Careers Beyond Project and Portfolio Management: A Panel Discussion
Track
:
Track 02: Project/Portfolio Management and Strategic Planning
Program Code:
202
Date:
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Time:
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
EST
Location:
104C
CHAIR
:
Leigh Shultz, PhD,PMP (SCHNON), Executive Director, Global Project Management, Merck & Co., Inc., United States
Senior leader in Merck Global Project Management; manage a Phase III development program and lead a team developing a Fixed-dose Combination product. PhD in chemistry; started at Merck in 2001 as a chemist in Pharm R&D. Moved to Project Management in 2004; PMP-certified in 2007.
SPEAKER
(S):
Leigh Shultz, PhD,PMP (SCHNON), Executive Director, Global Project Management, Merck & Co., Inc., United States
Joined Merck in 2001 as a preformulation chemist. Moved to MRL project management in 2004 and have managed product development teams in various phases of development since that time. PMP certified in 2007. Professional interests include lifecycle management and risk management.
Vera Wolowodiuk, PhD (SPKNON), Vice President, Product Development, Nora Therapeutics, United States
VP Product Development at Nora. Previously, 8 yrs as consultant for project & portfolio management, drug development and operations for biotechs and nonprofits. COO of Chiromics. 16 yrs at Merck: post doc, ran an HIV antiviral discovery lab, then head of Vaccine Project Management group.
Sandra A. Morris, PhD,PMP (SPKNON), Vice President, Strategy Realization, Johnson & Johnson World Headquaters, United States
Dr. Morris is currently VP, Strategy Realization for the J&J CMO. Prior to joining J&J, Dr. Morris spent 18 years at Merck where she was VP, Global Project Management. Dr. Morris received her PhD in Organic Chemistry and completed postdoctoral research in biochemistry.
Mike Myers, (SPKNON), Senior Director, Eli Lilly and Company, United States
Current responsibilities include leading due diligence for in-licensing, out-licensing and commercial decisions at Lilly. Prior experiences include Sr. Director Project Mgmt (4yrs), and medicinal chemistry in discovery across multiple therapeutic areas (18 yrs).
Description
In a panel discussion, former project managers (PMs) who have moved on to executive roles in other areas will share their personal career stories and insights regarding how the project management experience lead to success in other roles outside project/portfolio management.