Project/Program Manager (Major Capital)

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Position Description & Key Objectives:

This position is accountable for leading teams to support major capital projects (>$5M) in IAPI (active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing), and will be responsible to:

• Deliver changes to current fermentation, purification and other manufacturing processes to improve the quality, cost, or throughput capabilities of IAPI, and/or
• Lead commercialization efforts to integrate new large molecule insulin products or product variants to IAPI production, and/or
• Deliver site infrastructure projects that enable the API site to achieve business plan targets.

Tasks include building the implementation strategy, addressing problems, and communicating within and across functions/sites.

Objectives will be accomplished by utilization of key project management tools that pertain to planning (scope, schedule, cost, risk management) and execution.

Project Leadership

• Collaborate with internal and external customers to manage integration of assigned projects with other site and network projects
• Provide regular communication to all levels of the organization via formal functional lead / steering teams and other ad hoc mechanisms. Depending on project, interaction with internal regulatory, compliance, and the broader insulin network will be necessary.
• Develop and manage overall project timelines as well as progress metrics
• Lead cross-functional groups that enables the projects to move from inception to implementation
• Develop appropriate risk assessments and risk mitigation plans
• Develop deep understanding of assigned project implications to draw meaningful connections across multiple projects and priorities

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 1+ year of demonstrated experience in project management and/or manufacturing support

Additional Preferences:

• Previous API experience or other pharmaceutical experience
• Previous experience supporting fermentation, distillation, purification and/or high purity water unit ops
• Previous experience in large capital projects
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Project management experience (including scheduling software)
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification
• Solid understanding of the cGMPs and all available technical resources (Corporate Policies and Procedures, Engineering Technical Guidelines, Project Delivery Manual, Master Specifications, drawing management, etc).
• PMP certification
• Strong track record of performance and demonstrated leadership behaviors
• Proven critical thinking and judgment
• Demonstrated experience working across functional or geographic boundaries effectively in order to achieve project objectives
• Demonstrated ability to use data, measurement and analytics to anticipate and resolve complex problems
• Ability to adapt quickly to circumstances and situations, and navigate through ambiguous situations or issues quickly
• Ability to steer and influence people at various levels, without authority
• Good networking skills, including the ability to seek out and work with other disciplines to accomplish project goals
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills
• Understanding of pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing and previous manufacturing support experience

Other Information:

• Normal working hours are day shift, Monday-Friday. Occasional off-hour coverage may be necessary due to planned implementations or emergency support, including potential for support during corporate holidays.
• Periodic updates to Senior Manufacturing Leadership may be required
• Travel is expected to be less than 10%
• Tasks require entering manufacturing and laboratory areas which require wearing appropriate PPE. Makeup cannot be worn in manufacturing areas.

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