What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager position at LanceSoft, Inc.?
Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Cell Therapy Development and Operations / Manufacturing
Location: Summit NJ 07901
Duration: 12 months
Pay Range - $70-80/hour on W2
Notes:
Senior Project Manager – Cell Therapy Development and Operations / Manufacturing
At LanceSoft, full time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits. (To be bought)
LanceSoft is rated as one of the largest staffing firms in the US by SIA. Our mission is to establish global cross-culture human connections that further the careers of our employees and strengthen the businesses of our clients. We are driven to use the power of our global network to connect businesses with the right people, and people with the right businesses without bias. We provide Global Workforce Solutions with a human touch.
EEO Employer
LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time
Location: Summit NJ 07901
Duration: 12 months
Pay Range - $70-80/hour on W2
Notes:
- Min 50% onsite required
- Bachelor's degree required
- PMP certification highly preferred
- Work Schedule: M-F(normal working hours)
- Must haves: CAR-T, cell therapy, project management experience
Senior Project Manager – Cell Therapy Development and Operations / Manufacturing
- Cell Therapy Development and Operations Senior Project Manager (CTDO Sr.PM) will influence and manage all aspects of initiating, planning, and executing complex, multi-disciplinary CTDO projects throughout the projects’ lifecycle.
- As a certified PMP with a breadth of hands-on project management experience in the Pharma/Biotech/Cell Therapy regulated environments, the CTDO Sr.PM is expected to perform with minimal supervision and effectively facilitate the successful delivery of a wide process development and commercialization activities within the CTDO organization from initiation to completion while remaining aligned with company strategy, commitments and goals.
- The primary focus of the CTDO Sr.PM will be to manage critical CTDO projects in support of specific product programs. The CTDO Sr.PM will work closely with functional leadership and representatives to ensure alignment and coordination across CTDO priorities.
- The CTDO Sr.PM will be responsible for using PMO best practices, tools and templates. Ideally, the successful candidate will be proficient in the project management standards, processes, procedures and guidelines of the Client heritage organizations (hClegene, hJuno, hBMS) and is capable of bridging the procedural gap for the CTDO project teams. (GD: too specific?)
- The successful candidate must have a proven record of extensive professional experience and the drive to steer both internal and external partners to efficient delivery of the projects. The incumbent must have the demonstrated ability to lead projects in a highly-matrixed and cross-functional organization, against tight deadlines, and with world-class partners, suppliers and business leaders alike.
- Apply project management expertise across the portfolio for both standard and complex projects, managing multiple projects in parallel
- Utilize sound project management judgement
- Champion innovative project management tools and SDLC methodologies to support programs
- Drive project management and portfolio solutions across cell therapy technical operations team
- Define project scope / goals / deliverables / budget / timeline
- Prepare and present the business cases for the assigned projects to the Leadership Team
- Provide strong team leadership and drive to ensure projects are executed on time and within budget
- Create project plans and manage dependencies, milestones and deliverables
- Maintain project objectives throughout the project lifecycle
- Monitor execution and quality to customer / stakeholder / sponsor standards
- Identify, handle and resolve project-related issues and risks by developing specific action / risk mitigation / contingency plans and escalating early to upper level management when necessary
- Report on project progress, offer viable solutions and opportunities as they arise
- Implement appropriate project change control
- Ensure the project teams for the assigned projects are following the current standards, policies, procedures and guideline and bridge the gap for the CTDO project teams when needed
- Provide structure, leadership and if needed mentorship to team members to ensure team meets project objectives
- Manage internal and external resources and stakeholder to ensure the project schedule and budget are on track
- Manage vendors participating in the project including vendor selection, contracts and financials
- Develop and communicate status to PMO, project team, and CTDO leadership
- Partner with the project and workstream leads to successfully achieve project objectives
- Facilitate all project team meetings; attend related project team meetings as necessary to ensure alignment
- Evaluate and assess the project outcome
- 5 years of experience in GxP project management
- 5 years of experience in CAR T / Cell Therapy or Biologics
- Understanding of GMP and FDA regulatory requirements correlating to biologics
- Bachelors/Masters degree in Life Sciences or technical field required
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Proficiency with related software tools such as: MS Project, OnePager, MS PPT, MS Excel, etc.
- Experience with sharepoint, Smart Sheets, ServiceNow, etc.
- Strong knowledge of biopharma industry. Familiarity/experience with end-to-end CMC drug development
- Solid analytical skills and financial acumen
- Proven record of successfully completing multi-million dollar projects
- Exceptional communication skills including ability to take an independent stance when interfacing with cross-functional stakeholders. Demonstrated focus on being able to translate data and metrics into redictable, value-add business insight
- Ability to work cross-functionally, with matrixed teams
- Excellent relationship-building skills including ability to foster productive, collaborative working relationships with business partners
- Strong leadership skills and executive presence with ability to positively influence outcomes
- Expertise in conflict resolution
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to think through and implement creative solutions
- Ability to promote the spirit of proactive, continuous quality improvement
- Willingness to do what needs to be done in a dynamic environment
- Demonstrated high degree of independence, requiring minimal supervision from senior management
- Highly-motivated, highly-organized, passionate self-starter: analytical, detail-oriented and operationally focused.
- Comfortable with uncertainty and meeting tight deadlines in the matrix environment.
- Proficient in heritage Client, heritage Juno/JuMP and Client project management standards/processes/procedures, and capable of bridging the gap in this regard for the JuMP project teams
At LanceSoft, full time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits. (To be bought)
- Four options of Medical Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k Contributions
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Other Employee Perks
LanceSoft is rated as one of the largest staffing firms in the US by SIA. Our mission is to establish global cross-culture human connections that further the careers of our employees and strengthen the businesses of our clients. We are driven to use the power of our global network to connect businesses with the right people, and people with the right businesses without bias. We provide Global Workforce Solutions with a human touch.
EEO Employer
LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time
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