Senior Manager, CMC Project Manager

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Job Description

Senior Project Manager (PM) will sit within the Cell Therapy Development (CTD) Project and Portfolio Management Office (PMO). This individual will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of project(s) in alignment with the company's strategy, commitments, and goals. The project(s) will be technical in nature and will be supporting an individual product program(s) or the development portfolio as a whole.  The primary assignment for this role is supporting a complex late stage autologous asset through registrational enabling activities and submission preparation.

The Senior CMC PM will work with stakeholders to identify project scope and strategy, develop and maintain detailed project plans, and collaborate with functional leads and network project managers to coordinate project deliverables. The Senior PM will manage project timelines, risk, budgets, and resources; communicate project status and be accountable for project outcomes. They will use CTD PMO best practices, tools, and templates, and work with internal and external partners to implement effective project management plans. The ideal candidate will have strong cross-functional experience, able to work under tight deadlines with world-class partners, suppliers, and business leaders.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner with project, functional and work stream leads to successfully achieve project objectives inclusive of program assets as well as strategic initiatives.

• Apply project management expertise across the portfolio for standard and complex projects, managing multiple projects in parallel.

• Provide strong team leadership and drive to ensure projects are executed on-time and within budget

• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables

• Create project plans; scope, work, resources, scheduling, etc.

• Maintain and update project objectives through project lifecycle

• Monitor execution and quality to customer/stakeholder/sponsor standards

• Proactive risk management to identify, assess, collaborate on mitigation plans and resolve issues

• Report on project progress, offer viable solutions and opportunities as they arise

• Implement appropriate project change control

• Facilitate project team meetings; attend related project meetings as necessary to ensure alignment

• Evaluate and assess result of the project through regular after-action reviews

• Provide structure and leadership across departments to ensure team meets project objectives

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to manage project deliverables

• Develop and communicate status to organizational leadership

Competencies & Experiences

• 5+ years’ experience in bio tech/life sciences project management; Cell Therapy experience preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM/Life Sciences-related discipline

• PMP qualification preferred

• Proficiency with related software tools such as: MS Project, Office Timeline Pro, MS PPT, MS Excel, SharePoint, etc.

• Strong knowledge of biopharma industry. Familiarity/experience with end-to-end CMC drug development.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

• Ability to work cross-functionally, with matrixed teams; maintaining strong business partner relationships

• Strong leadership skills and executive presence; ability to positively influence outcomes

• Excellent conflict resolution,