Project Manager III

The Fountain Group is a national staffing firm and we are currently seeking a ­­­­­­­­Project Manager III for a prominent client of ours. This position is in ­Irvine, CA 92612 . Details for the position are as follows:

Job Description:

• $102 - $109/hour
• HYBRID schedule (must be on-site 3x a week)
• The Manager, RDAA Business Excellence Strategy and Operations works with cross-functional and divisional stakeholders to optimize centralized operational functions in support of RDAA.
• Responsible for driving continuous improvement in R&D business processes including procurement, invoicing, and meeting management.
• Working directly with business owners, facilitating end to end procure to pay operational support as needed (e.g., order creation, invoice resolution, new vendor initiation).
• Brings a continuous improvement mindset, proactively identifying inefficiencies/pain points within current business processes and working with the broader team to propose fit for purpose solutions.
• The ideal candidate will be adept at extracting data from a variety of systems (mainly smartsheets), cleaning and transforming this data, and creating insightful dashboards.
• Expectation for increase and/or shift in responsibilities as business operations needs emerge.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, advanced degrees are a plus.
• Minimum of 8 years of total experience, 6 years business related, 4 years in pharma, healthcare, or regulated industries, and strong knowledge of pharma regulations (FDA, EU)
• Problem Solving, driving efficiency and change management skills as it relates to business processes
• Procurement/purchasing experience incl. SAP
• Experience building business cases on areas under support and gaining buy in for process improvement
• General analytics abilities (e.g., excel, Smartsheets, powerBI)
• Strong communication skills working with director level individuals