Director, Project Management TL, OSD Technology Transfers

Role Overview

• Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing team of project managers responsible for tech transfers, and major changes at CMOs.
• Ensure consistent application of Teva’s PM frameworks, templates, governance, and stage‑gate processes.
• Set performance expectations and drive capability building.
• Own the portfolio for all OSD external manufacturing transfers, scale‑ups, and network optimization projects.
• Prioritize resources in alignment with Teva’s supply strategy, launch calendar, and R&D pipeline.
• Lead governance forums and provide status, risks, and decisions to leadership.
• Ensure flawless planning and execution of TTs, site switches, scale‑ups, and validation.
• Oversee creation of project plans including scope, timelines, cost, resources, validation, and risk.
• Ensure all deliverables are aligned to Teva’s compliance and operational standards.
• Partner with R&D, MS&T, GNPS, Portfolio, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Regulatory, and Finance.
• Act as the primary interface between Teva and CMOs for execution, issue resolution, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure CMOs meet Teva GMP, quality, and supply expectations.
• Implement structured risk tools across all projects.
• Drive proactive identification and mitigation of technical, quality, and supply risks.
• Escalate critical risks and support continuity planning.
• Track and control budgets; ensure transparency in CMO pricing and cost drivers.
• Support COGS optimization, yield improvements, and margin initiatives.
• Provide input for CMO selection and sourcing strategy.
• Enhance PM processes, tools, KPIs, and governance.
• Lead best-practice sharing across organization.
• Support digital transformation with project dashboards and integrated tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Chemistry, or related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in pharma operations, external manufacturing, MS&T, or project management.
• Experience leading complex technical projects in GMP environments.
• Strong knowledge of tech transfer, validation, and regulatory expectations.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Technical and operational understanding of external manufacturing.
• Strong project management discipline.
• Ability to influence and drive cross‑functional alignment.
• Strong analytical and decision‑making capability.
• High accountability, urgency, and execution mindset.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, Engineering, Regulatory). (Good to Have)
• Experience with OSD, LCO, sterile/aseptic ops, complex generics, biosimilars. (Good to Have)
• PMP/PRINCE2 or Lean/Six Sigma certification. (Good to Have)
• Experience working with CMOs/CDMOs. (Good to Have)

Tech Stack

• PMP

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time, and holiday.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible, Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.