Senior Project Manager

Description

Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a US-based, fully integrated pharmaceutical company with capabilities in product development, manufacturing, and commercial operations. Cosette has a fast-growing portfolio of branded pharmaceuticals consisting of products in the cardiology, women's health, and migraine markets. Cosette has a long history in quality manufacturing of complex dosage forms including topical creams, ointments, oral liquids/solutions and suppositories, which has led to consistent supply to customers and commercialization success. Cosette has corporate and manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and North Carolina and is supported by more than 300 dedicated employees across all functional areas. 

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Position Summary:

The Senior Project Manager will contribute to the asset acquisition, integration and transitional service process by providing project level support to Business Development/Alliance Management within the organization. This position will be integral to ensure the smooth operation and integration of acquired/partnered products and working with the Senior Director, Alliance Management, in organizing and reporting project and integration activities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage projects across technical functions (Product Development, Analytical Research and Development, Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, Technical services, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, launch team) across multiple phases, and different disease areas.
• Assure continuous consistency of the operational plan with project strategy.
• Generate and maintain the integrated project plan. Drive option development, including risk analyses, risk mitigation plans, contingencies, identification of opportunities, decision tree generation, and identification of activities on the critical path.
• Utilize project management methodologies and best practices to help the project teams deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Publish timely and detailed meeting minutes from project meetings inclusive of associated timelines and pending action items.
• Ensures execution of all cross-functional project activities.
• Together with the department head, drive and review project documentation for board meetings according to current guidelines.
• Build strong alliances with Project Team Members and guide teams through the team development process
• Serve as neutral facilitator, communicate openly and timely, horizontally and vertically, to achieve transparency of project progress and resolve conflicts in good faith.
• Provides Project Management leadership in the areas of strategy, planning, tracking, risk management, plan execution, problem-solving, and decision making in line with project strategy and team goals.
• Proactively plan the resources required to support portfolio priorities and identify risks at portfolio level.
• Become a subject matter expert in use of the PPM tools, support training of other Project Managers and develop training materials.  

Qualifications :

• 5+ years of experience and working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry with an emphasis on Commercial Project Management.
• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering, information technology, or other analytics-related disciplines required.
• Advanced scientific degree (MSc, PharmD, etc.) preferred.
• Excellent oral and written skills are required.
• Excellent interpersonal and information management skills and be comfortable interacting with different functional groups and leaders.  
• Expertise in Project Management tools/software (ie. Smartsheet, SharePoint, One Note, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Relevant experience in drug/device development project management.
• Demonstrated experience in leading / managing and driving cross-functional teams.
• Capable of quickly gathering high-level understanding of complex technical, medical, and scientific issues.
• PMP or equivalent certification is preferred.  

Salary Range

The expected annual base salary for this New Jersey based position is $120,000 - $151,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee on the payment date.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health saving account, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement program, parental leave, wellness program, paid time off, volunteer time, and holidays. 

Physical Requirements

This role will follow a hybrid work schedule, requiring three (3) onsite days per week at our Bridgewater, NJ office.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Providing “equal employment opportunity” is one of the most important people policies of Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Our goal is to do all that we realistically can to provide genuine equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees in all phases of our operation. It is the policy of this Company that there shall be no discrimination with respect to employment, or any of the terms and conditions of employment, because of an individual’s race, creed, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, marital status, domestic partnership, familial status, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, disability (including AIDS and HIV infection), genetic information, liability for service in the United States armed forces or any other legally protected status. The Company is dedicated to ensuring that all employment decisions are in accordance with these principles of equal employment opportunity.