Associate Director, Project Management

Grifols SA•Raleigh, NC

35d•Onsite

About The Position

Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions. Provides leadership and project management support essential to the successful development of strategic new products, new indications for existing products, and/or new or improved processes, from feasibility, through formal project approval, and to licensure. Working with internal management and functional heads, as well as externally for alliance initiatives, creates and executes project plans and ensures coordination, through the use of team meetings, of efforts across multiple disciplines including Discovery, R&D, Clinical, Business Development, Marketing, and Operations. Ensures project status is effectively and routinely communicated to senior management. This Job Description is intended to present the general content and requirements for the performance of this position. The description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Managers and supervisors may assign other responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in scientific or business field. Advanced scientific and/or business degree preferred
Typically requires 12 years of pharmaceutical environment experience that includes project management and leading several multi-functional teams
Excellent oral and written communication skills to articulate concepts and ideas in effective manner to senior management
Excellent skills in using program management tools, such as MS Project and PowerPoint
Ability to develop and motivate team members
Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements. Example: If a job level requires a Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of experience, an equivalency could include 8 years of experience, an Associate's degree with 6 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 2 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Advanced scientific and/or business degree preferred

Responsibilities

Provides leadership in the coordination of cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment between senior management decisions and project plans
Maintains a comprehensive and coordinated definition of the project scope; Ensures project documentation is complete, current, and archived appropriately
Develops project plans and applies gated development processes (entry, identification, execution, and closeout)
Manages the project and the project team in a manner sensitive to risk, complexity and the economy of resources
Tracks and reports project status to key stakeholders, senior management, and others as needed
Leads the definition and development of product target profiles, team goals, and guides the team in decision-making and issue resolution, including subsequent review by senior managers and others
Facilitates, oversees, and manages the project team
Oversees planning, tracking and adjustment of the project schedule at both the work breakdown structure (WBS) detail level and rolled-up levels, and for identifying and managing the critical path and critical path activities
Manages activities of the team to ensure execution of day-to-day aspects of the operational plan; Supports financial planning process
Prepares reports on all aspects of the global product development effort from concept through commercialization; Provides leadership in the development of the project scope using cross-functional input and manages scope adjustments