Presented by
Management Forum
This two-day interactive course covers the essential interpersonal skills needed to excel as a life sciences project manager.
10-11 April 2025
+ 29-30 September 2025, 22-23 January 2026 »
from £1199
Interpersonal skills are not just ‘nice-to-have’ but are ‘must-haves’ for any successful pharmaceutical project manager. These skills complement the technical aspects of project management, making you not just a manager, but a leader. The course combines theoretical knowledge with practical exercises tailored to real-world pharmaceutical project management.
Topics include communication strategies, stakeholder management, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, cross-functional team management, and effective collaboration. Investing in these skills will not only make you more effective in your role but also contribute to a more successful and harmonious work environment.
This course forms part of our selection of Animal Health training courses, designed to keep you up to date with the latest regulations surrounding veterinary medicines, animal feeds, and industry best practices.
By the end of this course, participants will:
This course has been specifically designed to address the needs of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical professionals, as well as those in the medical device, animal health and other life science industries.
The programme will benefit both newly appointed and established project team leaders and managers wishing to refresh or update their skills.
Dr Laura Brown is an independent pharmaceutical project management and training consultant and Senior Lecturer for the MSc in Clinical Research at the School of Pharmacy, University of Cardiff. Laura has more than 20 years’ experience of managing projects in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked for several companies including GSK, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Good Clinical Research Practices and Phoenix International. Laura has completed an MBA, with specialisation in project management. She is also the external project management expert for a pharmaceutical e-learning MSc module in project management and the author of two books on the subject including the leading title, Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry.
NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates
10-11 April 2025
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 15547
Until 06 Mar
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for 7 days, no obligation
29-30 September 2025
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 15548
Until 25 Aug
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
22-23 January 2026
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 15549
Until 18 Dec
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.
2 days
Typical duration
Pricing from:
We can customise this course to your requirements and deliver it on an in-house basis for any number of your staff or colleagues.
Contact our in-house training experts Aleksandra Beer and Yesim Nurko to discuss your requirements:
Multiple colleagues? See above for details of our discounts for 2, 3, or 4 delegates. For more, talk to one of our training experts to discuss how to: