Senior Program Manager (NPI : New Product Introductions)

Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients.

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Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.

The Sr. Program Manager, NP in Philadelphia, PA I is responsible for leading assigned large new product introduction programs across PCI’s global network.  This includes developing and executing project timelines, program team leadership, developing processes and methods to introduce new facilities, new equipment, and qualification and commissioning work to ensure projects meet committed timelines, budgets, and customer launch schedules.  The Program Manager will work across PCI’s matrixed network, as well as utilize third party expertise, to ensure best practices are developed, established through training, and followed to execute these critical projects and ensuring launch excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures all assigned programs and their workstream projects are executed safely, on time, and within budget to specified scope using Key Performance Indicators to measure performance and keep projects on track.
• Responsible for all aspects of assigned key New Product Introductions (NPI) programs across the three PCI Segments.  Aligns with site Business Unit Leaders to execute successful New Product Introductions (NPI) to meet client expectations for specified scope.
• Ensure well developed charter and project plan for each project with full buy-in from both internal and external customers.  Comprehensive project plans will include an integrated project plan capturing details across all functional areas, as well as a Critical Path timeline.  Manage to program and project scope, and present scope changes to customer and internal stakeholders for approval.
• Develop a resource plan for each project that will include both full-time team members (e.g., NPI Engineers, Quality Engineers, etc.), part-time team members (e.g., Finance), and third parties.  Ensure this plan is covered by the project budget and supported by PCI functional leadership.
• Collaborates with site General Manager and site functional area leaders to identify all key project team roles in the organization and ensure uniform people development into these roles.
• Leads internal and external Program Governance. Develop and deliver regular updates to customers, PCI Steering Committee and/or ELT as requested.
• Third party resources will be used when internal expertise does not exist or when workload exceeds team’s capacity.
• Implement and train on project management principles, best practices, methodologies, tools, systems, and governance.
• Determine appropriate technology, equipment, facilities, and utilities to meet project goals, timelines, and budget.
• Use good project management tools (e.g. FMEA) to minimize and mitigate risks and proactively identify issues before they arise and develop timely corrective actions as appropriate.
• Leads program and project teams to deliver corporate, segment, and site growth objectives in an accountable & collaborative way.
• Delivers cost savings through equipment vendor negotiations, innovative solutions, standardization and best practices. Partners with maintenance, operations, and other internal customers to ensure installations are completed on time with the correct support and collaboration for an effective handoff for ongoing production. Demonstrate operational background in cGMP environment, preferably in pharmaceutical manufacturing / packaging / validation.
• Instill a strong culture of Lean and Continuous Improvement into Program Management.
• Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, EH&S and Sales and site Project Management to ensure internal and external clients’ requirements are met.
• Correctly employ industry best practices that will successfully withstand inspections by regulatory authorities.
• Furthers PCI’s Environmental, Social and Governance culture and program
• Participates in the management of the site’s capital expenditure budget and associated cash flow, as it relates to program execution.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or a scientific field and/or 10-15 years related experience and/or training.
• Pharmaceutical or Life Science experience
• Significant experience managing projects, programs, and cross-functional teams 
• Ability to set and achieve challenging goals.
• Ability to effectively present information to various stakeholders as the job requires.
• Familiar with PMI PMBOK, lean and six sigma
• Ability to pr