Essential Functions
Manages and leads projects to deliver the intended business benefits according to timelines, budget and quality standards.
Directs activities of global cross-functional teams and works with organization to ensure project dependencies are identified and communicated.
Creates program timelines as well as detailed project plans; assesses Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), resource loading, dependencies, and milestones.
Plans and manages budgets associated with technology projects.
Evaluates percentage complete, supervises actuals to budget and mitigates overspend, tunes resource model to adhere to budget guidelines.
Collaborates with the business teams on ROI measurements and benefits realization compared to baselines.
Ensures risks / issues are surfaced and mitigated, escalating information and recommending issue resolution as appropriate.
Ensures project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory and project specific requirements.
Supervises external vendors
Qualifications :
Education and Experience : Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Proficiency in the key principles of cross-functional project management (ex : time, quality, cost)
Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Agile and Scrum methodologies Familiar with formal organizational change processes and methods (Prosci or similar approach)
Strong financial acuity
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization and interact / influence / negotiate effectively at all levels
Critical thinker with solid judgment and strong initiative
Proven track record to lead and influence collaboration across multiple and diverse groups
Strong leadership and teamwork abilities
Ability to work independently and be a creative and innovative problem solver Ability to delegate, effectively prioritize own and project team members workload
Ability to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications such as Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Word, etc. and Visio
Strong verbal and written communication, time management, and interpersonal skills
