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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Chemistry, or related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in pharma operations, external manufacturing, MS&T, or project management.
• Experience leading complex technical projects in GMP environments.
• Strong knowledge of tech transfer, validation, and regulatory expectations.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Technical and operational understanding of external manufacturing.
• Strong project management discipline.
• Ability to influence and drive cross‑functional alignment.
• Strong analytical and decision‑making capability.
• High accountability, urgency, and execution mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, Engineering, Regulatory).
• Experience with OSD, LCO, sterile/aseptic ops, complex generics, biosimilars.
• PMP/PRINCE2 or Lean/Six Sigma certification.
• Experience working with CMOs/CDMOs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing team of project managers responsible for tech transfers, and major changes at CMOs.
• Ensure consistent application of Teva’s PM frameworks, templates, governance, and stage‑gate processes.
• Set performance expectations and drive capability building.
• Own the portfolio for all OSD external manufacturing transfers, scale‑ups, and network optimization projects.
• Prioritize resources in alignment with Teva’s supply strategy, launch calendar, and R&D pipeline.
• Lead governance forums and provide status, risks, and decisions to leadership.
• Ensure flawless planning and execution of TTs, site switches, scale‑ups, and validation.
• Oversee creation of project plans including scope, timelines, cost, resources, validation, and risk.
• Ensure all deliverables are aligned to Teva’s compliance and operational standards.
• Partner with R&D, MS&T, GNPS, Portfolio, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Regulatory, and Finance.
• Act as the primary interface between Teva and CMOs for execution, issue resolution, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure CMOs meet Teva GMP, quality, and supply expectations.
• Implement structured risk tools across all projects.
• Drive proactive identification and mitigation of technical, quality, and supply risks.
• Escalate critical risks and support continuity planning.
• Track and control budgets; ensure transparency in CMO pricing and cost drivers.
• Support COGS optimization, yield improvements, and margin initiatives.
• Provide input for CMO selection and sourcing strategy.
• Enhance PM processes, tools, KPIs, and governance.
• Lead best-practice sharing across organization.
• Support digital transformation with project dashboards and integrated tools.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time, and holiday.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Life Style Spending Account
• Volunteer Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave, if eligible
• Family Building Benefits
• Virtual Physical Therapy
• Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Identity Theft Protection
• Legal Plan
• Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability