So You Want to Be a Project Manager: How to Find Your Way to a Challenging and Rewarding Career
Track
:
Track 02: Project/Portfolio Management and Strategic Planning
Program Code:
329
Date:
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Time:
10:15 AM to 11:45 AM
EST
Location:
104C
CHAIR
:
Karla Childers, MS (SCHNON), Associate Director, Project Management, Merck Research Laboratories, United States
I started at Merck in 2004 as a chemist in Process Research and then managed outsourced chemistry deliveries at CROs in Europe & Asia. For the past four years, I have been working as a project manager for drug development teams. I currently support a program in Phase III.
PANELIST
(S):
Nita Ichhpurani, PMP (SPKNON), Director, Drug Development, Celerion
19 years of pharma experience. At Pharmacia, Nita was a Chemist and Project Manager. At MDS PS, she managed Global Central lab teams and later become Latin American Lab Manager. Currently she manages drug development programs from discovery through Phase IIa with Pharma and Biotech clients.
Kristen Snipes, (SPKNON), Project Director, Rho, Inc., United States
Kristen Snipes has 15 years of drug development experience as a program manager/ clinical operations lead. She has been involved in leading and coordinating all operational activities for complex trials. Ms. Snipes has a wide range of therapeutic experience and managed Phase I-IV studies.
Description
Participants will gain insight into changing careers into project management (PM) from individuals currently employed in the field. Basic PM concepts and helpful hints on résumé building and training/networking will also be discussed.