Associate Project Manager, Drug Development
Lilly•Indianapolis, IN
•$66,000 - $169,400•Remote
About The Position
The Associate Project Manager provides portfolio-level support across teams for programs in early-late-stage development. This fully remote role focuses on maintaining accurate project timelines and budgets within a corporate-wide Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system and providing other PM support to Centessa’s portfolio of R&D programs. The position provides critical operational support to senior project managers and reports directly to the Director, Program Management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, business, or healthcare discipline.
- 1–3 years of project management support within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry supporting cross-functional projects
- Proven expertise in Smartsheet required and hands-on experience or proficiency with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system, such as Planisware, is required.
- Highly detail-oriented and motivated individual with strong -software skills and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.
- Basic understanding of the end-to-end drug development lifecycle (Preclinical through Phase 3 and Regulatory submission, e.g., NDA).
- 100% remote with the ability to work productively across multiple time zones.
Nice To Haves
- Educational coursework in project management and/or financial management would be a plus.
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and update complex drug development timelines and associated budgets and long-term forecasting within a corporate-wide Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system.
- Monitor individual program Smartsheet timelines to ensure consistency and accurate portfolio reporting.
- Assist senior project managers with meeting logistics, agenda preparation, minutes and other PM-related activities as needed.
- Monitor action items and follow up with owners to keep deliverables on schedule.
- Help generate project status reports, dashboards, and RAID logs for use by program teams and leadership.
Benefits
- company bonus
- company-sponsored 401(k)
- pension
- vacation benefits
- medical benefits
- dental benefits
- vision benefits
- prescription drug benefits
- flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
- life insurance
- death benefits
- certain time off and leave of absence benefits
- well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
