elanco

R&D Project Manager

At a Glance

Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Employment
Full time
Experience
8–10 years
Posted
2026-08-06

Key Requirements

Required Skills

GCPMicrosoft Office

Certifications

  • GMP
  • PMP

Domain Knowledge

  • Regulatory

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical

Requirements

A deep understanding of the veterinary drug development process, including the interdependencies of various tasks that require coordination among global teams, functional groups, and third parties.

This includes demonstrated experience with regulatory submission processes/requirements and a strong grasp of GCP, GLP, and GMP quality principles.

Cross-Functional Influence & Team Leadership:

Direct experience in the Animal Health industry.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

Multiple relocation packages

Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)

8-week parental leave

9 Employee Resource Groups

Annual bonus offering

Responsibilities

As an R&D Project Manager, you will serve as a strategic partner to project leaders, responsible for guiding complex Global R&D projects from concept to completion.

You will work at the intersection of science and project execution, interfacing with global teams in Regulatory, Manufacturing, R&D, and Marketing.

This is a role for a strategic thinker who can provide macro-level planning while also managing micro-level details to drive novel scientific developments forward.

You will guide the execution of deliverables by managing schedules, costs, and performance risks, facilitating scenario planning to develop realistic milestones, and maintaining all scope documentation to ensure alignment with strategic goals.

You will identify, manage, and communicate the critical path and leading indicators of progress, monitor performance-to-plan, and proactively guide team action to keep the project on track, ensuring data completeness and quality across all systems.

Budget & Financial Partnership: