Job Description

General Summary:

The Project Manager- Associate Director will be responsible for the integration, creation and execution of multiple complex departmental development plans. By partnering closely with Project Leaders and cross-functional Project Team members, the incumbent develops and maintains fully integrated project plans to ensure that deliverables are successfully executed, are in accordance with project objectives, and are within budget. The incumbent is also responsible for comprehensive communication, including status reporting, risk management and escalation of issues to cross-functional stakeholders and Senior Management. Responsibilities include working on departmental organizational projects, creating tools and processes to further streamline and enhance project management flow. The incumbent is held accountable for project development and timelines and serves a resource for other team members and Vertex departments.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Independently leads teams for multiple, complex projects
• Develops plans, budgets, goals, and logistics for projects, gaining cooperation and consensus
• May serve as Project Leader for multiple complex projects involving interaction with cross-functional teams
• Regularly interacts with functional areas beyond own department
• Conducts complex scenario planning to proactively provide analysis and recommendations on alternative plans, along with the associated assumptions and risks
• Effectively summarizes key information such as program progress, timeline updates, and risk/opportunity assessments for periodic presentations to management
• Proactively provides key project issues and status to senior management to ensure alignment
• Compiles succinct reports and prepare minutes for select internal meetings; methodically tracks all action items, and finds new ways to stay abreast of these multi-dimensional tasks
• Maintain frequent communication with the network of cross-functional internal and external stakeholders so that all parties are aware of current program status, issues, contingencies, and milestones
• Contributes to the best practices of project management to support the continued success and evolution of the department
• Coordinates the tools used within the department
• May mentor junior project managers in department

Knowledge and Skills:

• In depth understanding of drug development and pharmaceutical sciences functional areas

• Highly skilled at enabling goals of projects and effectively moving projects forward
• Specialized, in-depth knowledge of development project planning and possesses comprehensive knowledge in multiple program areas
• Significant experience in managing complex project teams and personnel; highly skilled at coaching and mentoring other professionals, maintaining procedural and ethical standards and cultivating healthy team morale
• Highly effective communicator (verbal and written) within all levels of the department and cross functionally throughout the organization; communicates complex ideas across project boundaries, gaining alignment and persuading others to take action or adopt a different point of view
• Able to manage a large portfolio of complex projects effectively, ensuring alignment with corporate goals

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in chemistry or related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years relevant biotech/pharmaceutical industry with 2-3 years experience in the CMC space.

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:

Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

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