Sr Manager- Project Management
Sr Manager- Project Management
This position directly supports project leaders/managers within the Biologics Development Analytical Operations function to maintain and track routine project activities including timelines, action items, resource plans and other project related documents.
- Provide project management support for Biologics Analytical Operations (BAO) function within the Biologics Development organization.
- Project Manage Analytical Subteams accountable for analytical development and testing deliverables for molecule development projects
- Facilitate the design, implementation, and updating of Project Plans in Smartsheet for multiple development projects simultaneously.
- Work in partnership with BAO analytical leaders to ensure timely, efficient, and effective meetings, as well as progress on team activities.
- Ensure alignment and connectivity between site PMO and BAO leadership and management.
- Participate in and provide meeting management support to cross-functional process teams within BAO.
- Facilitates critical escalation activities for critical projects and molecule development programs.
- Propose and implement plans to resolves issues and take corrective actions for projects critical to strategic business objectives.
- Provide leadership to project teams and functional areas within the BAO organization to identify and mitigate complex project issues that may pose challenges to strategic goals.
- Effectively balance strategic and tactical thinking and tasks.
- Contribute towards sustainability of project and program management processes.
- Represent site PMO in meetings and forums, as needed.
- Represent BAO in various forums and meetings, as needed.
Essential Functions:
- May participate in project and relevant departmental meetings and activities.
- Posts and maintains basic information to online databases and shared folders as necessary.
- Provides relevant associated reports and presentations.
- Assists in following-up on relevant basic departmental or project related issues.
- Assists with basic project resource planning.
- Uses tracking and reporting tools as needed to provide input to the project teams and/or senior project management personnel.
- Generates agendas/minutes and facilitates team/sub-team meetings that involve cross-functional groups.
- Establishes excellent working relationships with internal and external business partners.
- Facilitates and assists in risk and impact assessments.
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
- 8+ years of relevant experience, BS in science and PMP, MS or MBA a plus
- Bioanalytical development or testing experience a must.
- Required to have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills.
- Required to be able to manage multiple activities and teams simultaneously.
- Must be an adept user of Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Visio (Swimlanes) and PowerPoint.
- Must be detailed oriented.
- Must be able to work under close supervision using defined procedures and processes.
- Must be knowledgeable in biotech development and clinical manufacturing process.
- Smartsheet project management tool expertise highly desired.