Commercial Project and Administrative Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Zydus Therapeutics is a clinical stage, specialty-focused bio-pharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative treatments to transform lives, starting with rare and serious liver diseases. Our purpose is simple, to empower people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilling lives, by unlocking new possibilities in life sciences and providing quality healthcare solutions.

Our lead drug candidate, saroglitazar, is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha / gamma agonist. Saroglitazar is an investigational treatment which has received Fast Track designation, orphan drug designation and priority review designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Primary Biliary Cholangitis is a rare, chronic autoimmune liver disease primarily affecting middle-aged women, characterized by the progressive destruction of the bile ducts that can lead to irreversible liver damage if left untreated.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences, our pipeline is fueled by 1,300 researchers who are working with cutting-edge technologies to discover new medicines for tomorrow.

The opportunity to empower people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilling lives is what makes a career with Zydus Therapeutics so rewarding. Our team is collaborative, innovative and adaptable. We are action-oriented and strive for excellence in all we do, all underpinned by respect, trust and integrity. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and support programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives

If you are passionate about helping bring potential life-changing discoveries to patients, then you share our mission.

ROLE SUMMARY

The coordinator position for the commercial team reports directly in the SVP, Commercial Strategy and Operations. In addition to administrative responsibilities, this person will support and collaborate with others on the team on key business initiatives. These initiatives would include: 1)Managing Fleet services for Zydus field leaders; 2)Coordinating with Marketing team and Promotional Review Committee on agenda management; 3)Assisting VP, Sales and Syneos partner in the execution of Field Meetings. This role requires a friendly, energetic person with high integrity who can represent the management team with professionalism – interacting with colleagues from Zydus USA and Zydus India as well as Syneos, our partner in field execution.

There is a lot to do, so high energy levels and a great sense of humor will be required!

The successful candidate must be able to perform each of the following satisfactorily:

· Support fleet administration, including vehicle assignments, driver safety program oversight, and act as the primary contact for vendor purchase orders and invoices.

· Support Marketing team in agenda management for Promotional review committee meetings

· Provide assistance to VP Sales in the execution of field sales meetings

· Provide administrative support to the SVP and her leadership team. Specific duties include calendar management, meetings and events coordination, expense reporting and travel arrangements

· Understand the legal and compliance environment and drive collaboration with both teams

· Assist team leaders with onboarding of new team members

REQUIREMENTS

· Bachelor’s degree highly preferred

· 5+ years of prior administrative and operational support, preferably within a commercial organization

· Pharmaceutical industry experience a plus

· Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook

· A basic understanding of vendor management

· Highly developed verbal and written communication skills

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

The position will require domestic travel, primarily in support of national field team meetings. Those meetings occur about 3x per year

Work Environment

This is a hybrid position based in our Princeton-area office.

Zydus Therapeutics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Zydus Therapeutics is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with Zydus Therapeutics, please contact us and let us know the nature of your request.