Cipla USA · 2 hours ago
Fall River Lead Project Manager
Fall River, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $125K/yrCipla USA is a leading global pharmaceutical company, dedicated to high-quality, branded, and generic medicines. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager who will be responsible for end-to-end project leadership and management, acting as the primary liaison for both internal and external partnerships, and ensuring project deliverables meet the agreed scope, time, cost, and quality.
Pharmaceuticals
Responsibilities
The Project Manager position is a highly visible individual contributor role that reports to the Director of Project Management, R&D, North America. The job duties for this position include but are not limited to the following:
Responsible for end-to-end project leadership and management (scope, cost and time) deliverables for Cipla projects
Operate as the primary liaison and project manager on Internal /external partnerships of Cipla North America. Responsible for delivery on the projects to agreed and planned scope, time, cost and quality
Operate as the single point of contact for Cipla internal stakeholders on all aspects of projects. Internal stakeholders include but limited to executive management committee, commercial, portfolio, R&D technical staff, supply chain management, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, procurement etc
Act as the custodian of the project governance process. Responsible for stage-gate reviews and escalation of topics, as required. Responsible for maintaining a Cipla s version of project plan for all external partnerships. Responsible for drafting and delivering presentations to executive management
In collaboration with Cipla commercial, supply chain management and regulatory affairs, responsible for launch planning, launch risk mitigation and launch supply readiness
Responsible for collaborating with Cipla global stakeholders particularly Integrated Product Development (IPD) and Quality Assurance (QA) to incorporate technical best practices including QbD principles in all technical studies
Participate and/or lead technical due diligences on projects where Cipla is actively engaged with a potential partner to in-license or co-develop a product
Maintain a pro-active, informed and nimble approach for all aspects that may affect the delivery of the projects to approved plan
Maintaining strategic alignment between the program, organization and stakeholders
Provide relevant feedback to Cipla commercial and portfolio functions on assumptions, risks and market developments leading to development of commercial models
Lead and implement a risk-based approach towards assessment of projects, project milestones and stage gate reviews
Lead and/or participate in conducting data and hypothesis driven investigations for quality events (planned and unplanned deviations) with recommendations of relevant corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) to relevant stakeholders
Maintain effective and pro-active communication and coordination of activities with multi-functional internal and external stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Masters in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
Experience with product development process as applied to 505(b)(1) NDA and/or 505(b)(2) NDA and/or BLA product registration pathways is a must
Experience in handling complex injectable and Inhalation
Prior experience in managing projects with internal and/or external stakeholders (e.g., CROs, CDMOs) is a must
Experience with project governance practices is a must
SAP experience
Must be proficient in applicable computer and database applications including MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF
Must be well organized, detail oriented, have the ability to multi-task and manage changing priorities
Demonstrable acceptable skills in oral and written communications, independent judgement, problem solving and effective managing and adhering to timelines
Sitting at a desk and/or working at a computer or other “screen” 75% or greater of an 8-hour period
Preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP®) certificate or other relevant project management training is a plus
Handling Green field project is plus
Benefits
401(k) savings plan and matching
Health insurance – medical/dental/vision
Health savings account (HSA)
Flexible spending account (FSA)
Paid time off (PTO) – vacation/sick/flex time
Paid holidays
Short-term disability (STD)
Long-term disability (LTD)
Parental leave
Paid and unpaid family leave
Employee discounts
Other benefits
Company
Cipla USA
Cipla USA, the wholly owned subsidiary of Cipla (established in 1935), has been enabling patient access to affordable and high-quality medicines in the US for over 30 years.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Cipla USA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2025 (2)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2021 (2)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Arunesh Verma
President & CEO, Cipla North America
Marc Falkin
Executive Vice President / Chief Commercial Officer
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