Key Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional initiatives to accelerate time to market of new products Manage and oversee the launch portfolio, ensuring prioritisation of initiatives in alignment with business objectives. Analyse and improve existing processes and ways of work to remove bottlenecks and barriers to success, promote timely decision-making, and increase overall process efficiency and speed Develop and maintain trackers and executive reporting mechanisms. Strengthen governance efficiency through standardised processes and accountability frameworks.

Integrated Launch Planning: Cross-functional collaboration

Coordination, knowledge and influence spanning cross-functionally: Regulatory activities, manufacturing readiness, market access, Supply Chain, Quality, and commercial execution. Ensure alignment, accountability and ownership of deliverables across workstreams. Manage dependencies between functional teams and drive resolution of barriers to progress.

Critical Path & Timeline Management

Drive initiatives to compress timelines where feasible without compromising quality or compliance. Improve milestone predictability and overall launch cycle time. Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans. Ensure unresolved high-impact risks are escalated.

Process Improvement & Launch Excellence

Develop, standardise and continuously improve launch methodologies, templates and governance frameworks. Establish repeatable launch processes that support scalability and efficiency. Capture lessons learned and maintain a launch excellence repository. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve launch predictability, performance and outcomes.


Requirements

PRE-REQUISITES


Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Postgraduate Degree or Master’s Degree in project management or a related field. Proven track record in Project Management Office (PMO) leadership and governance.


Experience

5 – 10 years’ experience in pharmaceutical industry Experience in pharmaceutical product lifecycle management. Experience in cross-functional programme leadership and launch execution. Strong exposure to regulatory, supply chain, commercial and operational functions within the pharmaceutical industry. Experience managing complex portfolios, governance structures and strategic programmes.


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Salary

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Monthly based

Location

Western Cape

Job Overview
Job Posted:
2 months ago
Job Type
Full Time
Job Role
Entry level role
Education
Bachelors/Higher National Certificate
Total Vacancies
Variable
Category
Pharmaceutical

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Western Cape

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