Product Manager – Pharmaceuticals

Kobaltt
Dubai, UAE

Ref: KP678-1286
Kobaltt

The Role


The Role


Recruiting a Product Manager - Pharmaceuticals needed in Dubai. Our Client is a leading global provider of drug development and manufacturing services in the rapidly growing pharmaceutical outsourcing sector. The Company operates a network of fourteen facilities in Canada, the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, UAE and France, employing over 5,600 people. They serve more than 150 pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients, including 15 of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.

They are now seeking a Product Manager for their Pharmaceutical Development Services Department (PDS) within the Project Management Division.

Job Purpose
To act as a liaison between the client and internal PDS organisation to ensure that all needs are met concerning both project budgets and timelines.
To be accountable to the internal organization, as well as to the client, to monitor and maintain the project budget and timelines.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management
Manage an appropriate number of active projects (typically up to 5 medium projects) with regular monitoring from Senior Project Managers, ensuring all assigned projects are delivered on time managing the revenue and the budget.
Responsible for the chairing all project meetings, teleconferences, face-to-face interactions, including the generation of team minutes.
Generation, updating and facilitating agreement to project plans, including the accuracy of revenue and resource forecasting, data transfer to the Sales Order Register (SOR), and timely invoicing to clients on completion of project milestones.
Manage the generation, monitoring and control of assigned project Timesheets, ensuring full transparency of performance versus budget for all assigned projects, within the project teams, and with the Senior Management team.
Resolves project issues and resource constraints within the team and with assistance from Senior Project Manager or mentor.

Communication
To effectively communicate internally and externally, adopting a professional approach within the project teams, with clients, and to PDS Senior Management.
To promote the PDS business capabilities both internally and externally.
To provide positive leadership to the project teams.

Client Management
Manage client satisfaction by managing client expectations efficiently with minimal coaching from Senior Project Manager. Maintain good working relationship with client
Responsible for timely preparation, negotiation and approval of all Changes of Scope, involving the relevant business manager(s) where appropriate

Requirements


Requirements


Requirements

Qualifications and Experience
Previous experience (over 8-10 years) in a Similar Product Management role.
Degree or equivalent in Chemistry/ Pharmacy/ Biological Sciences
Solid Experience within Pharmaceutical Development, Clinical trails Manufacture, Commercial Manufacture, Project Management,
Financial awareness
Client contact experience
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to communicate at all levels
Detail conscious
Numerate

About the Company


About the Company


Kobaltt MENA are leaders in recruitment across Technical, Construction, Property, Supply Chain & Logistics, Facilities Management, Sales & Marketing and Accounting & Finance Markets. We enjoy long established client relationships with an in-depth knowledge of the MENA and International Market, offering candidates reputable career prospects.

With established Middle East regional offices located in Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai, Kobaltt is providing a specialist range of permanent and contract recruitment services to the construction, property and engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics, Oil & Gas, accountancy and finance sectors.

Our team has over 25 years accumulative years of experience being based in the GCC with established client networks and candidate profiles.
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