Associate - Project Management

ROLE:

Associate - Project Management, R&D

OVERVIEW:

The Associate - Project Management drives successful project completion by managing time, scope and cost of new product development in order to accomplish the larger business goal of the organization.

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

PEOPLE SKILLS:

• Effective in managing people with diverse qualifications & backgrounds.
• Effective communication - Articulate in written & spoken communication, good in listening.
• Tactful negotiation, influence and decision making.
• Strategic overview.
• Networking & planning excellence.
• Conflict management.
• Assertive & enthusiastic.
• Change management - adaptable to changing & demanding situations.

OTHER SKILLS:

• Estimates Project completion timeline & Critical path analysis through Gantt & Pert charts.
• Assesses NPV & tentative product cost.
• Excels in Presentation & reporting skills.
• Implementation of Metrics for determining Project performance like Schedule baseline & Cost baseline is an added advantage.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads multiple projects and multi disciplinary project teams within R&D for on-time & speed tomarket product deliveries.
• Accomplishes effective planning, prioritizing, monitoring and delivery of new products.
• Liaisons with Marketing, QA, Regulatory & Operations teams for timely launches of new products.
• Assesses financial viability of projects and networks with Finance for budget approvals.
• Manages various stakeholders across the organization with appropriate communication and direction.
• Manages scope, time & cost of projects with risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies.
• Facilitates supportive environment for smooth functioning of project teams.
• Reviews existing systems and processes for improving efficiency and reducing turnaround time for project deliverables.

QUALIFICATIONS:

DESIRABLE:

• M. Pharma / M.Sc / M.Tech / B.E

NICE-TO-HAVE:

• Project management Professional (PMP) certification
• MBA (Project management)