CSL is transforming its R&D organization to accelerate innovation and create greater impact for patients. With a streamlined, project-led structure and a focus on collaboration, we're building a future-ready team that excels in dynamic biotech ecosystems. Joining CSL now means being part of an agile team committed to developing therapies that make a meaningful difference worldwide.
Could you be our next Associate Director, Project Management? The job is in our King of Prussia, PA or Maidenhead UK office. This is a hybrid position and is onsite three days a week. You will report to TA Portfolio Delivery Lead.
Position Description:
Responsible for leading the successful operational delivery of global, cross functional R&D projects of strategic importance to CSL's product portfolio.
Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
- Work closely with project leader to define strategy and operational tactics
- Responsible for the preparation and management of project budgets, sensitivities, resources, project timelines, project scope and all other project documentation
- Accountable for the accuracy and quality of reports to senior stakeholders
- Lead cross functional development teams through tactical execution of project plans
- Identify, manage and resolve project issues and mitigate risks
- Ensure documentation of key team information, decisions, actions, modifications to scope, resources, timelines and milestones in project management systems is current.
- Identify, evaluate the critical path, scenarios and challenge assumptions to increase robustness of project plans
- Monitor performance vs. plan (budget and timeline)
- Coordinate program updates to Sr. Management
- Provide coaching and mentorship to more junior members of the R&D Global Project Management Department
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor degree or equivalent in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years' experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
- 5+ years' experience as project manager leading cross-functional project teams in a matrixed, global environment, in-depth knowledge in drug research, development and manufacturing processes
- Demonstrated experience in delivering projects to meet business objectives on time, within budget and with quality.
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About CSL BehringCSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.
CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.
To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.
Our Benefits
For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.
You Belong at CSL
At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.
To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging
Equal Opportunity Employer
CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.
Skills Required
- Bachelor degree or equivalent in Science, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years' experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
- 5+ years' experience as project manager leading cross-functional project teams in a matrixed, global environment
- In-depth knowledge of drug research, development and manufacturing processes
- Proven track record delivering projects on time, within budget, and with quality
- Hybrid role: onsite three days per week at King of Prussia, PA or Maidenhead, UK
What We Do
CSL is a leading global biotechnology company with a dynamic portfolio of lifesaving medicines, including those that treat haemophilia and immune deficiencies, vaccines to prevent influenza, and therapies in iron deficiency, dialysis and nephrology. Since our start in 1916, we have been driven by our promise to save lives using the latest technologies. Today, CSL – including our businesses, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus, CSL Plasma and CSL Vifor – provides lifesaving products to patients in more than 100 countries and employs 32,000 people. Our unique combination of commercial strength, R&D focus and operational excellence enables us to identify, develop and deliver innovations so our patients can live life to the fullest. See our community guidelines: https://bit.ly/3Bs17Ra
