Project Manager

Ethypharm is a leading mid-sized global pharmaceutical company that manufactures and provides essential drugs, with a focus on hospital care, central nervous system (severe pain and addiction) and internal medicine.

Our commitment is to improve patients' lives and make a positive impact on society and the environment.

Ethypharm has 1,700 employees dedicated to its various pharmaceutical activities, of which 1400 are in industrial operations. Our six production sites located in France, the UK, Spain, and China have expertise in injectables and complex oral solid forms.

With a global presence in 68 countries, the company markets its products directly in Europe and China, and has strategic partnerships in the EMEA, NA, LATAM and APAC markets. Ethypharm works closely with the authorities and healthcare professionals to ensure that its medicines are used appropriately and that patients have access to them.

To find out more about Ethypharm, visit

http://www.ethypharm.com

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The role of the Project Manager for this fixed term contract is to manage the company's products line expansion through new product introduction (NPI) and launch management. The role holder is responsible for ensuring the co-ordination of the overall pharmaceutical activities of product launches from project evaluation through to product launch. This includes products from all sources including, but not limited to, new product development (NPD), business development in-licensing and product distribution agreements.

Main responsibilities are:
Process - Co-ordinate & Lead multidisciplinary project teams:
the objectives of the project and agree key milestones and document in an agreed project charter.
the necessary meetings for project kick-of and project follow-up.
comprehensive project plans to be shared with stakeholders, as well as other staff members.
delegation of project tasks based on project team members’ individual strengths, skill sets and experience levels.
the decision taken, and actions agreed, in meetings to the team and to the stakeholders.
the right stakeholders at the right timing.
project performance (KPIs), specifically to analyse the successful completion of short- and long-term goals.
potential risks and provide, or promote, problem solving solutions.
agreed escalation processes if project milestones are going to be missed.
a dynamic interaction between all department involved to monitor the assessment and development of new projects. Manages the cross-department relationships between portfolio and Business Development, Medical, Legal, Marketing, Pharmaceutical and Regulatory affairs and affiliates.
Project management processes:
Ensure that the practices of project management are implemented.
Ensure departmental adherence to all relevant SOP’s.
Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of KPIs.
People
To build, maintain and develop relationships with all key stakeholders; including, but not limited to, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Industrial Affairs, Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance.
To influence team culture to ensure project meetings are customer focused.
Customer
Internal interface:
rapid and effective project reporting to key stakeholders and project team members management.
interface:
the company in front of clients/distributors.
To provide projects and environment intelligence (competitive intelligence, industry and market environment news and trends, therapeutic areas…).
Finance
Support the Project Director on the pipeline entry of new projects, working with key departments on the project evaluation before entering the pipeline.
Responsible for the budget of the assigned projects, monitoring the baseline, revised & actuals.
Responsible for own productivity and efficiencies.
Ensure on a quarterly basis that the budget and business assumptions are regularly reviewed in conjunction with the commercial and finance teams.