- Live online
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Interpersonal Project Management Skills for the Life Sciences Industries Training Course ★★★★★
This two-day interactive course covers the essential interpersonal skills needed to excel as a life sciences project manager. More details...
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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 16972
3rd place FREE
£1,199 / €1,679 / $1,927
Pricing details: multiple places, early booking discounts
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 17307
3rd place FREE
£1,199 / €1,679 / $1,927
Pricing details: multiple places, early booking discounts
Tailored to your team's requirements, at your choice of location or online.
From
£800
Per delegate, based on 10 delegates and a duration of 2 days
Course overview
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.
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Benefits of attending
By the end of this course, participants will:
- Develop effective communication strategies for diverse stakeholders
- Understand the dynamics of cross-functional collaboration in pharmaceutical projects
- Learn conflict resolution techniques specific to high-stakes environments
- Build emotional intelligence for better team engagement and performance
- Cultivate leadership and influencing skills to enhance project success
Who should attend?
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.
This course will cover:
Understanding the role of interpersonal skills in pharmaceutical project management
- Defining interpersonal skills: their importance in regulated environments
- The role of interpersonal skills in achieving project milestones
- Identifying interpersonal challenges unique to the pharmaceutical industry
Effective communication with cross-functional teams
- Effective communication and how to gain project buy-in
- Preventing and overcoming misunderstandings
- Tailoring communication to diverse audiences
- Strategies for improving virtual and face-to-face communication
- Communicating effectively with the project stakeholders including cross-culturally
Stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Mapping and prioritising stakeholders in pharmaceutical projects
- Stakeholder management including how to influence without authority
- Engaging with project stakeholders
- Influencing skills
Emotional intelligence and self-management
- Self-awareness and managing emotions under pressure
- Building empathy and understanding team dynamics
- Strategies for maintaining resilience during setbacks
Building a leadership presence
- Key traits of effective leaders in pharmaceutical projects
- Improving your interpersonal skills as a leader
- Establishing credibility and building trust
- Communicating a clear vision and inspiring others
Project team development
- Recognising the stages of team development
- How to modify your leadership style to get the best results in a project team environment
- Leveraging team strengths to improve outcomes
- Matrix management
Conflict resolution and problem-solving in pharmaceutical projects
- Overcoming problems and root cause analysis
- Building relationships that foster long-term teamwork with different working styles
- Managing conflict
Motivating the team
- Understand how to motivate different people and what motivates your project team
- Techniques for maintaining engagement during long-term projects
- Celebrating successes and learning from failures
Project timeline management
- Identifying and managing common time-wasting activities in your projects
- Maximising your prime time to improve your personal performance
- Develop strategies to optimise time management to address delays and stay on track
Creating personalised action plans
Laura Brown
Independent Pharmaceutical Consultant
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.
Discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
- 2nd delegate: 30% off
- 3rd delegate: 40% off - or FREE for advance bookings (12 weeks or more)
- 4th delegate: 50% off
- 5+ delegates: contact us for group or bespoke bookings
21-22 January 27
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 16972
- GBP 1,199 1,399
- EUR 1,679 1,959
- USD 1,927 2,239
3rd place FREE until 29 Oct
- 2 days live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
8-9 July 27
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 17307
- GBP 1,199 1,399
- EUR 1,679 1,959
- USD 1,927 2,239
3rd place FREE until 15 Apr
- 2 days live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
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.
Reviews of IPI's Interpersonal Project Management Skills for the Life Sciences Industries training course
I found this training very useful. I specifically liked the topics related to emotional intelligence and communication, understanding each other to improve collaboration and also the fact that it was not directed toward project management tools but very people-oriented and related to communication techniques and stakeholder management from a soft skills point of view..
Jan 22 2026
Pauline Jubault 
Quality Engineering Manager, PROTHYA BIOSOLUTIONS BV
Jan 22 2026
The training was very dynamic also very interactive. I was looking for tips and tools to improve my stakeholder management skills and this training provided me with very good tools that I can use almost on a daily basis.
Pauline Jubault
Quality Engineering Manager, PROTHYA BIOSOLUTIONS BV
Denmark
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Malta
- Baxter Healthcare Corp
Netherlands
- PROTHYA BIOSOLUTIONS BV
Run Interpersonal Project Management Skills for the Life Sciences Industries Live online for your team
2 days
Typical duration
Pricing from:
- GBP 800
- Per attendee, based on 10 attendees
- Course tailored to your requirements
- At your choice of location, or online
We can customise this course to your requirements and deliver it on an in-house basis for any number of your staff or colleagues.
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