Job Description
An amazing opportunity has arisen for an Operational Excellence/PMO (Project Management Office Lead) at our Biologics commercialization facility at Dunboyne. The position will be responsible for leading the Project Management Office & OPEX teams to ensure the delivery of the site’s key transformation objectives, project portfolio, and MPS capability build. The OPEX & PMO Associate Director will play an active and integral role supporting and realizing the Company’s business objectives and key business areas, continuing to build on the Company’s position as a leading healthcare company in Ireland, an employer of choice and a valued and trusted partner to our key stakeholders.
MPS is an integrated production system for how we design, manage, and continuously improve our operations and supporting business processes enabled through the development of our people. The PMO is responsible for ensuring the site project portfolio and Risk Management Process portfolio is managed in line with industry best practices and supports the site and network objectives. The MPS and PMO methodologies will be utilized to ensure delivery of the site’s transformational objectives.
What You Will Do
MPS
1. Lead the MPS team to implement MPS tools and approaches in line with the global MPS standards, ensuring standardization of deployment across the site.
2. Manage the implementation and delivery of the site hoshin objectives, utilizing both MPS & PMO methodologies.
3. Manage the site's transformation portfolio ensuring effective plans are in place to deliver the required outcomes.
4. Utilize various lean tools, techniques and global MPS standards to support delivery of the site's hoshin objectives.
5. Partner with Digital Manufacturing Operations and the Accelerate team to ensure digital solutions are embraced when embedding MPS principles.
6. Communication of the Global Biologics Hoshin and 10-year plan and progress updates.
PMO
1. Own the Programme Management Office Portfolio aligned with the site strategy and 10 Year Plan. Works with stakeholders and project managers to ensure projects follow the PMO process through the different stages of the project’s lifecycle.
2. Responsible for working with functional areas to get projects initiated and established quickly in compliance with PMO Process and Site Strategy Process.
3. Maintains the Site Programme Management Dashboard, thorough knowledge of project activities, short and long-term business priorities and objectives through the governance process and regular communication with other functions and site leadership.
4. Lead project portfolio meeting with functional area managers to review status of site projects to identify and mitigate risk to project delivery.
5. Build and maintain the Site’s Project Risk Register, Site Risk Metrics helping the site leadership team to manage risks that may impact delivery of the site strategy, ensuring timely escalation of critical risks.
6. Lead site risk review meeting to identify and capture risks to the site mission and work with Area Owners and SMEs to develop and track robust mitigations.
Qualifications & Experience Required
1. A minimum of 5-10 years of experience in the Biotech industry, with recent experience managing projects.
2. Experienced in building project schedules. Experience in leading Waterfall/agile projects.
3. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities against ambitious timelines. Strong planning ability.
4. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work cross-functionally as a critical member of the site team.
5. Experience analyzing end-to-end supply chains and driving complex process improvement activities delivering real business value.
6. Hands-on application of lean tools and techniques: standardized work, scientific problem solving, value stream mapping, mistake proofing, SMED, 5S-Visual Factory, capacity analysis.
7. Coaching, teaching, and driving a High-Performance Organization. Proven experience in coaching and teaching others to think, behave and apply lean methods and tools. Experience enabling and leveraging diverse perspectives, talents, etc. to achieve business outcomes.
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Employee Status: Regular
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Job Posting End Date: 01/23/2025
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Requisition ID: R329183
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