Cell Therapy Functional Program Manager

• Develops and maintains process and technology required to effectively manage a portfolio of projects.

• Provides project management support to cell therapy portfolio projects.

• Ensures preclinical Cell Therapy Enterprise project aspects are delivered on time and budget.

• Establishes a positive project environment by facilitating team interactions.

• Responsible for timely outsourcing of preclinical Cell Therapy Enterprise activities, taking into consideration the wider project landscape ensuring correct scheduling of tasks, risk and opportunity management, reporting and resource or cost control.

• Close collaboration with Cell Therapy PSL around Cell Therapy business unit non-clinical internal resources.

• Provides project management expertise to support the design and interpretation of cross functional project plans.

• Proactively drives development and implementation of new project management strategies through use of new or current systems and resources

• Acts as a technical owner within Scientific Project Management with a deep understanding of processes and systems employed. Identifies opportunities to improve the methodology and provide practical solutions.

• Leads and implements globally agreed Scientific Project Management strategies including process and technology related to the function. Identifies and applies project management techniques to improve the project management process and provide practical solutions to common issues.

• Communicates new processes or strategies to all project teams to define future procedures.

• Keeps own knowledge of best practices and new relevant developments up to date.

• Contributes to the development, sharing and project management support of new procedures, tools or techniques to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own area.

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline.

• Experience in Scientific Project Management.

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and new developments around Project, Change, Business Improvement and Strategy Management and Scientific Project Management.

• Experience as a project or change manager in a pharmaceutical or clinical environment.

• Ability to apply statistical techniques in the analysis of data from clinical studies or other relevant areas.

• Typically a FPM need to interact with people in at least 2 countries, but frequently both UK, SE and US.

• Advanced degree within the field.

• Professional certification.

• Understanding of multiple aspects of Scientific Project.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.