Daiichi Sankyo, Inc Hiring for Project Planner, Global Project Management & Leadership job in Basking Ridge Full Time

Join a Legacy of Innovation 110 Years and Counting!

Daiichi Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical therapies to improve standards of care and address diversified, unmet medical needs of people globally by leveraging our world-class science and technology. With more than 100 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 16,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new medicines to help people. Under the Group’s 2025 Vision to become a “Global Pharma Innovator with Competitive Advantage in Oncology,” Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on providing novel therapies in oncology, as well as other research areas centered around rare diseases and immune disorders.

Summary

The Project Planner contributes to the drug development process by providing portfolio and project management (PPM) support to the Global Project Management & Leadership (GPM&L) department within Daiichi Sankyo. This position will be integral in ensuring best practices in project planning and data quality while working with other project planners and project managers in capturing, analyzing, managing, and reporting project and portfolio level activities. The Project Planner will become a subject matter expert in use of the PPM software and tools to support training of Project Managers and develop training materials. The Project Planner will support continuous improvement efforts and work to extract the full value of PPM systems and applications to support high quality project planning aligning with Global Project Managers, Finance, IT and other functional areas as appropriate. The Project Planner partners with project managers in Global Project Management & Leadership in the management of product development programs. The individual in this role will work under the mentorship of an experienced PM to ensure successful execution of project team strategy, project planning and project management assignments and will typically be assigned to complex programs (approx. 70-80% of time) as an extended member of the global project team. The individual in this role will be exposed to all stages of drug development to ensure appropriate modeling of development plans within an enterprise system, enabling planning and decision-making by development teams, functional areas, and governance. The balance of the Project Planner’s time (approx. 20-30%) will be spent on a subset of activities, to enhance their growth and development as a drug development Project Manager.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning and scheduling (team timelines and deliverables) using Planisware system and associated project management tools (ie MS Project) according to established best practices.
• Ensure project data are accurately reported in PM databases and team sites, and is understood by the program team members.
• Ensure clear and transparent communication of timelines and key deliverables with functional team representatives, key functional stakeholders and Finance, via available reporting tools.
• Perform timeline and Book of Work (BOW) analysis to highlight inconsistencies, scheduling conflicts, and gaps in asset models compared to scheduling standards.
• Provide technical guidance and training on project management tools to new PMs, as appropriate.
  Identify and communicate timelines, scope risks, and issues to the Project Manager (PM).
• Participate in development of risk assessments and creation of risk mitigation plans.
• Participate in the clear communication of program issues / risks as they arise.
• Communicate and work across functions to follow-up on assignments / tasks.
  Lead a project sub-team(s) under the guidance of the project manager.
• Attend other sub-team meetings which Project Management leads or which Project Management does not lead (e.g. CMC) on an ad hoc basis as a program liaison.
• Participate in the preparation of monthly program status reports under the guidance of the project manager.
• Assist project manager in preparation of and participate as a team member on developing input for governance/decision making; as appropriate.
• Participate in creation of strategy documents for committee review.
• Support and participate in project team annual budget planning activities.
• Effectively build relationships and collaborate with colleagues inside and outside of the department as appropriate.
• Participate in training courses to become educated and skilled in: Overall drug development knowledge / Project management discipline / Leadership.
• Observe and learn the probability of technical and regulatory success (PTRS) process.
• Observe Target Product Profile (TPP) process; support resource estimation to inform NPV analysis.

Qualifications: Successful candidates will be able to meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or university)

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or related field is required,
• Master’s or PharmD preferred

Experience Qualifications

• This position requires 2-4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, or the educational equivalent, with a basic understanding of drug development and commercialization practices.
• The successful candidate has a basic understanding of the drug development process and has experience with project management collaboration tools such as Planisware, MS Project, MS Office, SharePoint, etc. Experience working on a team in pharma is desired as well as an understanding of how a team can deliver objectives within time, cost, and quality requirements. Good communications skills, strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills are required.
• The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to adapt to working across geographic regions and be amenable to a flexible work schedule to accommodate time zones.
• Technological literacy with computer applications necessary to create, manage and analyze project schedules and timelines is a must. Experience with scheduling methodologies (direct expertise in schedule creation, project planning and data maintenance) is a plus.

Travel

Ability to travel up to 10%

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.