Project Manager- Product Development Operations

Location: Summit- NJ, New Brunswick- NJ, Devens- MA

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Product Development Operations, this individual will be responsible for the planning and execution of a broad range of project management activities to support Product Development organization. Accountabilities include ensuring governance, initiatives, activities, and processes drive toward the accomplishment of the Product Development strategic plan in support of the enterprise goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager and /or participate, as needed, in any initiatives that are identified in PD/PDO annual objectives and/or strategic initiatives
  • Support of tracking milestones, metrics, and KPIs across a portfolio of projects impacting global Product Development
  • Applies digital and analytical tools to streamline and improve reporting of project status and progress
  • Tracks resource (people and dollars) demand and supply across the project portfolio. Identifies and seeks to resolve conflicts, bottlenecks, and budgetary risks
  • Accountable for facilitating regular project reviews and prioritization exercises to ensure the portfolio is fresh and focused on the most important deliverables
• Provide departmental business operations support (track objectives, facilitate staff meetings, create/maintain SharePoint sites amongst other activities)
• Use a structured change management methodology (e.g. process & tools) to guide project-level change management activities, in collaboration with project leads:
  • Conduct diagnostic to characterize the types of change anticipated by the project
  • Facilitate working sessions with project lead/ team to identify specific impacts to each stakeholder group
  • Develop detailed list of interventions & action items to address the identified impacts
  • Own communications-related action items in change plan, including writing short articles about the impact of the project to be featured in internal newsletters
  • Provide PM support to ensure execution of the change plan in a timely manner
  
  Qualifications & Experience
  
  • Bachelor's degree in business or relevant scientific discipline with >5 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or related industry.
  • Project management experience with the ability to develop clear action plans and drive execution to meet timelines and deliver on commitments. PMP certification a plus
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships, connectivity, influence, negotiate, and drive organizational engagement across sites and with the enterprise
  • Strong learning agility (to be quickly trained in the change of client's methodology, process, & tools)
  • Strong written & verbal communication skills, including ability to make the complex more easily understood through written narrative & clear presentations
  • Strong problem solver & facilitator especially in ambiguous situations, including ability to ask open ended questions that encourage discussion
  • Prior experience leading or supporting organizational change is desired but not required
  
  Experience using MS Tools, SharePoint, SAP, SmartSheets highly preferred