Project Manager

Description

This individual will be running 2 meetings per week with the stakeholders of this project. Essentially taking 1500 line items and understanding what key activities need too happen every two week/every month. they will be working cross functionally with operations, quality, R&D. The actual work will be done by others, they are just managing all of the tasks.

The Project Manager - Blood Products is responsible for the project management of new product development, regulatory submission and commercialization activities of the freeze-dried plasma product. The PM is accountable for project planning and execution. They will guide core teams through project execution processes to meet strategic objectives. The PM ensures consistent and compliant project management practices throughout all phases of the project life cycle and across functional teams. The PM will use influence, leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and professional project management concepts and frameworks to drive key project milestone completion.

• Responsible for planning and managing product development, regulatory submission, production planning, and pre-commercialization deliverables for the blood products development group.

• Effectively leads and drives project teams in a collaborative environment, completing project deliverables per committed timelines and scope. Holds responsible team members accountable for completion of tasks on-time and in-full.

• Lead, coordinate and facilitate necessary meetings, task tracking, action items, and follow-up with subject matter experts on expected deliverables.

• Monitor and report on project resource allocation, escalating when bandwidth issues occur.

• Track and report on project budgets, as required.

• Prepare project summary reports, develop and maintain project plans, identifies risk and communicates mitigation activities.

• Identify and communicate critical path items and immediately escalate issues that may jeopardize project timing.

• Partner with cross functional teams to develop recovery plans in the event of project delays.

• Negotiate and resolve conflicts and drive decisions among team / functional members to accomplish project and business goals.

• Cultivate a high performing work team culture among project core teams.

• Adhere to all regulatory agency standards, company quality standards and corporate policies

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

BS in technical discipline (i.e. engineering, bio-science), advanced degree preferred

5 years of demonstrated experience in project management or project engineering working in a technical discipline, medical device, pharmaceutical industry and/or engineering preferred.

Minimum 2 years project experience in a FDA regulated industry

PMP certification is desirable (not a must have but candidates with this will be preferred)

Must be able to work on complex Microsoft projects. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Project, Powerpoint , and Vision

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