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Project Manager Business Professional II

Hainesville, IL 60073

Posted: 12/03/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Project Management Job Number: 616274 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Target Pay Rate: 70-80/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Job Description:

This role requires expert level communication, organization, and critical thinking skills. A self-starter, with the ability to track and manage multiple tasks and competing priorities, is required. The applicant must be well organized, with solid experience providing executive level presentations and status reporting

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Lead cross functional scientific and technical teams in all aspects of project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure for programs assigned
  • Lead teams in timely resolution of complex problems, including development of technical solutions, project plans, resourcing plans and budgets
  • Accountable for core team performance, creation and management of project schedule, execution of the project, and budget commitments and spend
  • Interacts through program updates and reviews with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective ongoing communications across teams and stakeholders
  • Ensures identification and communication of project risks, development of risk plan and proactive management of risk response strategies
  • Manage all financial aspects of assigned projects, from initiation through close, which may include capital expenditures, functional expenses, and program positioning
  • Anticipates potential conflict situations for proactive solutions and manages conflict situations to result in win-win outcomes
  • Work within the guidelines of project management, standard performance metrics, and regulatory guidelines to apply best practice Project Management skills, methodologies and standards (such as PMBOK)
  • Maximizes business results through continuous improvement in organization's ability to execute programs from identification through implementation
  • Leads core team to identify and implement continuous improvement

Qualifications:
  • Expertise in all aspects of project and program management
  • Self-motivated/driven, good interpersonal skills and experience in analyzing complex problems as well as driving high performing teams
  • Must have ability to lead cross-functional teams
  • Excellent oral/written communication and presentation skills
  • Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices and product development process requirements
  • Strong leadership and financial acumen skills
  • Proficiency with scheduling software such as MS Project
  • Ability to create and maintain project deliverables such as project timelines, meeting minutes, status reports etc.
  • PMP (Project Management Professional) certification desired

Education and/or Experience:
  • Minimum of a Bachelors degree required preferably in an Engineering or Science or equivalent discipline. MS/MBA preferred
  • 5 years of demonstrated success leading multi-site, global or enterprise-wide programs in the medical products industry including 3-4 years of project management experience
  • EU MDR experience is a plus

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
  • Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
  • People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
  • Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
  • Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
  • Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
  • Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
  • Innovative -- can lead the team to develop creative solutions even in the face of high stress

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.