Technical Project Manager - Hybrid

#2. Technical Project Manager
Project management with data analytical skills

Location: Foster City
Remote/Onsite: Onsite 2 days per week

The Position

The position is a 12+ months contract opportunity for an experienced senior IT Project Manager.

The candidate must possess strong communication skills and must be savvy working with both technology and business partners across the organization in a collaborative way.

As a project manager, the candidate must be comfortable with ambiguity and have a strong ability to bring order and discipline to projects that engage many stakeholders and delivery partners.

The position will require the candidate to liaise and manage teams on-site and remotely. Some international travel may be required.

This role will focus on project management of two main workstreams within an overall program supporting Manufacturing sites at La Verne, California & Cork, Ireland:

1. Definition of an analytics strategic roadmap for Commercial Manufacturing

2. Implementation and integration of Orchestrate, a Site Scheduling tool

Job duties include:

To take full responsibility for the complete project lifecycle of the specified project starting with the Assess phase

To deliver the project on time, to budget and quality

To develop and manage the project budget including accurate financial forecasting

To manage a diverse group of stakeholders across different geographical regions

To establish the project plan, project schedule and resource plan

To monitor and track the progress of the project

To provide accurate, timely and transparent status updates to all levels of the business

To deliver accurate, concise and high quality project documentation

To manage the resolution of issues and concerns

To manage risks and change requests

To ensure appropriate resources are assigned to the project team

To execute the project in line with project management methodologies and processes

To support the procurement of 3^rd party products and services

To coordinate and manage vendor activities

To work directly with end-users in resolving project issues and ensuring the project meets the business partners' needs

To interface with stakeholders and to manage expectations

To provide the appropriate levels of communication to the relevant stakeholder groups in a consistent and timely manner

To manage the provision of training

To ensure orderly handover to support

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

Professional Senior IT Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex, cross-functional projects in the Manufacturing domain

Solid knowledge and understanding of project management methodologies, tools and techniques

Solid experience in delivery of application based projects

Solid experience in stakeholder management

Experience in dealing with senior management up to executive level

Ability to work with dispersed and global teams and locations

Experience in the life-science industry an advantage

Experience in the delivery of GxP projects an advantage

At least 8 years of experience in project management. PMP certification preferred, but prior success on the job is most critical

Fluency in the English language is required

Behaviours

Resilient profile with the ability to deliver in an ambiguous environment

Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders to achieve the objective

Curious with learning agility

Operationally excellent

Organized with systematic approach to prioritization

Process orientated to achieve the business objective