Senior Manager-Associate Director, Portfolio Management

Responsibilities:

The Portfolio Management Senior Manager/Associate Director will help Line manager for effectively driving cross-functional project teams and continuously optimizing R&D portfolio to expediate the delivery of innovative medical products to address unmet medical needs of our patients globally.

He or she will

1. Oversee end-to-end project management for drug programs spanning early-stage research through IND submission/clinical phase I stage. Develop detailed project management plans across key pharmaceutical development phases including early discovery, CMC, preclinical studies, IND filing and technology transfer. Monitor and govern the full drug development lifecycle to drive on-time and complete project delivery.

2. Formulate tailored project management strategies aligned with individual program characteristics. Coordinate cross-functional resources to accelerate progress across business functions; conduct end-to-end oversight of schedule, quality and cost throughout preclinical development to clinical manufacturing. Deliver all milestones and overall program targets as scheduled.

3. Collaborate with Early Discovery, Preclinical, CMC, BD and other internal departments to enable seamless cross-functional alignment and effective resource integration for project deliverables.

4. Schedule regular project governance meetings, align cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate program bottlenecks. Conduct risk forecasting and full lifecycle risk management, and provide actionable mitigation plans and resolutions to the project team.

5. Monitor ongoing program execution; escalate technical roadblocks to relevant technical leads for timely resolution, and revise project plans through cross-stakeholder alignment. Secure consensus on required deliverables for each R&D phase, and track continuous program progress to guarantee on-time delivery.

6. Lead the development, review and progress tracking of integrated research protocols, project timelines and budgets for all internal programs within the company’s quality system. Organize routine cross-functional progress updates, milestone gate reviews and change control reviews. Drive cross-departmental alignment and synergy across all technical platforms.

7. Serve as the primary liaison with external collaboration partners. Develop joint project plans, align internal and external resources, and coordinate internal functional teams to execute external partnership programs, while enforcing compliance with agreed delivery timelines and quality standards.

Requirements

1) At least a master’s degree in life-science field preferred with at least 8 years of drug R&D experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech company.

2) Solid understanding of cross-functional drug R&D processes with at least 5 years in a project management role with a proven track record.

3) Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with internal and external contacts to ensure project success.

4) Demonstrated writing, communication and presentation skills in both Chinese and English.

5) Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, self-management and organizational skills, ability to influence others without direct authority.