AGM/DGM - Project Management

Job Overview

This leadership position requires a non-traditional approach to project management to ensure that varied organizational operational strategies are effectively executed by relevant stakeholders. Cross-functional coordination is essential to maximize the implementation impact across the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate intimately with research and development teams along with R&D project management to guarantee the successful delivery of high-priority projects.
• Work alongside commercial, finance, and supply chain departments to maintain a comprehensive and dynamic outlook on organizational priorities, aligning R&D initiatives accordingly.
• Oversee management dashboards for the entire R&D operations encompassing API R&D, Formulation R&D, Biopharma R&D, and Clinical Development across all regions.
• Coordinate with supply chain, production, quality, and regulatory teams to minimize penalties, stockouts, and losses due to expired inventory by continuously monitoring supply scenarios and cross-functional task execution.
• Assess open capital expenditure requests and new infrastructure projects, ensuring detailed analysis including justification, ROI, and demand forecasting, collaborating with user groups and cross-functional teams for management reviews.
• Monitor the progress of ongoing infrastructure projects, engage with project leads on current status, challenges, solutions, and oversee post-execution phases such as qualification, regulatory audits, and readiness for production pipeline utilization.
• Drive accelerated progress on strategic projects directly overseen by the Managing Director’s office, ensuring no delays.

Additional Job Duties

• Maintain up-to-date management dashboards and organize detailed documentation including meeting minutes, strategy briefs, and consolidated reports for the management office.
• Evaluate success by active engagement in projects, expediting priority initiatives, resolving interdepartmental issues, and promptly escalating urgent matters to senior leadership.
• Display agility and self-motivation to adapt to varied assigned programs and initiatives.

Core Competencies

• 10 to 15 years of experience in corporate strategy with a focus on varied business operations.
• Expertise in MS Excel with the ability to deliver compelling presentations.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and modern visual dashboard technologies is advantageous.
• Project management experience is preferred.

Relevant Industry Experience

• A minimum of five years working within the pharmaceutical sector.
• Prior experience collaborating with senior management.
• At least five years in a corporate strategy role.

Educational Background

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or Biological Sciences, or a PhD in related fields.
• Possession of a management degree from a recognized institution is mandatory.