In partnership with internal and client/partner technical leaders and as part of the technical team, provide project planning, execution, monitoring and reporting leadership on complex project teams and portfolio programs
Manage a team of project managers providing project management support to clients and internal project teams
Lead escalation and decision-making processes within project teams
Meeting facilitation: facilitate leadership meetings, joint steering committee meetings, on site client meetings
Risk management: Identify project issues and facilitate resolution, conduct risk management and contingency planning including facilitation of risk assessments
Development and sponsor of best practices and business processes initiatives: Sponsor teams in the establishment of project management best practices and tools as well as business processes to establish efficiencies to project management organization
Provide project management leadership and expertise within CMC technical teams

Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, biochemistry, chemical engineering or related field
Minimum 8 years of previous project management experience in biotech, GMP manufacturing or pharmaceutical industry
Minimum 2 years experience managing employees
Expertise in CMC, commercial technology transfer, GMP manufacturing and Quality Systems
Expertise with MS Office tools, MS Project, OnePager, Smartsheet

Associate Director, Project Management

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