Associate Director, CMC Project Management

• Lead all project initiation and planning efforts. Participate in the implementation and execution of a given project.
• Establishes project objectives, timelines, and deliverables. Defines project tasks and resource requirements.
• Closely monitor/control project progression to ensure the project is completed on schedule and within budget. Reports project progress to all key stakeholders.
• Supports the technical team to investigate any project challenges by using necessary risk assessment tools & techniques, then implements corrective measures.
• Serves as liaison with client contacts, manages day-to-day communications and organizes project team meetings.
• Represents the company in project meetings, prepares meeting agenda and minutes, and follows up on action items.
• Evaluates and assesses project results and provides recommendations for future improvements.
• Provides support to the business development team by joining customer visits, conferences, or trade shows.
• Contribute to Proposals and timelines with inputs from key stakeholders for new client relationships and change orders for existing client relationships.

• Master's (MS) or PhD in life sciences; chemistry preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical or CRO/CMO industry experience, preferably in API process R&D and manufacturing and/or Drug Product R&D and manufacturing.
• Prior experience in project management or managing external research collaborations, with PMP certification desired.
• Candidate should possess strong and effective project management, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills and have a proven track record working cross-functionally across a wide variety of technical, business, and operational areas.
• Demonstrates a good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and small molecule drug development.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in CMC process development and/or GMP manufacturing.
• Working knowledge and understanding of current regulations and industry trends for small molecule, manufacturing, and testing. Oligonucleotide and Solid State Peptide experience a plus.
• Experience in a Contract Research Organization (CRO) or Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) is preferred, but not required.
• Must have working knowledge of MS Office products, especially MS Project.

• Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, and highly flexible in this home based position with ~25% travel
• Must be organized and detail-oriented
• Problem Solving
• Proven experience in creating and carrying out successful plans and processes to solve complex problems

• Work closely with team members across all CMC-related business units and with the STA management team to ensure coordination of all efforts and real-time communication with all stakeholders.

• Proficiency in both English and Mandarin is required.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation skills).

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