Associate Director, Project Management
About The Position
The Associate Director - Project Manager, Manufacturing Network Strategy reports under the direction of the Network Strategy & Execution Director. The role assesses, leads, and manages end-to-end project management for major and complex supply-chain changes, driving cross-divisional and cross-functional teams to deliver targeted goals and timelines. The incumbent defines business requirements and achieves project objectives through effective project management, leading teams on initiatives such as establishing new sources of supply for registered materials and managing portfolios of complex process changes with regulatory impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least eight years of combined and diverse experience in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Technology, Regulatory, or Procurement, with a demonstrated record of solid achievements.
- Experience working in both strategic and tactical contexts.
- Strong project management, planning, and portfolio management capabilities.
- Ability to manage virtual teams and influence horizontally and vertically.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated conflict resolution, problem-solving, raising concerns, and accountability.
- Cultural sensitivity and effectiveness.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with product source changes and change control.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project.
- Flexibility with working schedule and availability to travel.
- Experience with vaccines, biologics, therapeutic proteins, or sterile products.
- Experience working with Global Human Health and third-party partners.
Responsibilities
- Understand the requirements of complex business cases for assigned changes and continually assess key business elements throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring goals remain relevant and escalating as needed.
- Own and develop detailed project plans using standard tools, aligning and coordinating cross-functional groups.
- Manage multiple high-complexity projects with global supply-chain impact and numerous interdependencies.
- Lead and execute projects in multifaceted environments with small to large cross-functional teams.
- Define business requirements for validation, regulatory filings, inventory builds, and inventory transition plans to a new source of supply or following a change.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks, participate in Integrated Risk Management, raise issues and conflicting priorities for resolution, align teams to solve problems, and bring innovative thinking to risk mitigation.
- Maintain compliance.
- Ensure inter-project communication and integrated execution, and promote consistency and sharing of best practices.
- Manage virtual teams, influence across organizational levels, engage others, and maintain focus on project goals while addressing detail-level issues to support resolution and project success.
- Work effectively with cultural sensitivity and diversity, and maintain effective working relationships with Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, healthcare, and other insurance benefits for employees and family.
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k).
- Paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.
- Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
