Manager Management

MICHAEL J. CAVANAUGH

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Competency Profile

Over twenty three years of pharmaceutical R&D experience with progressive

growth into leadership positions. Involved in all aspects of business

operations, project management, metrics collection/reporting, planning,

forecasting, budgeting and scheduling of resources. A team player that

is well organized and detail oriented. An effective communicator who has

worked with cross-functional personnel of all levels. Expertise in data

analysis, metrics, project management, collaboration with teams and

customer focus.

Experience

AMGEN, Thousand Oaks, CA

2006 - 2013

Business Operations & Strategy Manager Global Regulatory Affairs & Safety

(GRAAS) Innovation & Program

Management (I&PM)

Provided support to GRAAS I&PM assigned projects and team deliverables

through problem solving, solution development and consistent project

execution. Provided comprehensive business & operational project

coordination support across issues such as governance, organization and

productivity. Supported GRAAS Leadership through tracking of project

progress, issue tracking, problem solving and presentation development.

. Assisted I&PM Head in effective management of GRAAS Project Portfolio

by implementing tools, techniques and processes that enabled

continuous improvement across GRAAS.

. Coordinated and prepared monthly project status reports/dashboards.

GRAAS Integration Manager Mergers,

Acquisitions & Divestitures (MAD)

Program Manager for Bergamo (Brazil) acquisition. Executed specific

integration activities pertaining to business processes, systems,

organizational capabilities and integration support to line functions.

Responsible for Integration plans, Integration timelines, Communication

plans and 'To-be' Operating model. Created Team Charter, assisted with

SOP Disposition, created a SharePoint web presence and updated Executive

Leadership Team dashboard. Team deliverables included monitoring,

tracking and pacing of functional integration activities, coordination

with cross functional stakeholders, risk and issue management,

communication management, and mobilization and facilitation of

integration teams and workstreams.

. Developed relationships and created networks to define, develop and

integrate balance between Bergamo and Amgen.

. Refined GRAAS MAD Playbook (eManual) with updated documentation,

including new processes, appendices and web links.

GRAAS Operations Manager Global Regulatory

Affairs & Safety (GRAAS)

Developed and implemented process initiatives for continuous project

improvements. Drove effective team operations including goal setting,

team charters and functional management reviews. Ensured all goals and

objectives were understood and completed as scheduled. Provided Project

Management support/ leadership to Regulatory teams, Regulatory/Safety

projects, and Global Regulatory/Safety business operations activities.

. Provided operational leadership in team and/or sub-team meetings to

identify functional implications, risks and issues. Elevated sub-team

issues and overcame implementation obstacles.

. Supported metrics collection and reporting of Key Performance

Indicators (KPI's) for strategies identified by GRAAS Leadership Team.

. Provided headcount and resource planning at the team and department

levels. Identified and reconciled resource issues across sites and/or

functions that impact global coordination.

PFIZER, Groton, CT

1990 - 2006

Site Business Analyst Global

Regulatory Operations

. Analyzed global resource demand forecasts and provides variance

analysis to Regulatory management in support of global resource load

balancing and outsourcing decisions.

. Ensured business processes and systems implemented in support of

Resource Management Program are adhered to by Regulatory and that

these processes and systems provide effective resource management and

decision making capabilities.

. Supported metrics collection and reporting of KPI's for strategies

identified by Regulatory's Leadership Team.

. Provided Health Authority performance metrics by tracking and

responding to queries in a timely manner.

Business Operations Analyst Resource &

Performance Management

Collaborated with other MSP Site Leads to reconcile performance issues,

develop processes, ensure training and development and assist with all

aspects of project management. Developed budget estimates for outsourced

project requirements in collaboration with multiple Therapeutic teams.

Performed Resource Management for Pfizer's 700+ contractor base.

. Negotiated Vendor Service Level Agreement resulting in $428,000 cost

savings.

. Site Implementation Lead for Pfizer's Managed Service Provider (MSP)

resulting in 90% contractor activation within a four-month period.

Business Resource Manager Clinical Data

Acquisition & Management (CDAM)

Coordinated resource staffing and budget analysis requests for Management

review. Forecasted resource requirements for Data Management contractors

across multiple Therapeutic Teams. Maintained Contractor database and

provided monthly metrics reports to CDAM Director.

. Staff augmentation for over 90 Clinical Data Management Contractors.

. Member of Clinical Grants Team responsible for optimizing protocol

design and reducing over-enrollment. These and eight other

recommendations had a project savings of $7.5 million.

Previous Positions at Pfizer

Clinical Data Manager Clinical

Operations, Systems and Biometrics

Computer Network Operator Pfizer

Network Center

Education

MBA Business - University of New Haven, West Haven, CT

. BS Mathematics - Eastern CT State University, Willimantic, CT

. Project Management Certification, Villanova University; Villanova, PA

Skills

. SharePoint 2007, MS Project, MS Office Suite, Visio, Business Objects

Professional Affiliations

. American Management Association (AMA)

. Drug Information Association (DIA)

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