Associate Director, Project Planner
Company: Pfizer
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: August 4, 2022
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Job Description:
The Associate Director, Project Planner possesses a
comprehensive knowledge of drug development, advanced knowledge of
scheduling and resource forecasting software (e.g., MS Project,
Planisware) as well as the definitions and standards and associated
systems and tools, and may support several different types of
schedules in support of a clinical development plan, which may
include, but are not limited to: medicine, candidate/indication,
clinical studies, end game/submission, and product launch planning.
He/she plays a key role in scenario planning, i.e., building
schedule/resourcing options and forecasting associated development
costs that depict various development options. The Associate
Director, Project Planner typically works within a cross-functional
team environment but frequently leads/co-leads complex sub-team
initiatives. He/she applies skills to support teams'
operational/strategic delivery of new medicines to patients. The
Associate Director, Project Planner is expected to anticipate
potential objections and have the ability to influence others.
He/she collaborates across various organizations and may work with
Research Unit (RU)/Business Unit (BU) and pan-BU/RU colleagues,
above RU/BU portfolio colleagues (e.g., Strategy, Portfolio, and
Commercial Operations), and members of partner lines. Typical
collaboration focuses on providing input into best practices,
making recommendations for improvements, or driving development of
new technologies and continuous improvement of planning processes,
tools, reports, and systems. The Associate Director, Project
Planner may also be expected to periodically provide his/her
expertise or insights to the further development of Pfizer-wide
initiatives related to Resource and Planning Insights for Decisions
(RAPID) or other Corporate project planning tools and processes.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for performing important project
planning activities in support of team deliverables and the GPD
portfolio. To effectively execute the primary responsibilities, the
Associate Director, Project Planner mustpossess an advanced
knowledge of the principles, concepts, and theories of project
management. The colleague executes his/her role by partnering with
the Asset PM in support of Development, Operations, and Commercial
project team members and partner line representatives to create
project schedules that enable effective planning and ensure project
delivery. The colleague is expected to apply technical, team, and
line knowledge along with advanced scheduling knowledge to
contribute to the achievement of work team deliverables and goals.
Planning/Controlling (Scheduling and Resource Management) ---
Responsible for coordinating, monitoring and reporting project
schedule information to enable alignment of GPD and partner line
schedules and FTE/dollar resources. These schedules include: o The
cross-functional schedules (Product Group and Candidate Plans) that
integrate schedule information across all lines supporting GPD at
all stages of the development continuum. o Clinical study plans
(Protocol Development to Final Clinical Study Report) and Clinical
Operation Submission activities to support Module 1 and 5 of the
submission plan. o Submission plans in collaboration with the PPM
submission group. o Selected commercial launch plans --- Identifies
and raises schedule conflicts, risks, and resource peaks/troughs
appropriately for resolution. --- Directly participates in and
contributes to cross-functional and functional teams to discuss,
review, and optimize protocol/project/program schedules and
resource management plans. --- Monitors progress of project
activities towards next project milestone, anticipates and
highlights potential variances, supports line/team in critical path
analyses and understanding the impact, and partners with the Asset
PM, Clinical Operations and the project team to identify/recommend
solutions to schedule risk. --- Performs scenario planning of
project timelines within and across protocols and across
therapeutic area/portfolio to enable optimum use of local, global,
and outsourced resources to ensure efficient delivery of project
milestones. --- Contributes to the validation of resource
information at the project level with the project teams. Project
Execution and Delivery --- Partners with key team members (e.g.,
PPM, Medicinal Sciences, CS&O, DSRD, Commercial) to manage the
project and achieve key milestones according to the endorsed
timeline, cost, and quality parameters. --- Supports negotiations
in the allocation of line resources to support the endorsed
development plan. --- Contributes to risk management through the
identification of operational and project/program risks for
discussion with appropriate team leadership. Participates in team
discussions to de-risk projects and develop new options to resolve
moderately complex issues. --- Provides the Portfolio Management
group with project schedule information to enable effective
portfolio management activities. Analysis and Reporting ---
Produces what-if scenario analyses (base, optimistic and
pessimistic development) based on context obtained from project
team members (e.g. PPM, Medicinal Sciences, CS&O, DSRD,
Commercial). Decisions taken by the team based on these analyses
may impact project delivery, costs, and resource requirements. ---
Reviews own work regarding quality of schedule and resource
metadata through utilization of quality reports and
monitoring/management of such data with the team/line members. ---
Provides timely reporting to the Asset PM, Portfolio Management,
and project teams, alerting them to the possibility of
endangered/missed or conflicting milestones and critical path
activities. --- Ensures regular information updates and analysis
and interpretation of planning and forecasting data to project
teams, Portfolio Management, platform lines, and management teams.
--- Utilizes available reporting and visualization tools to support
governance and team reporting needs (e.g. OnePager, Business
Objects, Spotfire). --- Provides context to local customers of
reports generated globally and consolidates customer feedback to
enable improvement of existing reports and generation of new
reports. Process --- Partners with project team members (e.g., PPM,
Medicinal Sciences, CS&O, DSRD, Commercial) to identify
opportunities and potential solutions to realize efficiency in the
development process. --- Contributes to continuous improvement of
project plans, plan generation, plan utilization, report
creation/development processes, and/or systems/process integration.
--- Collaborates with colleagues to ensure cross-team, site
learnings, and best practices are shared. --- Promotes partner
lines/teams taking ownership of data within planning tools to help
them manage their business. May provide training and mentorship to
new and established users of planning systems, including the
associated operating procedures and reporting. QUALIFICATIONS /
SKILLS Education --- Bachelors level degree. --- Advanced degree
desirable in one of the disciplines relating to drug development or
business. Experience --- At least 14 years of relevant experience,
including: o At least 8 years of applicable experience in project
planning and project management. o At least 10 years of applicable
pharmaceutical industry experience. --- Experience with planning
and resource forecasting tools (e.g., MS Project, Planisware,
OnePager) and use of these tools to support Asset, Candidate and/or
Clinical Study planning. Beneficial Relevant Capabilities ---
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. ---
Experienced in end-game/regulatory submission planning and/or
product launch planning. --- Experience formally mentoring and/or
supervising colleagues. --- Experienced user of reporting and
office software (e.g. Business Objects, Spotfire). ---
Trained/experienced in negotiation, facilitation, emotional
intelligence, and managing cross-functional team dynamics. --- The
job is highly technical and the incumbent must be able to
understand complex computer systems as well as develop complex
project plans. --- Demonstrates emotional intelligence to manage
change and difficult conversations. Categories: Hospital, I&I,
Internal Medicine, Oncology, Rare Disease, Vaccines Min 109,500,
Mid 146,000, 182,400 #LI-PFE Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to
be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of
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your Talent Acquisition representative. EEO & Employment
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and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
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