, and compliance in established systems to drive timely, high-quality data and reporting in and across projects. Build trusting relationships with the team and stakeholders to encourage transparency and collaboration. Use strong facilitation skills to lead regular project team meetings and apply consistent best practices for meeting agendas, actions, minutes, and other meeting documentation. Establish and sustain agreed-upon ways of working for effective team communication, decisions, and conflict resolution. Work on any assignment as directed. Core responsibilities include some of the following: At VIIV, Pipeline Project Managers (PPMs) compose a community of pharmaceutical asset development experts applying industry-leading project management practices to strategically plan and tactically deliver projects with industry-leading performance. The PPM will act as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the asset and will serve as a core team member driving the efficient operation of project teams including overall plans, priorities, budget, and risk management without compromising quality or safety. The PPM will achieve this by: Applying a holistic perspective and broad knowledge of pharmaceutical development to help teams test ideas and optimize strategy. Empowering teams to challenge convention, manage uncertainty, and accelerate delivery of critical milestones. Continuously assessing progress and clearing the way for uninterrupted focus on the critical path. Building high-performance teams by cultivating trust and outcomes-focused ways of working. Sharing learnings and proven practices. The PPM may manage multiple projects across multiple assets in addition to supporting other workstreams (e.g. providing support to Global Health advocacy teams, supporting business development, assisting with project management infrastructure development/optimization/support, etc.) The PPM will apply established project management approaches and resources to help cross-functional project teams determine the best course of action, solve problems, and make decisions with limited information.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in life sciences OR technical discipline (e.g. drug discovery & development OR biology OR biochemistry OR immunology OR pharmacology OR toxicology)
5 plus years of experience in Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery/Pre-Clinical and/or Early-Phase Development project management experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech/contract research industry.
Experience delivering drug development projects within agreed time, cost, and quality and developing, maintaining, and reporting on integrated project plans within enterprise management systems including critical path timelines/milestones, external budgets, internal resource forecasts, and risk assessments.
Experience leading, integrating, influencing, motivating, and inspiring high performing cross functional matrix teams including the ability to create a shared sense of purpose, coach toward successful issue resolution and decision making, manage through conflict, and establish a culture of trust.
Experience with stakeholder management and developing executive level scientific/business case briefing presentations for governance interactions to enable funding, resourcing and strategic/operational project decisions (e.g phase progressions/investment decisions/escalations).
Experience working cross functionally in a matrix environment, including presenting to executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills and the strong ability to convey complex information clearly and succinctly (written/verbal/presentation)
Knowledge of GSK/ViiV processes and systems.
Specific knowledge and experience in infectious disease [e.g. HIV and/or Infectious Diseases of Global Health Importance].
Experience working within a pharmaceutical HIV and/or Global Health franchise.
Advanced degree in a scientific discipline and/or MBA.
Formal Project Management Training or Certification (e.g. Project Management Professional [PMP®] in good standing).
Comfortable with and knowledgeable about AI tools and applications in project management, with the ability to apply them appropriately to improve planning, analysis, communication, and team efficiency.

Responsibilities

Facilitate and/or contribute to asset strategy and evidence strategy, and lead development of the integrated project plan to ensure feasibility and alignment with therapeutic area strategy, prioritization, and pipeline performance objectives.
Own the single integrated plan that builds team commitment to shared goals with schedules and budgets based on clear dependencies and assumptions.
Lead options planning, generate recommendations, alternatives, and trade-offs to strengthen decision-making and optimize the project strategy.
Lead team preparation for governance decisions and own schedule, risk, and budget inputs.
Identify opportunities to accelerate milestones by challenging constraints that impact critical path and near-critical path activities.
Orchestrate seamless handoffs with focus on the critical path through proactive project plan monitoring, risk management, and cross-functional management of project issues with timely escalation to leadership as required.
Ensure rigor, consistency, and compliance in established systems to drive timely, high-quality data and reporting in and across projects.
Build trusting relationships with the team and stakeholders to encourage transparency and collaboration.
Use strong facilitation skills to lead regular project team meetings and apply consistent best practices for meeting agendas, actions, minutes, and other meeting documentation.
Establish and sustain agreed-upon ways of working for effective team communication, decisions, and conflict resolution.
Act as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the asset and serve as a core team member driving the efficient operation of project teams including overall plans, priorities, budget, and risk management without compromising quality or safety.
Apply a holistic perspective and broad knowledge of pharmaceutical development to help teams test ideas and optimize strategy.
Empower teams to challenge convention, manage uncertainty, and accelerate delivery of critical milestones.
Continuously assess progress and clear the way for uninterrupted focus on the critical path.
Build high-performance teams by cultivating trust and outcomes-focused ways of working.
Share learnings and proven practices.
Manage multiple projects across multiple assets in addition to supporting other workstreams (e.g. providing support to Global Health advocacy teams, supporting business development, assisting with project management infrastructure development/optimization/support, etc.)
Apply established project management approaches and resources to help cross-functional project teams determine the best course of action, solve problems, and make decisions with limited information.
Work on any assignment as directed.