Pharmaceutical Project Manager

Primary Talent Partners has two 6-month contract openings for a Project Manager with our pharmaceutical client. This position may work out of New Brunswick, NJ, Summit, NJ, or Devens, MA. 

Job Title: Project Manager
Duration: 6-month W2 contract, no PTO or benefits
Pay: $100 - $111.79
Location: New Brunswick, Summit, or Devens
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Business hours


Purpose and Scope of the Position:
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 the Product Development organization. Accountabilities include ensuring governance, initiatives, activities, and processes drive toward accomplishing the Product Development strategic plan in support of the enterprise goals and objectives.

Required Competencies: 

• 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@Client methodology, process, & tools)
• Strong written & verbal communication skills, including the ability to make the complex more easily understood through written narrative & clear presentations
• Strong problem solver & facilitator especially in ambiguous situations, including the ability to ask open-ended questions that encourage discussion
• Prior experience leading or supporting organizational change is desired but not required
• Intermediate level experience using MS Tools, SharePoint, SAP, Smart Sheets
  

Duties and 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 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 a diagnostic to characterize the types of change anticipated by the project
• Facilitate working sessions with the project lead/ team to identify specific impacts to each stakeholder group
• Develop a detailed list of interventions & action items to address the identified impacts
• Own communications-related action items in the change plan, including writing short articles about the impact of the project to be featured in internal newsletters
• Provide PM support to ensure the execution of the change plan in a timely manner
  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business or relevant scientific discipline required.
• 5 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or related industries.
• 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
  

Working Conditions:

• Office Environment.
• Physical presence at the Client worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being, and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.
  
  

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at info@primarytalentpartners.com

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