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Role & responsibilities The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with skills on project, process and people management, and should be able to work with minimal supervision. Have good technical understanding in Life sciences, and experience in Vaccines/Biopharma/Pharma with Good project management skills to manage product development, facilitate technology transfer activities to other teams. The candidate should have excellent people coordinating skills, The candidate requires good working knowledge of Project Management, Product development processes and an overall understanding of Indian regulatory requirements for Vaccines/Biopharma/Pharma. Experience of working in a matrix organization structure will be helpful. Key responsibilities: Manage Vaccines/Biopharma/Pharma Project for development and tech transfer projects. Follow project management practices and flows that could aid the technical teams in timely delivery of milestones. Apply Project management best practices to achieve deliverables in a dynamic environment. Work closely with Vaccine R&D development teams, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supply Chain Management, Regulatory Affairs, Projects Engineering, Finance and other relevant internal stakeholders to aid the delivery of project in Time, Quality and Cost. Coordinate and Monitor Project activities and milestones, conduct Regular team meetings, discuss the status, action items, create new action items, and follow up for closure. Project budgets and risks Prepare program and annual budgets, track and report the actual spent and variance. Ensure projects are progressing within timelines, within planned budgets. In special situations, prepare budgets, timelines and justification for critical changes and seek management approval. Present project progress planned versus actual for timelines and budgets. Proactively Identify, communicate and manage or develop plan with stakeholders to mitigate risks that may impact the timelines and cost. Resolve issues with support from cross functional teams and ensure successful project delivery Prepare and share regular updates on project status to Functional heads and Head of Department Develop and monitor project timelines and budgets (Capex, Opex and Head count) by coordinating with functional heads Academic qualifications and Experience: Master degree in Life sciences with mandatory MBA (Finance, Accounting, Business analytics, Business administration, General management) or Bachelor degree in Life sciences with mandatory MBA (Finance, Accounting, Business analytics, Business administration, General management) Have 12 years experience working in science driven Vaccines, Biologics or Pharmaceutical company, of which at least 5 years experience should be in project management Proficient in project management tools like MS Projects and MS Excel, Word, Visio and Power point Experience in Project planning resource planning, timelines and budgets Experience in working with cross functional teams Soft skills: Be a team player, working with cross functional teams Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with proficiency in English (verbal and written). Have respect for different cultures and able to work with people at all levels and irrespective of gender and background Have Positive attitude and be Proactive; adaptive and flexible. Take direction and feedback in a positive spirit. This is a full-time on-site job, Occasionally work remotely with people from other sites.
