Project Manager/ Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager/Senior Project Manager

Department: Program Management

Reporting To: Associate Director, PM

Classification: Exempt

Salary Range: 100,000-130,000/yr

What We Do

Bioduro is one of the premier Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CRDMO) globally, with more than 2,200 employees.  Our US operations are US headquartered in Irvine, CA. Our 7 global facilities provide integrated solutions and exceptional services to our clientele for challenging preclinical and clinical trial projects. With capabilities spanning Drug Discovery, Development, and Manufacturing, it is no surprise that Bioduro is a leading partner of choice.

Why Bioduro?

Take the next step in your career and join Bioduro today to change lives through the products we help create. Here, you will contribute your talents to meaningful projects that impact the lives of patients around the world and develop as an individual by working directly with a team of seasoned experts and rising stars. Our values of Accountability, Respect, Tenacity, Results and Integrity are embedded in everything we do. No matter what your role may be, Bioduro strives to ensure all our employees are empowered and given the necessary tools to lead us in our relentless pursuit of success.

The Project Manager will provide Project Management expertise and leadership as a key member of the BioDuro’s Project Management Team. The successful candidate is accountable for Project Management systems supporting BioDuro’s GCS business. These systems encompass processes, tools, and meeting cadences to ensure on time delivery to stakeholder expectations for the entire organization. The role will be key to fostering coordination between functional groups, successfully managing multiple stakeholder expectations, and ensuring successful completion of project deliverables on schedule and within budget.  Responsibility includes translating program requirements, based on the executed Statement of Work, into operational tasks for successful execution of contractual deliverables, delivery of results, and management of scope change. 

 Job Overview/Summary

The Project Manager will plan and execute specific projects, establish project management systems and standards for other project managers and is accountable for the performance of the project management team.  The Project Manager is responsible for delivering project plans and reliable execution strategies to achieve revenue, margin, and customer service objectives.  Where risks arise, the Senior Project Manager will facilitate efficient decisions balancing the needs of all stakeholders.  This role will also achieve business process improvement initiatives aligned with BioDuro’s strategic goals. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Project Management:

·        Plan and provide operational oversight for assigned projects.

·        Facilitate clear communication to all relevant internal and external stakeholders and understanding of decisions, deliverables, action items, direction, etc. through regular Status Reports and Project Meetings.

·        Ensures smooth transitions between key decision points.

·        Identify, escalate and assist with managing risks to timing, cost, and resourcing of projects.

·        Define and use processes and tools to ensure the successful planning and delivery of projects.

·        Facilitate team meetings including setting agenda, providing meeting minutes and drive action follow up.

·        Participate in identifying and implementing improvements to project management processes, tools and infrastructure.

Leadership:

·        Establish cross functional relationships to ensure all aspects of projects are supported by development or delivery teams.

·        Establish structured decision-making strategies such that decision rights are clearly understood and efficiently executed.

·        Establish and maintain project management processes that balance the needs of stakeholders and optimize resource utilization

·        Partner with Business Development and Technical Teams to support portfolio planning activities.

·        Mentor junior Project Managers in best practices and PMP body of knowledge.

Core Competencies:

·        Integrity

·        Innovation

·        Collaboration

·        Planning and Organization

·        Manages Ambiguity

·        Strategic Mindset

·        Process Centric

·        Drives Results

·        Ensures Accountability

·        Decision Quality

·        Instills Trust