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Program Manager

West Haven, CT 06516

Posted: 03/07/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Other Job Number: 618232 Is job remote?: Yes Country: United States

Job Description

Target Pay Rate: 60-79.03/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience

POSITION SUMMARY:

Looking for a highly motivated and energetic PM professional to aid and direct the creation of our operating model, funding cycles, and team organization. This includes communication pathways, prioritization structures, and value return of work. This individual will work closely with a core team to ensure we have a harmonized plan to enable our Innovation Pipeline, and funding needs. In addition, we are looking for someone that can work through the interdependencies of our IT strategies and launch timelines.
Provide a general overview of why the job exists; and what the job is to accomplish.

POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Execute and control the project plan via core PMI project management activities, financial tracking and reporting (experience with SAP is plus), resource forecasting and management, and project timeline development and maintenance.
*Define and maintain the scope of the project in collaboration with other staff members.
*Create and manage a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project.
*Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff and key partners that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required.
*Determine the objectives and measures metrics upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion.
*Develop/identify forms and records to document project activities.
*Set up and maintain files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured.
*Track all project costs and manage the approval of all change requests.
*Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project.
*Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards.
*Evaluate the project and make recommendations change and improvements as needed. Develop frequent progress reports and scorecards for review and alignment with the core project team.
*Effectively manage conflict resolution and optimize team dynamics
*The position may include the management of multiple, concurrent projects/sites.
*Also, may include leading accomplishment of certain project tasks directly, especially through facilitating discussions to drive decisions.

REQUIREMENTS:
Education Requirement(s):
*Requires a bachelor's degree and 5 years of industry experience & 5+ years of proven experience in a Project Manager role (PMP certification preferred).

Skill & Competency Requirements:
*Effectively lead and influence peers, operate in a matrix organization, third parties and leaders.
*Experience with Microsoft Teams, Smartsheet, Jira, Tableau or Power BI, SharePoint is a plus

Travel Requirements: None

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.