PTC Therapeutics

Director, Project Management

PTC Therapeutics • $202K — $238K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in life sciences or related field with 8+ years of project management experience in pharma/biotech.
  • In-depth understanding of global pharmaceutical development processes, especially in small molecules, biologics, and gene therapies.
  • Experience leading teams through the entire drug development lifecycle, from early development to commercialization.
  • Demonstrated ability to support a Project Management Office and integrate methodologies across teams, including familiarity with Planisware.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and lead in a matrixed organization.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation capabilities.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Global Project Leaders to drive strategic discussions within cross-functional teams.
  • Maintain up-to-date project plans and timelines, identifying and resolving risks to ensure alignment with corporate goals.
  • Ensure consistent communication with stakeholders to deliver timely and relevant information.
  • Act as an escalation point for project-related issues within teams.
  • Support the execution of Project Management initiatives and act as a change agent within the organization.
  • Evaluate and enhance project management best practices across teams, leveraging enterprise tools and principles.
  • Interface with senior and executive management as a key representative of Project Management.

Benefits

  • Eligible for short- and long-term incentives.
  • Access to medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Participation in retirement savings plans.
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary:

The Director, Global Project Management will partner with a Global Project Leader to help lead a cross-functional team that strategically and tactically plans development projects and executes on project scope, budget, schedule, and critical resources. In this role, the Director, Global Project Management, assesses and proactively manages project risks and trade-offs, supports timely decision making with key stakeholders, and oversees the day-to-day work of development project teams through a strong network of team members. The incumbent is responsible for reporting on PTC's drug development projects from project inception through development and life cycle management.

The Director, Global Project Management drives cross-functional excellence within PTC project teams by advancing project development, ensuring alignment across internal departments and external resources on pre-clinical, CMC, clinical, regulatory, and commercial project management tasks and issues. The incumbent will collect, analyze and integrate cross-functional deliverables to support business decisions, as well as track the performance of the project team including, but not limited to, goals, achievements, and other key performance indicators.

The Director, Global Project Management ensures adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as appropriate.
Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Primary duties/responsibilities:

  • Partners with Global Project Leaders to drive strategic discussions within cross-functional core teams
  • Ensures the ongoing alignment of projects to corporate goals and to team objectives and goals by maintaining up-to-date project plans and timelines and by identifying and facilitating resolution of risks/challenges to the development project
  • Ensures consistent and quality communication with key stakeholders to deliver the right information at the right time to the right audience
  • Functions as an escalation point of contact for project teams for project-related issues
  • Supports execution of Project Management initiatives and acts as an organizational change agent
  • Evaluates, implements, and enhances project management best practices across project teams, including thorough understanding of enterprise project management tools and principles.
  • Functions as a key representative from Project Management to interface with senior and executive management
  • Performs other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES REQUIRED

* Minimum level of education and years of relevant work experience.

  • A masters degree in life sciences or related degree with 8+ years of project management experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech industry or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

* Special knowledge or skills needed and/or licenses or certificates required.

  • In-depth understanding of global pharmaceutical developmental processes, including hands-on experience leading teams across the lifecycle of drug development (from early/translational development through registration and commercialization) with a focus on small molecules, biologics, and/or gene therapies.
  • Demonstrated ability and experience in supporting a Project Management Office that harmonizes and integrates project management methodologies across project teams, including Planisware
  • Strong leadership skills and experience as demonstrated by being organizationally astute to lead with influence and compelling vision.
  • Experience with global pharmaceutical regulatory requirements, including 6 but not limited to - IND/CTA, NDA/BLA/MAA filings, etc.
  • Ability to influence without direct authority in a matrixed organization.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed team environment consisting of internal and external team membersAnalytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
  • Excellent planning, organization and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

*Special knowledge or skills and/or licenses or certificates preferred.

  • PMP or MBA preferred.

* Travel requirements

  • 10 6 20%

Expected Base Salary Range: $202,500 - $238,200. The base salary offered will be contingent on assessment of candidate education level, background, and experience relative to the requirements of the position they are being considered for, as well as review of internal equity.

In addition to base salary, PTC employees are also eligible for short- and long-term incentives.All eligible employees may also enroll in PTCs medical, dental, vision, and retirement savings plans.


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About PTC Therapeutics

PTC Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of orally administered, small molecule drugs that target post-transcriptional control processes. The company's current clinical pipeline targets genetic disorders, oncology and infectious diseases. PTC's lead product, Translarna (ataluren), is a protein restoration therapy designed to enable the formation of a functioning protein in patients with genetic disorders caused by a nonsense mutation. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
Learn more about PTC Therapeutics
Size
1,252 employees
Market Cap
$2.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$438.1 million
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+45.5%
Revenue
$380.7 million
NASDAQ

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