Corcept Therapeutics-posted 3 months ago
$170,000 - $204,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Redwood City, CA
251-500 employees
Chemical Manufacturing

The Senior Project Manager is a critical role in Corcept's drug development process. Reporting directly to a Senior Director of Program Management, the Senior Project Manager will provide project management expertise and support for at least two therapeutic area development programs. In doing so, this position will interact with senior leaders across the entire company and, under the direction of their manager, develop detailed plans for the execution of development strategies. Once detailed plans are approved by our executive team, the Project Senior Manager will work with departmental staff across multiple functions to ensure the plans are implemented efficiently and effectively.

  • Under the guidance of Program Director(s), facilitate product development projects and programs including those involving pre-clinical and clinical research and development, commercialization, and product lifecycle management
  • Develop and keep up-to-date project plans and timelines
  • Anticipate issues and proactively mitigate risks and roadblocks
  • Manage meetings, including agenda preparation, meeting facilitation, documentation, and communication (e.g., distribution of minutes)
  • Drive project teams to achieve targets within appropriate quality standards, deadlines, budget, and resources
  • Drive project-level decision-making and facilitate resolution or escalation of issues
  • Ensure appropriate and effective communication within the project teams, senior management, and the program core teams
  • Provide formal and informal reports of project status to stakeholders
  • May take on additional responsibilities as delegated by the Program Directors
  • Support process initiatives and continuous improvement as needed
  • Demonstrated project management skills and experience supporting cross-functional drug development teams
  • Excellent interpersonal, analytical, creative problem-solving, and influence/negotiation skills
  • Knowledge of regulatory guidelines for drug development functions (ICH and FDA)
  • Bachelor's degree in a life science or related field or equivalent experience
  • At least 7 years relevant drug development and 2 years cross-functional project management experience in the pharmaceutical industry
  • PMP or other Project Management certification/training preferred
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