CAS Pharmaceutical Project Management

Hochschule für Life Sciences

Do you want to master complex projects in the pharmaceutical sector? This programme combines project management with scientific expertise – equipping you to successfully lead complex projects across drug development, regulatory affairs, maintenance, supply chain and GMP manufacturing.

Steckbrief

Abschluss: Certificate of Advanced Studies FHNW Pharmaceutical Project Management
ECTS-Punkte: 10
Nächster Start: 17.9.2026
Dauer: 15 Tage
Durchführungssprache: Englisch
Durchführungsort: FHNW Campus Muttenz, Hofackerstrasse 30, 4132 Muttenz
Preis: CHF 8 500

Auf einen Blick

Master project management methodologies and tools tailored to the needs of pharmaceutical projects.
Confidently navigate regulatory requirements and ensure compliance throughout all stages of the project lifecycle.
Design and implement effective risk management strategies that address the specific challenges of the pharmaceutical industry.
Engage with industry experts and expand your professional network in pharma.
Study alongside your job – in a compact, five-module format with direct practical relevance.

Ziele und Nutzen

Upon completing this programme, you will be able to:

Understand the pharmaceutical development lifecycle and its impact on project management.
Apply specialised project management methodologies and tools for pharmaceutical projects.
Navigate regulatory requirements and ensure compliance within project management frameworks.
Develop and implement effective risk management strategies tailored to the pharmaceutical industry.
Communicate seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including R&D, regulatory affairs, marketing and manufacturing.

You complete the programme with an individual thesis – enabling you to apply your knowledge directly in your professional setting.

Zielpublikum

This part-time programme is for current project managers in pharmaceutical companies, professionals aspiring to enter project management roles within the pharmaceutical industry, R&D professionals, regulatory affairs specialists and quality assurance managers.

The CAS Pharmaceutical Project Management helped me understand the full lifecycle of pharmaceutical projects through theoretical, practical and interactive work. I got to learn a lot from lecturers, as well as from other students with diverse professional backgrounds and got great opportunities to network. The program improved my soft skills and gave me a strong foundation for my future career. I would highly recommend this program to anyone working on projects as SMEs or looking to start a career in pharmaceutical project management.

Iva Gavran, Senior Automation Engineer

I really appreciated how this course connected project management theory with situations I recognize from my own work in pharma. What stood out especially was that the lecturers brought experience from different areas of the pharmaceutical industry, which made the discussions practical and gave a broader perspective on how projects are approached across functions. Overall, it was a valuable experience that I can directly relate to my daily professional environment and future projects.

Steven Daniëls, Sr. Process Engineer

Aufbau und Inhalte

This programme is designed in a modular format. In the five focused modules of the programme you will gain in-depth knowledge and acquire practical skills to apply directly in your professional practice.

Module 1: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Project Management

Module 2: Regulatory affairs, quality & legal compliance

Module 3: Project initiation

Module 4: Project monitoring & controlling

Module 5: Team building & project optimization strategies

Throughout the programme, you will also gain insights into evidence synthesis methods and how to advise researchers effectively.

Dozierende

The programme is conducted by lecturers from the university as well as recognised experts in the field.

Dr. Christoph Heinzen

Voraussetzungen und Zulassung

At least one of the following admission requirements must be met:

Tertiary educational qualification (at least Bachelor’s degree level) and relevant professional experience.
Federal Diploma of Higher Education (from a Swiss “Höhere Fachschule” or “eidg. HFP” or “eidg. BP”) and at least 3 years’ professional experience in a subject relevant to the programme.
At least 5 years’ professional experience in a subject relevant to the programme and successful completion of continuing education courses (in-company or CAS/MAS/DAS), or partially completed tertiary education (> 50%).

As the instruction and educational materials are in English, proficiency in English (minimum level C1) is a prerequisite.