Sr. Project Manager - Engineering

Role Overview

Genus plc Company has an exciting opportunity. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager - Engineering (hybrid) to join our innovative team and help drive projects that shape the future of animal genetics.

With growing number of projects in our pipeline, it is critical to maintain our ability to focus on delivering real value against the business opportunity, ensure proper expectations are set around what can be delivered, and guiding projects successfully through the gated phase process to safeguard successful implementation.

 

The Senior Project Manager-Engineering will be responsible for setting the overall direction of their projects and managing the outcomes successfully from inception through business launch across the R&D and relevant Genus business functions.  

The successful candidate has the ability to work in a culturally diverse, fast-paced environment, work autonomously as well as collaboratively across functional teams, and is able to identify, analyze and solve problems in a self-directed/managed work location.  

 

This is a hybrid position based out of our Windsor lab location in Wisconsin (3 days onsite/2 days remote).  

 

The salary range for this position is $125,000 - $135,000 USD. The salary provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Genus considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

 

You Will

• Manage R&D projects to the agreed scope, time, cost, and quality criteria. Projects will include internal development projects and collaborations with third parties. 

• Leverage scientific knowledge and background to integrate with team of cutting-edge scientists and collaborators. Understanding of the science and technologies will help identify and manage risks and opportunities to increase chances of a successful outcome.  

• Work directly with business stakeholders to define project scope, goals, success criteria, deliverables, and timelines.   

• Develop, monitor, and control the project plan for each phase of project from inception to launch.  

• Proactively manage risks and issues, and changes in project scope and timelines. Devise and execute on risk mitigation and contingency plans. 

• Perform stakeholder mapping exercise to create and execute a customized communication plan for each project. 

• Ensure all projects follow required process for gate reviews by actively coordinating and executing project gate reviews with all required stakeholders. 

• For projects with external parties, develop and execute a project and communication plan to ensure all milestones are met as outlined within contracts. Align with Finance to ensure payments for milestones are aligned with delivery. 

• Complete and agree RACI matrix with stakeholders for all projects. 

• Keep project data up to date within the project management tool to enable accurate project reporting. 

• Develop, maintain and complete project documentation including project plans, risk log, issues log, post project reviews etc. 

• Work as part of a global Project Management team to continuously improve the Genus Project Management methodology. 

• Work with Sr. Director R&D Strategy, Operations & Finance as well as peers to research and implement best practice project management tools and techniques. 

 

Requirements

Required Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Additionally, a minimum of 7 ears of experience in project management methodologies, PMP or equivalent.  
• A minimum of 7 years of direct work experience in project management capacity within a matrix organization, including: 
  • Managing complex projects with several dependencies, and  
  • A proven track record of managing projects to a successful business outcome 
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in the fields of life sciences engineering or supporting scientific informatics/data science. 
• Experience implementing and working with projects using Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SaFe).  

 

 Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in project management within the regulatory landscape of US and International drug development. 
• PMP or equivalent.

 

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Business Overview

Genus is an agricultural biotechnology pioneer. We are a global FTSE 250 company headquartered in the U