Senior Product Lifecycle Management Consultant - permanent role

Company profile

For the past 25 years, ProPharma has improved the health and wellness of patients by providing advice and expertise that empowers biotech, med device, and pharmaceutical organizations of all sizes to confidently advance scientific breakthroughs and introduce new therapies. ProPharma partners with its clients through an advise-build-operate model across the complete product lifecycle. With deep domain expertise in regulatory sciences, clinical research solutions, quality & compliance, pharmacovigilance, medical information, and R&D technology, ProPharma offers an end-to-end suite of fully customizable consulting solutions that de-risk and accelerate our partners’ most high-profile drug and device programs.

Position overview

This Senior Consultant Product Lifecycle Management position is considered a subject matter expert and plays a pivotal role in some of our most challenging and rewarding drug development projects. In this exciting function, you will work as a project manager in order to create and implement key strategic plans for a variety of life-science clients. This role offers great diversity; the chance to learn new subject matters and will allow you to be at forefront of some of the most fascinating and innovative development projects globally.

Responsibilities include:

• The Senior Consultant Product Lifecycle Management will manage complex manufacturing and transfer projects to successful and timely decision points for products under development or currently licensed
• Be a key Project leader for a range of drug development projects within the Biological space
• Partner with the department head to manage the development and execution of project team strategy and to optimize team effectiveness in achieving project objectives in alignment with budget and timeline
• Establish and maintain functionally integrated project schedules to enable accurate project, financial, and portfolio analyses and ensure accurate inputs are provided into business planning processes
• Ensure alignment with project sub-teams and functional partners
• Oversee and prepare project team budget including resources and costs, collaborating with finance and other cross-functional departments
• Ensure project team activities and decisions are clearly communicated, documented, and archived, act as primary contact for project team-related information
• Facilitate project team meetings, cross-functional communication, and decision making, ensuring alignment with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify, recommend and manage the implementation of process and other improvements; whether pertinent to departmental and/or corporate
• Assist Operations in staffing client projects to enable the company to execute the strategic plan efficiently and effectively, and to meet revenue and profit goals based on personnel skills development and client needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Experience required

• BSc or above in a Life-sciences discipline
• Must possess at least 10 – 15 years’ experience working within the life-sciences sector
• Substantial exposure to Strategic Project management linked to Drug development is key
• Key exposure to drug development linked to small molecule projects would be highly preferred
• Proven experience of multiple areas which would include technical transfers and drug development activities
• Fluency in English (another EU language would be preferred but not essential)
• Ability to develop proposals and organize and conduct professional presentations to (potential) clients
• Hands-on experience with (remote) CMO management
• Outstanding knowledge of overall drug development process and cGMP and ISO relevant to pharmaceutical/biotech and medical device organizations.
• Excellent analytical skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple way

Additional information

We celebrate our differences and strive to create a workplace where each person can be their authentic self. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Employees are encouraged to unleash their innovative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial spirits. With a holistic approach as an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide a safe space where all employees feel empowered to succeed.

All applications to roles at ProPharma are personally reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not rely on AI screening tools to support our hiring process. You will always receive an outcome to your application so that you have an answer from us - whether you're successful or not.

Whilst ProPharma supports remote working, we also recognise the value that comes from in person collaboration. As such, we encourage any new hires that are based within a reasonably short commute of one of our offices to work on a hybrid basis and spend some time working from that office location, as agreed with your manager. All applications will be treated on their own merit and candidates will not be at any advantage or disadvantage based on their proximity to an office.

***ProPharma Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters/third parties. Please, no phone calls or emails to anyone regarding this posting.***