Program Manager – China Development Program Management

Key Responsibilities:

• Support China Product Team (CPTs) in executing China development strategy and Brand strategy throughout the product life-cycle
• Contribute to the development of high quality, integrated cross functional drug development plans in support of the development / brand strategy
• Communicate effectively with global/country team members, senior leaders, and the broader organization
• Partners with CPT leaders to lead CPT meetings, track actions and decisions, provide clear timelines and execute strategy
• Proactively communicates status of key deliverables and escalates issues to senior management in a timely manner. 
• Partners with CPT leaders and other project leads to achieve overall team effectiveness, include assessing, evaluating and recommending options for improvement
• Leverage well developed interpersonal skills to build & maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders
• Ensure that team decisions/recommendations are adequately communicated

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or relevant field
• Advanced degree preferred (MSc / PhD / MBA) or strong demonstration of equivalent combination of relevant educational and professional training
• In depth industry knowledge/experience in the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, or other Healthcare related field
• Experience in a pharmaceutical industry Development Project Management role
• Experience in managing cross-functional teams
• International collaboration and experience of working with different cultures
• PMP Certification is a plus

Key Competencies:

• Drug Development experience including:
  • Basic understanding of the biopharmaceutical environment and the drug development process
  •  Basic understanding of functional interdependencies
  •  Basic understanding of external industry landscape
•  Program and Project Management skills including:
  •  Development of integrated cross-functional project plans
  •  Basic strategic planning and execution within cross-functional teams
  •  Critical thinking - ability to identify cross-functional team risks, gaps and problem solve
  •  Some experience in decision making and effective issue resolution
  • Some experience in budget and resource planning
  • Effective meeting management (agendas, minutes, decision logs, meeting facilitation)
  • Good verbal and written communication skills including the ability to clearly and effectively present information formally and informally
  • Proficient in written and spoken Chinese and English
  • Resourceful, proactively seeking tools and guidance as needed