Senior Manager CMC Project Management

WuXi AppTec, through its STA Pharmaceutical business, is seeking a Senior Manager/Associate Director, CMC Project Management to manage drug substance and drug product projects. The role leads projects from proposal through completion, coordinates clients and cross-functional technical teams, monitors timelines and budgets, and supports business development activities.

Responsibilities:

• Assist BD in preparing quotations/proposals with inputs from key stakeholders
• Participate in the planning and implementation of projects. Establish project objectives, timelines, and deliverables. Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Closely monitor/control project progression to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget. Report project progress to all key stakeholders
• Support technical team to investigate potential issues and implement corrective measures
• Serve as the liaison for client contacts and manage day-to-day communications
• Represent company in project meetings, prepare meeting agenda and minutes, and follow through on action items
• Evaluate and assess project results and provide recommendations for future improvements
• Provide support to business development team by attending customer visits, conferences, or tradeshows

Requirements:

• • Masters (MS) or PhD in Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Sciences
• • Must be bilingual (fluent in English and Mandarin)
• • Candidate should possess strong and effective project management, problem solving and interpersonal skills and have a proven track record working cross-functionally across a wide variety of technical, business, and operational areas
• • Demonstrate good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and small molecule drug development process
• • Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, and highly flexible
• • Must be organized and detail-oriented
• • Proven experience in creating and carrying out successful plans and processes
• • Proficiency in both English and Mandarin is required
• • Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation skills)
• • Ability to use all Microsoft Office products
• • Ability to stand /Sit/walk for long periods of time
• • Ability to crouch, bend, twist, and reach
• • Ability to travel via plane or train
• • 2+ years of pharmaceutical or CRO/CMO industry experience preferred
• • Project management experience preferred
• • Experience in a Contract Research Organization (CRO) or Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) is preferred, but not required