Program Manager

Job Description :

Pay Range $125hr - $128hr

Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within business and IT to support Cell Therapy.
• Author project charters including definition of high-level timelines and budget needs by consulting with project team, SMEs, and other stakeholders as necessary.
• Define, secure, and communicate resource plan.
• Define and manage a detailed project schedule including routine communication of progress, risks, and issues.
• Understand interdependencies between business and technology delivery schedules as well as operational needs.
• Manage risks and issues, including leading creation of mitigation plan and escalation as required.
• Manage project change control for changes in scope and timeline.
• Lead routine project team meetings.
• Collaborate with change management resources as assigned to develop stakeholder engagement and communication plan; develop and deliver stakeholder communications as required.
• Work creatively and analytically to solve problems demonstrating teamwork and innovation.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, presentations, and risk assessments.
• Lead process improvements within the PPM team applying lessons learned, best practices, and innovations to good project management processes, tools, and methodologies.

Skills and Knowledge :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Information Systems, Business, Engineering or similar area.
• Backlog and Sprint Management in Jira highly desirable.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity while still delivering results.
• 5+ years of project management experience in Data and Analytics environment (pharmaceutical industry preferred).
• Good knowledge of and competency in project management processes, including planning, resource planning and allocation, risk and issue management.
• Experience successfully leading large projects, e.g., rollout of IT systems like ERP.
• Experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall preferred.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to work and drive issues to resolution independently and cooperatively in a diverse group.
• Demonstrates ability to deliver executive level presentations, challenge assumptions and drive decision making.
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Project management certification or designation desired.
• Knowledge of applications such as Microsoft Office Suite, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project or similar project management software, etc.
• Support a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Ability to travel 5%.
30+ days ago