Job description

Position Summary The Project Manager is responsible for supporting key marketing initiatives across various teams, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with organizational goals. This role involves managing timelines, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving execution for strategic projects such as brand planning, product launches and portfolio projects. Key Responsibilities Develop and manage project timelines, ensuring deadlines are met for brand planning, launch readiness and other strategic initiatives. Support end-to-end planning and execution of project and launch readiness, ensuring successful delivery against business objectives. Serve as the central point of coordination across teams, facilitating communication and alignment. Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, proactively working to resolve issues. Support cross-functional collaboration by organizing meetings, tracking deliverables, and ensuring clear accountability. Provide updates and clear communication to project stakeholders and leadership on project status, challenges, and opportunities for acceleration. Qualifications & Key Competencies Bachelor’s degree required. 3 years of project management experience, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing required. Strong proficiency in project management tools (i.e., Microsoft Project). PMP certification is a plus. Knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing processes, including but not limited to promotional material development and regulatory/legal review. Launch excellence experience is a plus. Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive execution. Experience in brand planning is preferred. Excellent communication, organizational and project management skills. Competencies Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change. Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business. Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders. Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka. Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals. Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative. 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Company benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits. Come discover more about Otsuka and our benefit offerings; ah-prod.com 6385356920112 . Join Our Talent Community: Stay connected with Otsuka by joining our Talent Community. Tell us about your interests, and we’ll notify you about future opportunities that align with your background. community.hireez.com Disclaimer: This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. 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Requirements

Must-haves

Develop and manage project timelines, ensuring deadlines are met for brand planning, launch readiness and other strategic initiatives.
Support end-to-end planning and execution of project and launch readiness, ensuring successful delivery against business objectives.
Serve as the central point of coordination across teams, facilitating communication and alignment.
Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, proactively working to resolve issues.
Support cross-functional collaboration by organizing meetings, tracking deliverables, and ensuring clear accountability.
Provide updates and clear communication to project stakeholders and leadership on project status, challenges, and opportunities for acceleration.
Qualifications & Key Competencies
Bachelor’s degree required.
3 years of project management experience, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing required.
Strong proficiency in project management tools (i.e., Microsoft Project).
Knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing processes, including but not limited to promotional material development and regulatory/legal review.
Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive execution.
Excellent communication, organizational and project management skills.
Competencies
Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

Nice-to-haves

PMP certification is a plus.
Launch excellence experience is a plus.
Experience in brand planning is preferred.

Application prep

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Platform: workday
Effort: long

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Dental

Vision

401(K)

Professional Development