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Sr. Manager, R&D Office of Strategy Management
Job Description
- Manage strategic projects that support long term company strategies and R&D goals and objectives.
- Enable and accelerate the evolution of ways of working to support better operations, scalable processes, increased SME capacity, and increased connectivity within R&D.
- Use skills in Project Management (PM), Process Excellence & Improvement (PE/PI), Continuous Improvement (CI) and Change Management (CM) to make improvements throughout R&D.
- Managing strategic projects for systemic problems by supporting business case development and facilitating a cross functional team in developing and embedding the solution in the organization.
- Apply project management, process excellence and change management methodologies for sustainable solutions with successful business adoption.
- Managing project related tasks, maintain, and track high quality integrated project plans and dashboards for reporting and decision making.
- Ensuring adherence to project scope, timeline, and resourcing; Managing all artifacts associated with the project lifecycle
- Managing agendas, minutes, logistics and preparation for meetings with stakeholders
- Developing reports, presentations, and communications for internal stakeholders, including Senior leaders
- Handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
- Providing guidance in change management, project management, continuous improvement and communication to business leads
- Leveraging tools, templates and training needed for onboarding teams to successfully follow the project management, change management, continuous improvement and communication methodologies
- Advising coordinated implementation efforts to mitigate risks, identify dependencies and ensure a positive change experience for employees
- Developing and maintaining tools, templates and training on project management, change management, continuous improvement and communications for non-product related projects.
- Conducting benchmarking and best practice research to innovative and diverse perspectives
- Challenging the status quo and generating innovative ideas through a crossfunctional and enterprise lens
- Serve as subject matter expert in project management, change management, continuous improvement and communication.
- Develop and embed standard tools or process(es) to support organization ways of working and functional capabilities.
- Building relationships and partnership with internal and external strategy management, project management, operational excellence and change management teams and forums.
- Foster crossfunctional relationships where opportunities exist to reduce work, remove redundancy or enhance collaboration on similarly scoped initiatives.
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Influencing and Persuasion
- Teamwork
- Proactivity and Initiative
- Strategic Planning
- Performance Management/Risk Management
- Project Management
- Operational Excellence
- Change Management
- Drug Development & Discovery Knowledge
- BA or BS Degree preferred in Business, Life Sciences or Engineering
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical Industry preferred
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Minimum 5 years of experience in
- Project & Program Management and/or
- Process Excellence/Improvement or Lean-DMAIC
- Certification in PMP and/or Lean Six Sigma is a plus
- Certification in Change Management is a plus
- Strong interpersonal skills; effective in teams and as an individual
- Results driven; ability to propose make data driven solutions and be creative in applying new ideas or solutions
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee, and we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment across all locations in which we operate. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our mission and enhance our ability to serve clients globally. If you have a disability or require any reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process, please inform your recruiter or contact us directly so that we can explore the appropriate arrangements.
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