DescriptionIPM partners with clients in the pharmaceutical industry.
- We lead, at the core team level, product development projects from pre-clinical R&D through commercialization, including planning for regulatory, clinical, and commercial strategies and processes, and product lifecycle management.
- We lead the creation or improvement of operational processes including harmonizing regulatory and quality systems and building project, program and portfolio management capabilities.
JOB DESCRIPTION As a Senior Consultant, you will partner with client leadership and delivery teams to lead project and program planning and execution across various functions, driving projects and programs to achieve mission-critical outcomes for our
pharmaceutical industry clients. At each new engagement you will leverage the continual exposure and experiences from working within a variety of clients and project types.
Your primary goals and focus will be to:
- Lead late stage product development and submissions
- Implement or optimize project management frameworks through the use of current best practices and tools, to improve the teams ability to execute and meet their goals.
- Leverage current industry best-practice tools, such as MS Project, Smartsheets, Planisware, etc. to develop and drive integrated project plans, aligning project tactics with project strategy
- Manage projects within established scope, schedule and budget while exceeding IPM project management standards
- Participate and drive discussions to develop and document high-level strategies for accomplishing specific project objectives
- Establish, maintain, lead and guide high performance project teams, serving as the project advocate within the client organization.
- Provide project/program management oversight to assigned IPM consultants, as needed
- Contribute to the generation of business opportunities via relationship building
- Participate in an IPM service line Center of Excellence (CoE)
- Support content marketing and business development proposal and project activities
- Complete activities that promote professional development, including involvement in professional organizations and leading internal initiatives.
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE - The ideal candidate for this Senior Consultant position will possess the following:
- Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, or a relatable field. Advanced degrees are a plus.
- A minimum of 12 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry related full product life cycle product development and product management with 7 years of professional project management experience.
- Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process (Six Sigma and Project Management Professional certifications are a plus).
- Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively communicate and build relationships with a broad spectrum of audiences at all organizational levels.
- Engaging culture: IPM has a caring, nurturing culture with a transparent communication approach and culture-building and team-building events, both regional and company-wide.
- Inclusion: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have always been a part of our culture; we are a company that treats everyone with respect and dignity. Everyone has a voice and is heard.
- Professional development: We ensure you reach your professional aspirations by providing you with training and development opportunities. We'll create the bandwidth you need to further your career at IPM. You are IPM's future - we only promote from within.
- Diverse projects: We lead a wide variety of projects and provide significant exposure to many clients and project types.
- Collaborative work environment: We have a well-structured system to provide support from managers, internal teams, and our Centers of Excellence (CoE). Our CoEs serve as a resource for specific service and industry knowledge, tools and best practices.
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits program: including 100% employer-paid health for employees and 85% paid health for dependents; 401(k)matching, performance bonus, relocation assistance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, holiday, personal and sick time, among many others. Salary range is $155,000 - $200,000 dependent on experience.
- Philanthropy: We are devoted to the communities we serve and actively promote employee involvement in community improvement projects. We've created "Project Mercy" to channel our philanthropic efforts every quarter.
Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, and market / business considerations.
IPM's hybrid work environment requires a minimum of three days in the office. The specific days are flexible and may vary depending on project schedules and meetings. On-site locations may also vary. In addition, we follow our clients' guidance on on-site requirements, so the minimum number of days in the office may increase depending on the client and project assignment.
