Senior Manager, Development Program Management

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Warren, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Manager to join our Development Program Management team. Using prior program management knowledge and experience in the drug development industry, the Sr. Manager provides operational direction as the leader for one or more development programs [within a given Therapeutic Area]. The Sr. Manager Development Program Management executes the strategic direction of a program from preclinical through commercialization by driving the development and implementation of integrated [project] program plans, goals, budgets, and timelines. The Sr. Manager Development Program Management is responsible for forming and managing effective cross functional teams and leads a network of functional area project managers. You will be responsible for supporting the development of a program throughout its lifecycle, by integrating key stakeholders from Discovery, Manufacturing, Preclinical, Global Development and Commercial.

Requirements

• BS + 7 years of relevant project management experience, preferably in the drug development/pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to effectively interact with all levels both within and outside the company in order to establish credibility with professionals on the project teams.
• Understand and motivate others and build effective teams.
• Strong presentation and critical thinking skills.
• Actively promote constructive interactions among team members in order to address difficult situations.
• Resolve and negotiate conflicts or problems with tact, diplomacy and composure.
• Handle multiple projects and priorities with exceptional organizational and time management skills (both project and self).
• Ability to independently manage multiple development programs, often working under consultative direction.

Responsibilities

• Partners with the Strategic Program Lead to provide operational leadership of program(s) and supports development and execution of overall program strategy by facilitating cross functional Strategic Development Team.
• Assesses and proactively addresses the needs of the program from pre-IND through commercialization and makes operational decisions to support requirements for success.
• Actively aims to strengthen and lead high performance teams.
• By working with and through functional Project Management teams, with oversight develops an integrated project / program plan relevant to the team deliverables and ensures alignment across relevant functions and smooth transitions among pipeline stages.
• Leads annual goal setting sessions to develop project / program level goals that align with Regeneron’s overall goals and monitors progress against these goals.
• Develops contingency and risk mitigation plans.
• Oversees the development of integrated project / program plans and actively monitors progress against the approved baselines.
• Responsible for oversight of the integrated program timeline and budget, including management of variances and escalation where appropriate.
• Manages the project / program interactions and deliverables between Regeneron and our strategic alliance partners and collaborators (where applicable).
• Fosters collaborative relationships across the alliance program teams to develop and execute strategic development plans.
• Has technical expertise in, and business ownership of, existing program management and planning systems and tools.
• Manages an existing system and/or tool, including championing the system/tool improvement.
• Independently leads and facilitates collaboration between functional areas to ensure effective, accurate, and timely scientific / technical and program-related communication.
• Adept at tailoring communications based on audience, effectively framing and communicating nuanced context for stakeholders and capturing rationale for decisions.
• Creates/identifies new processes and/or leads the development of innovative solutions, collaborating with impacted stakeholders to gain alignment.
• Can identify risks and develops risk mitigation strategies, and manages programmatic challenges facing project teams.
• Champions process improvement initiatives, ensuring they meet the business needs.

Benefits

• health and wellness programs (including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance)
• fitness centers
• 401(k) company match
• family support benefits
• equity awards
• annual bonuses
• paid time off
• paid leaves (e.g., military and parental leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior