Senior Consultant, Life Sciences - Pharma Drug Development

About the role

IPM leads the successful execution of strategic portfolios and critical initiatives for premier organizations. Headquartered in Chicago with offices in Boston, Parsippany, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, IPM has managed over 5,000 projects for 500 clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups. IPM is a certified "Great Place to Work" company and has been named to the Great Place to Work list of "Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services". Our Senior Consultants are full-time employees who bring a competitive advantage to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client leadership and delivery teams to lead project and program planning and execution across various functions, driving projects and programs to achieve mission-critical outcomes.
• Leverage the continual exposure and experiences from working within a variety of clients and project types.
• Lead late stage product development and submissions.
• Implement or optimize project management frameworks through the use of current best practices and tools, to improve the teams' ability to execute and meet their goals.
• Leverage current industry best-practice tools, such as MS Project, Smartsheets, Planisware, etc., to develop and drive integrated project plans, aligning project tactics with project strategy.
• Manage projects within established scope, schedule, and budget while exceeding IPM project management standards.
• Participate and drive discussions to develop and document high-level strategies for accomplishing specific project objectives.
• Establish, maintain, lead, and guide high-performance project teams, serving as the project advocate within the client organization.
• Provide project/program management oversight to assigned IPM consultants, as needed.
• Contribute to the generation of business opportunities via relationship building.
• Participate in an IPM service line Center of Excellence (CoE).
• Support content marketing and business development proposal and project activities.
• Contribute to professional development, including involvement in professional organizations and leading internal initiatives.

Requirements

The ideal candidate for this Senior Consultant position will possess:

• A Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus.
• A minimum of 12 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in product life cycle product development and product management, with 7 years of professional project management experience.
• Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process (Six Sigma and Project Management Professional certifications are a plus).
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively communicate and build relationships with a broad spectrum of audiences at all organizational levels.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus.
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in product life cycle product development and product management, with 7 years of professional project management experience.
• Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process (Six Sigma and Project Management Professional certifications are a plus).
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively communicate and build relationships with a broad spectrum of audiences at all organizational levels.

Skills

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process (Six Sigma and Project Management Professional certifications are a plus).
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively communicate and build relationships with a broad spectrum of audiences at all organizational levels.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits program including:

• 100% employer-paid health for employees and 85% paid health for dependents.
• 401(k) matching.
• Performance bonus.
• Relocation assistance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid vacation, holiday, personal, and sick time.

Pay

$155,000 - $200,000

Schedule

Hybrid work environment requiring a minimum of three days in the office per week. Specific days are flexible and may vary depending on project schedules and meetings. On-site locations may also vary. In addition, we follow our clients' guidance on on-site requirements, so the minimum number of days in the office may increase depending on the client and project assignment.