SAS Pharmaceutical Project Execution: From Kick-off to Lessons Learned, Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW

Develop the practical skills needed to successfully plan, execute, monitor, and close pharmaceutical projects.

After completing the SAS, you will be able to:

• Organize project teams and lead effective project kick-off meetings.
• Gain skills in budgeting, scheduling, and coordinating project activities.
• Understand methods for project monitoring, reporting, and performance tracking.
• Capture lessons learned and apply project optimization strategies.
• Strengthening project leadership and collaboration skills throughout the project lifecycle.

This SAS is for you if you are currently working as a project manager in a pharmaceutical company, aspiring to enter a project management role within the pharmaceutical industry, or working in R&D, regulatory affairs, or quality assurance management.

This SAS is the second of four modules within the CAS Pharmaceutical Project Management. It is offered in presence over three days.

The main learning is how to effectively execute and manage pharmaceutical projects from project initiation through monitoring, optimization, and successful project closure. Additionally, the following topics are covered:

• Establish project team, organize kick-off
• Preparing budget, time schedule
• Monitoring & reporting
• Kick-out meeting, lessons learned
• Project optimization

At the end of the module, a multiple-choice questionnaire (pass/fail) is available, if you would like to receive ECTS credits. The module can be allocated to the CAS Pharmaceutical Project Management within three years. If you have successfully completed all SAS of this CAS programme and wish to receive the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS), please contact us for the final written assignment.  

• Hermann Stricker, P-ELEVEN, Senior Project Manager

The following programme admission requirements apply:

• Tertiary A: Higher education qualification (at least a Bachelor’s degree) and at least 2 years’ practical experience relevant to the programme,
• Tertiary B: Colleges of Higher Education Diploma (HF), Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (HFP) or Federal Diploma Higher Education (BP), and at least 5 years’ practical experience relevant to the programme,
• Individuals without a Tertiary A or B qualification may be admitted if they cumulatively meet the following admission criteria:
• at least 10 years’ professional experience in a field relevant to the programme, of which at least 5 years in a managerial or senior specialist role
• additional qualifications (various non-formal, extensive further training courses or partial completion (>50%) of a tertiary qualification)
• evidence of knowledge of academic work or a willingness to acquire this in advance.