Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Project Manager for a 12-month contract to join our pharmaceutical client's PMO function.
This role will oversee a centralized project portfolio spanning multiple departments, requiring strong leadership and influencing capabilities to manage timelines, resources, and risks while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, ensuring alignment with business leads and sponsors.
* Manage project scope, time, cost, and resource allocation, leveraging experience in operational excellence and business process improvements.
* Identify and track critical project milestones and deliverables, utilizing standard project and change management tools effectively.
* Oversee project changes through Project Change Requests (PCRs), maintaining effective communication with stakeholders.
* C coordinate resources, update Smartsheet allocations, and address resource challenges.
* Conduct regular meetings with project teams and stakeholders to monitor progress, providing updates to sponsors and business leads.
* Identify and mitigate project risks in collaboration with teams, leading governance meetings and facilitating project stage gate review meetings.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in relevant Engineering, Science or business discipline.
* At least 5 years of proven project management experience in a pharmaceutical operations/GMP environment.
* Experience with Smartsheet Project Management application is preferred.
* Demonstrates excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
* Ability to act on own initiative and lead by example.