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The Associate Director, Project Management is responsible for leading the planning, development, and timely execution of various internal and external projects within Halozyme to support corporate priorities and objectives. The Associate Director will support projects across all functional areas, ensuring appropriate prioritization of resources and timely execution of deliverables. The Associate Director leads and coordinates decision-making, collaboration and problem-solving with people at all levels of the organization to accomplish shared program goals. The Associate Directoralso supports functional leaders with prioritization and development of high quality, integrated cross-functional project plans and facilitates implementation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
These may include but are not limited to:
Apply project management best practices in the development, initiation, planning, execution, control and closing of projects
Provide operational support to project management function to build best practices and standards to proactively manage risk, day-to-day execution, reporting and communications to various internal and external stakeholders.
Develop and execute integrated project plans, identify rate limiting factors and key dependencies
Maintain program specific timelines and deliverables, including critical program, financial and communication milestones, in Smartsheet and/or other project management applications
Develop tracking dashboards and alerts to identify any critical issues that can delay or impact program; work with program leads to develop mitigation plans
Lead and coordinate decision-making, collaboration and problem-solving with people at all levels of the organization to accomplish shared program goals
Act as cross-functional liaison to ensure project plans remain aligned with current business or alliance strategies
Prioritize, organize and facilitate team agendas, meetings and presentations; generate and distribute meeting minutes and other communications
Manage project authorizations, scope of work, and key assumptions underpinning the project
Maintain an in-depth understanding of Halozyme's technologies.
Work with finance to manage project budgeting process and monitor project spend
Support annual reporting and audit management as needed; provide input to the portfolio prioritization process and participate in other key strategic business decisions, as necessary and develop partner business plans or other activities to support the advancement of the partnership if necessary
Assembles and develops effective teams that can conduct complex tasks and assures resources are aligned to target goals
Motivates, mobilizes, and leads self, team, functional area and/or department to deliver on individual and team goals and commitments.
Establishes operational objectives / assignments and delegates assignments/projects with internal and external partners
Keeps internal and external stakeholders informed of progress through ongoing review
Management of multiple projects and timelines concurrently
Model and train team members on efficiency tools and best practices
Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in business with at least 12 years of pharmaceutical drug development experience, or Master’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience
Proven experience in at least two of the following areas: clinical development, drug development, product commercialization, or project management in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry
Hands-on experience with and knowledge of such principles as GMP, FDA guidelines
Demonstrated successful experience influencing teams, both internal and cross-company, in a matrix management environment
Working knowledge and experience with project planning software, such as MS Project or Smartsheet
Strong experience in problem solving skills, analytical thinking, and visionary skills
Master’s or PhD is preferred
Proven experience in Project Management and knowledge of best practices; PMP certification preferred
Experience in project or alliance management desirable, or managing high level cross functional teams or other external relationships
An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, be at a desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer the telephone and type on a computer. Some walking and lifting up to 20 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
The physical requirements described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job.
Laboratory Activities, if applicable: Biology and chemical laboratory environments experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.
TRAVEL:
Travel may be required up to 10% of your time.