Consultant, Life Sciences - Pharmaceutical Drug Development
About The Position
For more than three decades, premier organizations have trusted IPM to lead the successful execution of their strategic portfolios and critically important initiatives. Headquartered in Chicago with offices in Boston, Parsippany, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, IPM has led more than 5,000 projects for over 500 clients. Our clients range from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups. We are a certified “Great Place to Work” company and have been named to the Great Place to Work list of “Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services”. Our Consultants are our full-time employees and the competitive advantage that sets us apart from the rest. IPM partners with clients across the life sciences industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical technology, and biotechnology, which includes large-molecule proteins, monoclonal antibodies, cell, tissue, and genetic therapies, and molecularly engineered vaccines. Within each sector we lead, at the core team level, 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 to late stage development and submission. Within each sector we lead the creation or improvement of operational processes including harmonizing regulatory and quality systems and building project, program and portfolio management capabilities.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline or relatable field.
- 10+ years of industry experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
- 3+ 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.
- Six Sigma and Project Management Professional 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
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health for employees
- 85% paid health for dependents
- 401(k)matching
- performance bonus
- tuition reimbursement
- paid vacation
- holiday
- personal and sick time
- relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
