Strategic Project Manager

The role Uniphar has determined that the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) sector is a key strategic focus for the organisation. Working closely with the Strategic Director of Cell and Gene Therapy, this pivotal role will ensure the execution of the Cell and Gene Therapy strategy within Uniphar, in addition to collaborating with Clients on their strategies. This role provides opportunities for broad experience within the Uniphar Pharma division, collaborating with cross-functional teams and offering career development options across a diverse business. Responsibilities: Cell and Gene Therapy Strategy Management

• Management of the CGT strategic plan, including strategic planning process and maintenance of the plan.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of the strategic plan across all areas of the business, including business development, marketing, operations, finance, regulatory, and quality.
• Ownership of the CGT strategic imperatives ensures their delivery on time, within budget, and to the required standards.
• Tracking of industry trends identifying key opportunities for Uniphar, including key developments in clinical development and product approvals, areas of need within the industry and potential service development opportunities for Uniphar.

Strategic Project Management

• Working with the Uniphar Access Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to manage the strategic imperative process.
• Facilitate the annual strategic imperative review and setting process.
• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting process throughout the organisation on strategic imperative progress, ensuring key information is passed between stakeholders.

Client Projects

• Led the strategic consulting process with pharma and biotech companies, including the development and maintenance of project plans and management of the client relationship, including contracting, finances and meetings.
• Production of interim and regular reports, as required, to track progress of the project.
• Responsible for the production of final deliverables from the consultancy process.

Candidate Requirements:

• Educated to degree level, ideally in a life sciences discipline
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in a project management role with exposure to GxP practices
• Advanced stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate and collaborate with stakeholders across all levels of an organisation and drive excellence without direct control
• Competent with Microsoft Office and able to easily navigate Power point, Excel and Word
• Good written and verbal communication skills and capable of independently managing communications with clients
• Attention to detail with the ability and drive to deliver high-quality outputs
• Flexibility to working hours to meet the needs of a global business operating internally and with external organisations across multiple timezones
• Must be able to undertake reasonable levels of travel to satisfy internal requirements and client requirements

Uniphar Background Uniphar Group is a rapidly expanding diversified healthcare services business with a global footprint and a proud heritage in Ireland. Since Uniphar became a publicly listed company in 2019, the Group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions, which continue to strengthen Uniphar’s international reach. With a workforce of more than 3,000 spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and medtech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines and treatments around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Uniphar Supply Chain & Retail, Uniphar Medtech and Uniphar Pharma Uniphar Pharma Pharma is a global division operating across US, Europe, APAC and MENA, bringing a range of pharma services to manufacturers across the product life cycle. We leverage this platform to provide unlicensed medicines, or medicines that are otherwise difficult to source. In addition, we commercialise launch and established brands to HCPs on behalf of pharmaceutical clients across the globe. The core to this division is providing equitable access to medicines globally. Culture at Uniphar From our leadership team and across all of our divisions, Uniphar lives and breathes four key culture pillars: 1.We have a People First approach, we do the right thing and take a stand for our people. 2.We foster a strong Entrepreneurial Spirit where Adaptability, Commitment & Resilience is embodied in our way of working. 3.We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people. 4. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate. Check out our EVP to see why you should join us: How we’d like to work together As we are a global team, there is flexibility to be based in one of Uniphar’s offices or work from home. There may be a need for face to face meetings in other locations, as needed. There may also some flexibility required in order to interact with colleagues or clients in their time zones (i.e. it’s not a ‘9 to 5’ type of job). In return, you will be joining an environment that understands how inter-twined work and life have become - and both the benefits and challenges that brings - and therefore offers a flexible, progressive way of supporting it through our Hybrid Working philosophy. Please note that Uniphar is an equal-opportunity employer; we do not discriminate and welcome all responses.