Project Manager I for Operations-Rochester NY.

The Career Potential

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is committed to improving and saving lives with diagnostics. To do this we hire people who share this dream and are ready for new adventures. As a valued team member, you will carve your own career path and be part of building this company stronger and better than ever before. There is no limit to the experiences, opportunities and new directions you will have access to here at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. More importantly, you will be driving the surge of a whole new direction in important medicine. That's something we can all take pride in as we take this journey together.

Ortho is known in the industry as a leader in customer service and support. Deeply understanding and exceeding the needs of our clinical lab, hospital and blood bank customers is what we do. It's who we are. If you join Ortho, no matter what your role, you will be expected to keep that Customer Excellence focus in your work.

The Opportunity

As the company continues to grow we are seeking a Project Manager I- Operations for our Rochester, NY Manufacturing site. The Project Manager I- Operations is a strategic business partner responsible for the oversight and leadership of activities on complex initiatives of each factory that have significant impact to the business. Substantial cross functional coordination is required to develop detailed project plans, guide teams on work content, ensure all work functions are meeting schedule, and monitor critical path deliverables and budgets. The Project Manager I-Operations anticipates, identifies, and addresses critical inter-dependencies and delivers insights through issue identification, resolution, and contingency planning, ultimately guiding teams towards milestone achievement. A Project Manager must have strong critical thinking and decision-making skills and the ability to influence without authority, infusing the project teams with a sense of urgency, ownership and accountability and culture of high performance.

The position is in Rochester, NY.

The Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project plans including resource plan, communication plan, and timeline of activities required for success.
• Runs meetings as required, with clear agendas, documents meeting outcomes and communicates tasks and timelines to internal and external team members.
• Develop project budgets, including required labor, and manage project within budget constraints.
• Help to develop project teams, define scope, set goals and select priorities.
• Promotes and implements process improvements and project management best practice methodologies and tools.
• Maintain a status dashboard of each project for report out, including status updates on progress, budgets, and risks for report out to senior leadership.
• Creates a positive environment; instills sense of urgency and motivates the team.

The Individual

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Engineering, Science or related field required; Advanced degree (Masters or MBA) preferred. Certification in PMP is preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years relevant Project/Program Management experience required.
• A candidate with Six Sigma/ Lean black belt is preferred.
• Experience in a tightly regulated industry preferred.
• Microsoft Suite proficiency is required; advanced Microsoft Project and Excel preferred.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a results-driven environment is essential.
• A successful candidate must possess strong business acumen, exhibit sound judgment, be detail-oriented and display resourcefulness when responding to challenges.
• Required Travel- 25% domestic and international

EOE/AA Disability/Veteran