\\n Manager Life Sciences Programs & Projects - Neuchatel, Switzerland

Be a part of a revolutionary change.

At PMI, we\\\'ve chosen to do something incredible. We\\\'re totally transforming our business, and building our future on smoke-free products.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you\\\'ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

It\\\'s so rare in R&D that everything aligns to create the ideal conditions for outstanding work. Right now, at PMI, that\\\'s exactly what\\\'s happening. R&D is the driving force for our bold new vision: to replace cigarettes with a revolutionary portfolio of alternative products.

Join us and you\\\'ll have the resources, support and technology you need to break new ground and see ideas come to life. You\\\'ll be surrounded by some of the brightest scientists in their fields, with fast access to subject experts and commercial decision-makers.

If you\\\'re creative, courageous and ready to take risks, you can make a huge impact and propel your career in an endless number of directions. Ultimately, by delivering our smoke-free and beyond nicotine future.

Your \\\'day to day\\\'

You are the manager of pre-clinical and/or clinical programs and projects to assess the harm reduction potential of our innovative products. As an experienced Program and Project Manager in our Life Sciences function, in partnership with strategic leaders and medical and scientific specialists, you will ensure our programs and projects are effectively defined, led, and successfully delivered end-to-end in line with the PMI strategy and portfolio.

A typical end-to-end program would consist of the definition of business and scientific cases, an agile experimental phase to de-risk the viability, feasibility and desirability, the delivery of non-clinical and/or medical studies across countries, write-up the conclusions, and communication of the business outcomes and/or regulatory filings.

Your role as the program/project manager is to ensure that clear objectives are defined and communicated, to translate the scientific benefits into business and strategic value, to develop realistic and robust plans, to ensure all project requirements are satisfied, to monitor that resources are available and effective to deliver the plan, and to lead the project constraints.

You are the integrator of the Integrated Project Team. As a natural leader and an experienced facilitator, you will drive a successful team that defines and scientific strategies for long-term assessments of heated tobacco products.

More specifically, you\\\'ll

• Define, plan and lead cross-functional projects and/or programs, combining rigor and precision with flexibility and agility, in alignment with the LS strategy, within agreed business benefits, scientific robustness and commercial objectives.
• Master the projects\\\' scope, budget, resources and timing, whilst adhering to regulatory, quality and scientific standards, defining and using robust project management processes
• Lead collaboration and communication among team members across several functions and organizations, as well as build and distribute information to senior leaders and stakeholders
• Mentor/coach on good practice team working, collaboration over distance and project management. Coordinate stream leaders and work package managers from multiple areas and seniorities
• Prepare for governance committees to advise and ensure effective decision making and corrective action where required, as well as accurate status reporting. Lead changes (e.g. to scope, budget, schedule) and ensure these are effectively governed
• Maintain the Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management tool, including the project Key Performance Indicators, succinct regular status, risks, benefits, budget and schedules whilst liaising with the Portfolio/Governance Team and Senior Management and other Key Stakeholders to track program performance and take corrective actions
• Act pro-actively to increase quality and mitigate risks, collecting requirements and performing risk identification and analyses
• Form the project team and lead the resourcing processes, including budget and resource estimating and ensuring appropriate resource identification, sourcing and allocation, participating actively in several steps of financial life cycle
• Have the courage to drive accountability of core team members and senior leaders, using judgement to make trade-off decisions
• Equipped with strong interpersonal attributes and strong facilitation skills deals with conflict including interpersonal conflict on team
• Once complete, ensure projects are effectively closed by finalizing results, obtaining committee approval to close the project and completing hand-over activities.

Who we\\\'re looking for

• Substantial experience in Research & Development, Operations, Innovation management, in leading fast-paced agile innovations and/or global/large scale projects and programs using stage-gate approaches, in the Pre-Clinical or Clinical Research, Product Development, Drug and/or Medical Device development domains
• High flexibility to work across several knowledge domains and lead multiple projects
• Program/Project Management Certification (PgMP, PMP, PRINCE2 or IPMA) and/or confirmed practical experience
• PhD or master\\\'s degree in life sciences or related fields, and additional business management qualification(s) is nice to have
• Strong communication and relationship management skills, with substantial experience in communicating, presenting, and influencing at all levels of the organization
• Enthusiastic, optimistic, energetic and tenacious, showing personal maturity and composure.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Fluent, well written and spoken English is a must.

What we offer

Our success depends on the people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress.

Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We\\\'ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone\\\'s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world\\\'s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business - our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: a smoke-free future.

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