Project Manager

3 Months ago • 8-12 Years • Project Management

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Project Manager role requires leading end-to-end delivery of strategic consulting projects for pharmaceutical and life science clients. Responsibilities encompass project planning & management, stakeholder & client engagement, team coordination & leadership, risk & issue management, quality assurance, documentation & reporting, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have 8-12 years of experience in the pharma sector or life science consulting, strong analytical, communication, and project management skills, and a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. The role involves managing multiple projects simultaneously, mentoring junior team members, and contributing to business growth.
Must have:
  • Lead strategic consulting projects
  • Manage client relationships
  • 8-12 years pharma/consulting experience
  • Strong analytical & communication skills
  • Project planning & execution expertise
Good to have:
  • MBA preferred
  • Experience with data visualization tools
  • Knowledge of various therapy areas

Job Details

Job Title: Project Manager - Senior Manager
Job Location: Bangalore [Hybrid]
Job Type: Permanent

About the client:

The client is a Swiss headquartered independent healthcare consulting firm specializing in scientific, commercial, access & strategic advisory support for life science & healthcare clients. Founded in 2011, client base already includes global HQs and local affiliates of many leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.

With their delivery team based in Bangalore, India, they have a highly skilled and professional group of physicians, pharmacists, analysts, strategy consultants, sales/marketing professionals, health economists, medical writers, and data modelling experts. All their team members have prior experience in the pharma domain and consulting space.

They provide for their clients short-term and long-term, onshore and offshore support through simple and flexible engagement models. Their commitment is for execution excellence by applying experience, creativity and intelligence to every project they undertake.

We stand for:

  • Domain expertise: They are exclusively focused on the healthcare industry and all team members have work experience in the pharma domain (industry and consulting space)
  • People: The core team is highly qualified and has worked with 5 of the Top 10 pharmaceutical companies in the world, comprising of highly experienced strategy consultants, advisors, physicians, sales & marketing experts & data analytics professionals
  • Project management: Their project management principles ensure flawless execution , transparent & continuous cooperation with all stakeholders throughout project lifecycle
  • Apart from the developed markets, they have specialized on the issues their clients face in the emerging markets, namely Central Eastern Europe, Middle East/Gulf region, North Africa, Sub-Sahara and Asia-Pacific.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Client Engagement & Delivery: Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of strategic consulting projects across areas such as but not limited to:

 Go-to-market strategy

 Market sizing and opportunity assessment

 Product launch planning

 Competitive intelligence and landscape assessments

 Portfolio strategy and life cycle management

  • Project Planning and Management: Develop detailed project plans, including defining project scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure timely and quality delivery of consulting projects.
  • Stakeholder and Client Management: Act as the day-to-day point of contact for senior stakeholders – internal & external, maintaining regular communication, managing expectations & ensuring client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle with high-quality deliverables with clear, actionable insights
  • Team Coordination & leadership: Guide, mentor & motivate junior analysts, consultants, ensuring effective collaboration, high-quality deliverables & building a collaborative feedback mechanism built on mutual respect & focused on capability building & knowledge sharing within the team
  • Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify potential risks, develop mitigation plans, and manage unforeseen issues to minimize impact on project outcomes.
  • Quality Assurance: Ensure all deliverables adhere to the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and compliance with both company and client-specific guidelines.
  • Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive project documentation and deliver clear, concise status reports and presentations to both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Continuous Improvement: Contribute to refining project management methodologies, bring in agile ways of working & processes within the organization, sharing best practices and lessons learned.
  • Ad Hoc support: Ideate & provide appropriate solutions by creating a tailored approach for each of the business problems. Additionally manage solutions & delivery of ad-hoc market research market assessment, therapy area, market access, SDR projects
  • Thought Leadership: Lead & support development of following

 Frameworks methodologies & strategic POVs relevant to life sciences

 1-2 pager marketing collaterals or pre-sales materials for various executed projects to be used as leave behinds for potential clients

 Author whitepapers or participate in conferences as needed

Profile:

This position requires a highly self-motivated & experienced Senior Manager to lead strategic engagements for our pharmaceutical and life sciences clients. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter & bring a strong mix of consulting expertise, life sciences knowledge, and client management skills. You will be responsible for leading project delivery, managing client relationships, mentoring junior analysts & consultants & contributing to business growth. Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical & biotech industry, including commercial models, global markets, and product lifecycles is a must. Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growing organization will be crucial for self & organizational progress.

Qualifications:

  • Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, pharmacy, or any life science related field is preferred; a Master's degree is a must, in pharma, biotech or any other life science domain. MBA is preferred.
  • Professional Experience: Minimum of 8-12 years of experience in pharma sector (generic operations, R&D, commercial development, sales & marketing) or market research firms or advisory & consulting space, with a focus on TA landscape analysis, Competitive intelligence, commercial strategy development, opportunity assessments, early product portfolio assessment, forecast development etc
  • Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis & visualization tools & methodologies like excel power-BI tableau, etc, with the ability to interpret complex data and generate actionable insights
  • Productivity skills: Ability to use AI platforms & tools to enhance quality & quantity of deliverable enabling scaling of delivery from Bangalore team
  • Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively.
  • Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage >1 projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data visualization tools is a plus.
  • Interpersonal Skills: Strong collaborative spirit with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Attitudes & behaviors:

  • Ownership qualities: Strong sense of accountability, responsibility, is a self-starter, solution-oriented pushing workstreams forward
  • Motivations: Self-motivated with a sense of personal drive & ambition
  • Team skills: A proactive and dynamic team player
  • Time management: Able to manage own time and plan effectively to meet business & team objectives consistently

Additional Methodical Skills:

  • Therapy area knowledge: Good knowledge of various therapy areas including but not limited to – oncology, diabetes, cardio vascular, COPD, renal, cardio-metabolic, immunology etc
  • Epidemiology: Understand the core elements of epidemiological studies
  • Writing: Attention to detail in terms of style/consistency, grammar, syntax, scientific accuracy & layout
  • Secondary research: Ability to use and guide teams in using public domain and collect and represent data in a systematic way
  • Statistical knowledge: Sound knowledge of basic statistical techniques, assumptions, applications, interpretations and limitations
  • Computer skills: Proficiency in using Microsoft Word, power point and excel
  • Excel Skills: Advanced skills in using MS-Excel; Data analysis using functions; understanding of commonly used data sets & business rules

Important Requirement:

  • 8-12 years of work experience in pharmaceutical companies or life science consulting organizations
  • Medicine/Pharma industry/ Consulting industry
  • Graduate: B. Pharmacy/ Biotech or any other life science or technical degree
  • Post graduate: MBA or M. Pharma / Masters in data analytics

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