SMO Head of Global Project/Program Management

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Joining our SMO teams, you will discover an empowering culture and the opportunity to create and deliver innovative products that have the potential to change lives. Collaborating with colleagues inside and outside Ferring, we are focused on growing our capabilities with new therapeutics, life-cycle management, and personalised solutions. Doing revolutionary work is in your hands.

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You will be the Senior Director within SMO Project Management and be the owner and point of reference for the Ferring R&D/SMO project management. You will lead and oversee project progress from research until commercialization. You will be responsible for delivering the overall project plans to the agreed timelines, costs, and quality standards. You will be recognized as an expert for project management and own the project manual. In addition, you will undertake the responsibility of Adstiladrin Senior Global Project Director, demonstrating the core project management values through the Adstiladrin programme leadership.

Your day at Ferring

• Global Project Director and decision maker for the Adstiladrin project within the approved plan and budget.

• Sign off on major deliverables and approve to proceed to each proceeding project Phase together with line management. Keep the project within the scope of approved activities.

• Prepare & review changes of scope before presentation to the governance committee.

• Be recognized as an expert for project management and own the project manual.

• Review, challenge, and lead Projects in portfolio, overseeing project progress from research until commercialization.

• Review Global Development Plans, Project Initiation Document, Clinical path and Target Product Profiles.

• Consolidate R&D/SMO project progress, ensuring adherence to governance decisions, report on risk and opportunities, propose proactive solutions.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• Master of Science / Medical Doctor, MBA or PhD preferred (Pharmacist, medical sciences degree)

• 10y+ experience in Pharma Project Management

• Experience in budget preparations

• Experience in team leadership

• Experience in 3rd parties negotiation & technology transfer

• Fluent in English

Moreover, we expect you to:

• Build effective teams

• Have creativity

• Have a drive for results

• Be organized

• Be political savvy

• Have excellent presentation skills

People come first at Ferring

Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.

Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role:

• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents

• Extended support on family building journey

Making a difference in the lives of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a leader in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and in specialty areas within gastroenterology and urology. At Ferring International PharmaScience Center (IPC) in Copenhagen we are nearly 600 people, primarily scientists and specialists working to break new land to help people live better lives. We focus our R&D efforts on peptide-based drugs and biotechnology derived medicines.

Location:
Ferring Denmark