Sr. Advisor, Development Project Leader

Sr. Advisor, Development Project Leader page is loaded## Sr. Advisor, Development Project Leaderlocations: Indianapolis, INtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0025604**At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!****As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.** **At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.****At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.****Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!****Job Title:** Sr. Advisor, Development Project Leader**Approved Locations:** 450 Elanco Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46222. 20% domestic and international travel required for meetings project teams at Elanco R&D centers where studies are conducted, visiting CROs to meet scientists or leadership where studies are outsourced, and attending industry conferences.**Job Description:**Your day-to-day will include:* Accountable for leading R&D projects (mainly Farm Animal projects including parasitology) and multi-functional teams from pipeline entry through approval, using both internal and external resources. Scope may include multiple species, technology types and registration pathways.* Contribute to new project opportunities consistent with the global innovation strategy, working to evaluate in close collaboration with both R&D and Commercial Leaders.* Deliver the project goals OTIF (on time in full) by proactively managing project plans in accordance with approved timing and budget.* Define optimized project plans for projects including internal/external resource needs for R&D and manufacturing, development costs, cost of goods and margin.* Ensure the appropriate strategy is in place and sufficient milestones are identified, monitored, and communicated.* Ensure permanent collaboration and interaction with critical functions outside of R&D (e.g. Corporate Strategy & Global Launch, Manufacturing & Quality) to ensure proper project valuation & ROI. Assembling, revising and evolving the project progresses.* Work with functional leadership to assign best aligned SMEs to project needs.* Collaborate effectively and timely communicate with functional SMEs to plan and execute projects.* Set clear goals and objectives for the project team members, hold self and others accountable.* Positively influence, foster creativity, and motivate project team members.* Align with project manager to ensure robust preparation/updates of project plans and timelines for assigned projects.* Provide strategic inputs to facilitate accurate and timely project plans, timelines, and budgets.* Identify & communicate to executive leadership project specific risks, status and opportunity, including impacts.* Proactively identify & communicate project risks, mitigations and remediation plans.* Effectively lead engagements with regulatory agencies, external collaborators/vendors as needed for projects.* Serve on product task force efforts to support R&D, commercial projects as assigned.* Own end-to-end process and planning for high-budget projects that align with the organizational and policy goals at Elanco.**You have the following technical skills and qualifications:*** Requirement – Master’s degree in Veterinary Science, Animal Science, Chemistry, Biology a related field, or a foreign equivalent plus 3 years of experience in job offered or any research scientist related job titles.* Relevant experience – Applicants must have 3 years of experience in the following: (1) product development within the Animal Health industry (pharmaceuticals) including project leadership, project management across species, technology types & R&D stages; (2) Parasitology and parasiticides; (3) veterinary medicine including farm animal veterinary medicine; (4) Farm Animal business; (5) Clinical Development and Clinical Operations; (6) developing farm animal projects based on company objective, pipeline, and portfolio; (7) working in the Animal Health industry and with Contract Research Organizations (CRO).* 20% domestic and international travel required for meetings project teams at Elanco R&D centers where studies are conducted, visiting CROs to meet scientists or leadership where studies are outsourced, and attending industry conferences.Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected statusElanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job‐related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer. For more information on how we handle personal data, please see ourElanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians, stakeholders, and society as a whole. With nearly 70 years of animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a meaningful impact on our local and global communities. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching life and our Elanco Healthy Purpose(TM) CSR framework – all to advance the health of animals, people and the planet. Learn more at . #J-18808-Ljbffr Elanco Tiergesundheit AG