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Job Posting: Project Manager
Indianapolis, IN
Full Time
Position Overview:
The employee, along with other members of the team, is responsible for effective planning, development, and execution of project work plans for all projects as measured by the ability to meet agreed upon milestones, budgetary constraints, and scope.
Major Position Activities & Responsibilities:
- Manage the operational aspects of projects, including, but not limited to: scope, schedule, cost, earned value, quality, communications, risk, and change.
- Reviews deliverables across projects and oversees timelines, milestones, resourcing and reporting.
- Works across projects to conduct post-project review and share lessons learned
- Manages project budgets and leads the request for approval for any significant changes which require changes in scope.
- Coordinates project teams for CMC activities and leverages synergies among projects.
- Coordinates with the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls regarding development and implementation of methodologies.
- Assess project management training needs and selects training tools for team members.
- Organizes & manages cross functional project teams, including resolution of cross-department project issues.
- Ensures optimal integration and communication across all corporate departments with regard to projects.
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.
- As a part of the employee’s job requirements, the employee may be required to handle wastes including hazardous wastes. The employee must attend mandatory annual hazardous waste training meeting(s) and show a competency in that training by passing test(s) administered by the company or consultant providing such training.
Scope:
- This position does not have any direct reports.
Background Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- Bachelor’s degree within a health/biomedical sciences field, or related field and equivalent experience.
- Five or more years of experience in Project Management within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Strong critical thinking skills and strong ability to prioritize and organize workflow activities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in computer programs and software such as Internet, spreadsheet, word processing software, and MS Project.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to tactfully communicate sensitive information and maintain confidential information.
- Ability to work independently and in a cross-functional team environment.
- Understanding of drug development, regulatory, QA, and CMC processes, and clinical trials operations.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to understand mathematical and statistical concepts and clinical trial design.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Project Management certification (PMP®) desirable.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
