Speakers: Shoba Gopalan, Synthekine; Cynthia (Cindy) Shafer, Arcus Biosciences; Han Zhang, Synthekine; Chris Warner, Synthekine; Feng Gu, Novartis; Debjani Dutta, Gilead
Organizers: Shoba Gopalan, PhD (Synthekine)
Date: 2024-03-07
Time: 8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Registration fee: Regular attendees: $295; Academic/Students/Postdocs: $45; Out-of-Pocket: $45; Major Sponsorship: $3000; Vendor Show: $695, Happy Hour Sponsorship: $975; Lunch Sponsorship: $1250; On-site Registration: $500
Location: Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
Major Sponsor:
Vendor show vendors registered to date: (1)Meadowhawk Biolabs
Registration: http://www.PBSS.org
Registration deadline:2024-03-06  (it will close sooner if the seating cap is reached)

About the Topic

1. Evolving Role of a Project/Program Manager - A comprehensive overview of a project or program management role from development through commercialization. This presentation encompasses the challenges of managing scope, cost, and timelines in drug development within a resource-constrained setting, highlighting tradeoffs. Additionally, it explores communication strategies throughout the program lifecycle and distinguishes between overarching strategies and tactical approaches- Shoba Gopalan.

2. Chief of Staff as a Strategic Partner in Clinical Development- Career growth opportunities for program managers - Cindy Shafer.

3. Portfolio, program, and project team structure to support drug development-Discuss structures to support high performing, efficient, nimble, and productive teams in Biotech – Han Zhang, Chris Warner.

4. Overview of Global Health Project Management at Novartis BioMedical Research- Discuss structures to support high performing, efficient, nimble, and productive teams in Pharma - Feng Gu.

5. Traits of a Successful Program Manager- Han Zhang-A proficient project manager wears many hats, excelling as a mindful leader, engaging entertainer, effective communicator, skilled negotiator, knowledgeable expert, adept plate-spinner, emotionally intelligent leader, and programmatically proactive executor.

6. Navigating Governance & stakeholder management in Pharma-Debjani Dutta.

7. Case study Cell therapy program – Chris Warner, Han Zhang, Shoba Gopalan.