Associate Project Manager

Are you ready to join a growing, global drug development and manufacturing organization that puts people first?  Come to Adare!  We work closely with our pharmaceutical industry partners during all phases of drug development with a mission of improving the lives of patients and medicines essential to people all over the world.  Each role and every department within Adare offer you a unique, customized experience with a chance to make a real impact, and is critical to our success.  With the help of people like you dedicated to our mission, Adare is transforming lives by transforming drug delivery!

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• What can Adare offer you?
• Medical/dental/vision/life – low employee premiums
• 401k with a highly competitive match
• Generous PTO, including floating holidays
• Career growth and internal opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Relocation assistance
• Performance-based bonus
• Employee Recognition Programs

We are seeking to hire an Associate Project Manager to join our Project Management team…

If any of the below describes you, we would love to meet you! 

JOB SUMMARY

The Associate Project Manager is primarily responsible for supporting and managing Research and Product Development projects.  This includes effective project planning and monitoring, strategic alignment, multidisciplinary internal/external team coordination, process facilitation and communication both internally and externally. The position will require Project Management of multiple ANDA/NDA development projects. This will involve working with the R&D management and team members to develop appropriate project management systems for an organization undergoing considerable growth. The Associate Project Manager must be able to effectively communicate with the customer, develop project plans (timelines) and ensure the plan is executed on time, complete agendas, meeting minutes and risk registers. The position will require building positive working relationships that span all levels and functions of the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Manages the assigned Adare Pharmaceuticals projects via optimal project planning and monitoring as well as coordinates with cross-functional project teams to deliver project results.
• Leads internal and external (customer) meetings, completes agendas, meeting minutes and project timelines using Microsoft Project and Adare’s Project Management System.
• Manages customers expectation and critical development timelines.
• Tracks and ensures monthly and yearly forecasted revenue targets are being met for assigned projects. Work with the project team to identify associated risks and mitigation plans. 
• Understands signed proposal activities being executed by the project team, identifies out of scope activities, and completes the appropriate Change Order to document new work being executed.
• Supports project teams by timely organizing activities linked to the projects, with other internal functions, such as Procurement delivery of materials, Engineering/ Operations support for small/ commercial and development scale equipment availability, and Regulatory/ Quality support, when needed.
• Seeks timely progress for actions and resolution to issues. Follows-up on critical action items and alerts all stakeholders of potential roadblocks or delays.
• Prepares bi-weekly project status reports and other project updates or reviews needed by the organization and presents to upper management. 
• Supports different process initiatives and harmonization to improve pharmaceutical development productivity and performance.
• Must participate and successfully complete all training as required by the company.                                                                                                                                                                                 
• Perform other tasks assigned by the PM Team.
• Position requires being on-site a few days a week in our Philadelphia, Pennsylvania manufacturing or packaging facility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, from a four-year accredited university or college
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, CDMO experience is preferred but not required.
• A certification in Project Management is preferred, but not mandatory.
• Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint)
• Understands FDA Guidelines and Regulations and GXP’s.
• Ability to coordinate, contribute to and work within cross-functional teams.

Adare Pharma is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status.

PRINCIPALS ONLY
NO AGENCIES OR THIRD PARTIES

Benefits

• What can Adare offer you?
• Medical/dental/vision/life – low employee premiums
• 401k with a highly competitive match
• Generous PTO, including floating holidays
• Career growth and internal opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Relocation assistance
• Performance-based bonus
• Employee Recognition Programs