Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within business and IT to support Cell Therapy Author project charters including definition of high-level timelines and budget needs by consulting with project team, SMEs, and other stakeholders as necessary
• Define, secure, and communicate resource plan
• Define and manage detailed project schedule including routine communication of progress, risks, and issues
• Understand interdependencies between business and technology delivery schedules as well as operational needs
• Manage risks and issues, including leading creation of mitigation plan and/or escalation as required
• Work creatively and analytically to solve problems demonstrating teamwork and innovation
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, presentations, and risk assessments
• Lead process improvements within the PPM team applying lessons learned, best practices, and innovations to mature project management processes, tools, and methodologies
• Manage multiple, medium to high complexity cross-functional process improvement and/or Technical Commercialization projects
• With input from the team and team leader, lead the development of integrated timelines, ensuring that alignment with Global Project timelines
• Ensure adherence to applicable project budgets and propose capital appropriation requests where applicable
• Ensure that team recommendations related to project direction and timelines which need endorsement by governance teams are planned for review at appropriate milestones
• Promote a culture of collaboration, cooperation, execution excellence, effective communication, and cross-functional problem-solving to enable a high-performing team

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of and competency in project management processes, including planning, resource planning and allocation, risk and issue management
• Experience successfully leading large projects or programs, e.g., rollout of IT systems like ERP
• Experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC/Waterfall preferred
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to work and drive issues to resolution independently and cooperatively in a diverse group
• Demonstrates high degree of executive presence with ability to deliver executive level presentations, challenge assumptions and drive decision making
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
• Project management certification or designation desired
• Knowledge of applications such as Microsoft Office Suite, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project or similar project management software, etc.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business, Engineering, or a Science-related field
• Minimum 8 years of project management experience within a manufacturing GMP environment (not in an IT project management role)
• At least 5 years of experience with SDLC methodologies, including Agile and SCRUM
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience using Microsoft Project
• At least 5 years of experience in data analysis and visualization
• Excellent knowledge of, and competency in, project management processes, including planning, resource planning and allocation, and risk and issue management