Senior Program Manager III

Senior Program Manager III in Albuquerque, NM
                                                                 
Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The Senior Program Manager III is responsible for managing the successful technical transfer of client programs and products to Curia. This includes the management of a client-Curia cross functional team that manages all aspects of client program including, but not limited to, scheduling, logistics, regulatory strategies, equipment procurement, validation strategy, and all other items as necessary to complete technical transfer of the client’s program.

Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer-focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) 
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities 
• Education reimbursement
• 401k program
• Learning platform
• And more! 

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new products and projects and provides assessment on scope of work to upper management in order for them to determine the feasibility of the product both from a timeline and financial perspective. Able to review proposals and change orders, paying attention to operations and business details.
• Consult and advise upper management of program status and report issues that may impact results
• Exercise judgment within broadly defined practices in selecting techniques and solutions
• Demonstrate success in technical proficiency as it pertains to site and corporate systems and practices, collaboration with others and independent thought
• Monitor and report progress of programs within agreed timelines ensuring technical and financial goals are met
• Prepare technical and verbal reports and presentations on program progress to site and corporate leadership.
• Collaborate with other groups, activities necessary to ensure program requirements are met
• Key contact for issues, updates, product release and general state of the client programs
• Allocate resources for programs in combination with departmental leadership
• Business knowledge to interpret scope of work and provide leadership to internal team members
• Enter financial information to request invoicing and revenue recognition in enterprise systems
• Ensure meeting minutes, agendas, timelines, and preparation for customer visits are done timely and capture actions and decisions made during the meeting.  
• Able to synthesize complex information into process steps to communicate to all stakeholders throughout the site and at the corporate level.
• Develop, coordinate and track contractual specific client and internal programs through the entire program life cycle
• Detailed orientated and able to maintain tracking tools and drive to critical program Gates.
• Willing to learn new processes and able to lead process improvement initiatives through the department and across the site.
• Coordinate the revision of Standard Operating Procedures, Batch records, and other site-specific documents for the clients
• Follow up with the QA Product Specialist to ensure that incident reports are closed timely and acts as liaison between QA Product Specialist and the client
• Develop and administer schedules and performance requirements
• Be available to service global clients at various time zones
• Manage daily activities in the program management department
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or related field (Chemistry/Biology/Engineering) with a minimum of five (5) years’ work experience in program management or related role or a Master’s degree in Science or related field (Chemistry/Biology/Engineering) with a minimum of three (3) years’ work experience in program management or related role
• Provides guidance and mentorship to team members
• Fosters a collaborative and positive work envir