P2311 - Senior Global Program Manager Anti-infectives
Debiopharm, Switzerland

Debiopharm is an independent biopharmaceutical company based in Switzerland with an ongoing commitment to research in oncology and infectious diseases in order to improve patient outcomes and quality of life. Our main activities include drug development, drug manufacturing and digital health investment. Debiopharm International SA aims to develop innovative therapies that target high unmet medical needs. Our unique development only business model allows us to act as a bridge between disruptive discovery products and patient access in international markets. We first identify high-potential compounds for in-licensing, clinically demonstrate their safety and efficacy and then select large pharmaceutical commercialization partners to maximize patient access globally.

At Debiopharm you will be at the forefront of the fight against cancer and infectious diseases, and you will have the opportunity to work on new innovative medicines for patients. Efficiency is our mode of action, saving lives our collective target.

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For our Project Management Office organization based at our Headquarters in Lausanne, we are looking for a

Senior Global Program Manager

As Senior Global Program Manager, you provide project management (PM) and operational support for drug development programs, ensuring aligned strategy, accurate plans/forecasts, documentation, and coordinated execution across Ramp;D program teams. You contribute to the development of innovative treatments for unmet needs and patients by ensuring smooth day-to-day operations of the team, leading ad-hoc cross-functional task forces/sub teams.

Your responsibilities will be but not limited to:

Support program development amp; its execution

• Work closely with the Global Program Head(s) and Global Project leaders (GPLs) to support/contribute to the development of the program strategy and its integrated development plan
• Contribute to and/or coordinate the development of strategic documents and prepares for phase transitions in collaboration with the Development teams
• Responsible for strategy implementation and operational execution of the program (quality and accuracy of program plan and forecast in enterprise planning systems)
• Coordinate team objective setting, prioritization and tracking, collaborate with teams to identify key program issues; may lead or participate in ad-hoc cross-functional sub-teams and task forces to address and resolve issues
• Contribute to risk assessment and contingency planning and communicates program status
• Support Global Program Head(s) and Global Project leaders in preparation of comprehensive program recommendations, board meeting presentations and updates for governance boards
• Report on projects progress and deliverables
• May manage/support external partnerships/collaborations
• Provide operational leadership to assigned teams, prepare and manage the effective coordination and facilitation of cross-functional team meetings from a program management perspective (agendas, minutes)
• Contribute to functional excellence by supporting implementation of PM standards, team objectives, project documentation and communication
• Provide Program Management expertise and leadership in the areas of planning, tracking, scenario-generation, contingency development, critical path analysis, and risk management
• Develop and manage global, integrated cross-functional plans (Identifying key deliverables for each function)
• Actively establish and maintain a close partnership with the Clinical Study teams and program extended teams to ensure alignment and overall program execution
• Assure that functional deliverables are completed on time, on budget and according to quality standards; you take a hands-on approach if required to support the various teams
• Prepare and present monthly reporting to team and stakeholders to show progress, results; anticipate risks and provide recommendations and solutions
• Play an active role in driving process improvement amp; best practices on the program and in developing Project Management tools, templates, processes
• Coordinate, elaborate and consolidate the writing of monthly, quarterly or annual reports of multi-projects progress and portfolio views
• Actively contribute to promote the values of project management within the company
• Support Global Program Head(s) and Global Project leaders to role model a leadership style which is inclusive, proactive, change agile and results driven with a collaboration focus
• Partner with Ramp;D team members to derive high performing team spirit with a trusting relationship, sharing responsibility and working towards joint goal
• Support driving a

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