Program Manager

at  Zentiva Group as

Position Purpose: We seek a visionary Program Manager to lead the development of innovative drug delivery systems, transcending traditional generics. You will be responsible of the whole product lifecycle, from concept ideation to orchestrating the development journey through chemistry, drug product ,clinical development, registration accompanied by close work with key opinion leaders at global scale to create the market access strategy and secure a successful product launch. One program contains all projects for one molecule, which means that Program Manager is responsible for implementation of the company strategy for the particular molecule and thus particular therapeutic area.
Role Overview: As a Program Manager, you will autonomously lead our diverse portfolio of programs, including in-house developments in Prague, collaborative projects with external development partners, and global in-licensing projects. Your strategic mindset will ensure the integration of the program, ensuring its deliverables, maintaining the timelines, budgets, and quality standards, and synchronization between key activities in order to ensure on-time on-costs delivery of new products. You will be the link between Portfolio Managers and core team members (development, regulatory, manufacturing, intellectual property, medical affairs) shaping the program’s strategy and driving it to execution.

Your Responsibilities

• Build optimized Program Plan for the Programs and update them along Program lifecycle (from decision on Portfolio Program Committee to Commercial Launches).
• Proactively monitor and report key deliverables achievement and secure on-time technical launches. Optimize resources usage across Programs: propose prioritization to portfolio.
• Secure delivery of Programs: mitigate time & costs slippage when possible by facilitating cross-functional solutions, get arbitrations for each Program and ensure transparent implementation of decisions. Escalate to Portfolio Management in case of impacts on Program targets that cannot be mitigated within the Program Team.
• Management of projects organized in programs in terms of budget, timeline and scope, from idea to launch.
• Management of risk and change for projects – to proactively monitor and report any upcoming risks and changes as well as to present them to the Portfolio Program Committee with proper risk to benefit assessment
• Participation in creation of business and medical strategy of the projects
• Ensuring of proper communication with all members of the project team

We Require

• University degree - Chemical, pharmaceutical, or science field preferred.
• At least 5 years’ experience in Project Management in Pharma Industry (Development and Regulatory project management included)
• Good knowledge of Generic product Development and Various regulatory Guidelines
• Good Communication, Interpersonal and Team handling skills & Resistance to stress
• Ability to absorb and present complex ideas quickly, good prioritization, time management and analytical skills
• Advanced knowledge of English
• Working in a hybrid mode (60% home office, 40% office work), location Prague

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• Build optimized Program Plan for the Programs and update them along Program lifecycle (from decision on Portfolio Program Committee to Commercial Launches).
• Proactively monitor and report key deliverables achievement and secure on-time technical launches. Optimize resources usage across Programs: propose prioritization to portfolio.
• Secure delivery of Programs: mitigate time & costs slippage when possible by facilitating cross-functional solutions, get arbitrations for each Program and ensure transparent implementation of decisions. Escalate to Portfolio Management in case of impacts on Program targets that cannot be mitigated within the Program Team.
• Management of projects organized in programs in terms of budget, timeline and scope, from idea to launch.
• Management of risk and change for projects – to proactively monitor and report any upcoming risks and changes as well as to present them to the Portfolio Program Committee with proper risk to benefit assessment
• Participation in creation of business and medical strategy of the projects
• Ensuring of proper communication with all members of the project tea