Title:  Project Manager, R&D

Location: Amman, Jordan

Job Type: Full-time

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About Us

For over 45 years, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has been putting better health within reach, every day, by creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to those who need them. We are helping to shape a healthier world that enriches all our communities, and our global team of 9,500+ empowered employees are central to this mission.

As a trusted and reliable partner of over 800 high-quality generics, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products, we are driven to improve access to medicine. Through our 29 manufacturing plants, 9 R&D centers across the MENA, North America and Europe, our footprint allows us to play a critical role in serving patients. 

Description:

We are looking for a talented Project Manager, R&D to join us. At Hikma you’ll be supported by a culture of progress and belonging where people are encouraged to develop, wellbeing is prioritised and our inclusive approach values contributions from all. We’re seeking candidates who embody our values: Innovative, driven to keep learning; Caring, genuinely compassionate in their work; and Collaborative, eager to solve problems together.

If you want to be part of a team that cares about impact, this is the place for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recommends improvements to departmental policy and directs the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of R&D PMO activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost- effective service to customers.
• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the R&D PMO section to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes and procedures.
• Plans complex project programs by integrating and linking the engineering, research/development, regulatory, quality, clinical and other activities to meet required business and financial goals.
• Reviews current workloads, financial objectives, regulatory strategy and resource availability to create realistic project timelines.
• Ensures that cross-functional processes are defined and implemented to achieve effective execution of the drug development process leading to new product introductions across the markets.
• Prepares and manages risk/issues assessment logs to recommend mitigation plans.
• Escalate issues/critical events to facilitate prompt attention/resolution.
• Facilitate communication between departments as necessary to ensure project/program transparency.
• Encourages discussions between subject matter experts to gain consensus and move projects forward.
• Creates and issues purchase requisitions as needed to support the assigned project.
• Manages Change Controls as appropriate to bring in new materials, parts and other items as necessary.
• Creates component/API and other forecasts needed to support the project, regulatory strategy and R&D development plans.
• Issues program meeting minutes following each meeting to capture decisions and action items.
• Re-forecasts project budget for each reforecast period to align spending with project status.
• Organises and supervises the activities to ensure that all work within a specific area of R&D PMO activity is carried out in an efficient and procedurally compliant manner (May supervise a small team of subordinates).
• Contributes to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices considering “international best practice”, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.
• Prepares departmental reports of R&D PMO timely and accurately to meet company and department requirements, policies and standards.
• Complies with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
• Performs other related duties or assignments as directed.

Qualifications:

We are looking for candidates whose experience and skills align closely with the qualifications outlined below:

• Bachelor’s degree in physical sciences (Chemistry, Pharmacy, Engineering)
• MBA and/or masters are preferred.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in biopharmaceutical industry with at least 1 year in project management.

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