Senior Manager, Global Research & Development Program

McDermott Laboratories Limited

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.
Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.
We do so via:
Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

The Senior Global Program Manager works as part of a cross-functional Global Program Team and will support the Global Program Lead in all aspects of program delivery including planning towards milestones, defining decision points, creating plans, managing critical path activities, proactively identifying issues, resolving conflicts and communicating project-related issues to the stakeholders.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Senior Manager, Global Research & Development Program role will make an impact:

• Integrating the various functions detailed plans into a program milestone plan for each program phase through Development, Regulatory Approvals and Commercialisation

• Coordinating and tracking the performance against plan with the program team

• Deputising for Global Program Lead, leads scheduled meetings, develops and manages agenda, creates meeting minutes, and follows up action items throughout the project

• Timely and periodic tracking of progress on actions and follow-up with respective owners to ensure timely closure and execution

• Supporting the Global Program Lead with proactive risk management and effectively managing the program risk register.

• Preparing project reports, analyses and delivers presentations to Global Program Team on a regular basis

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Advanced Scientific degree with 10+ years experience in at least a number of the following areas: Program Management, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Engineering Project Management

• Extensive experience in project management principles and methodologies

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in English (written and verbal form)

• Proven ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied functions

• Demonstrated capability to provide technical leadership and coordination for complex global programs

• Skilled to decompose complex problems into actionable plans and track them to closure

• Ability to collaborate effectively with teams across functions and cultures

• Self-motivated with the ability to take ownership of issues, build consensus, and see tasks through to resolution.

• Strong ability to interact and communicate effectively with the Senior Leadership team

• Ability to focus on details while keeping overall goals in mind

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why Viatris?

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. You will also have the opportunity to access excellent career progression opportunities and work-life balance initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.