Commercial Project Manager

Agilent Technologies•Boulder, CO

2d•$93,760 - $146,500•Onsite

About The Position

Where will your specialized knowledge and technical leadership not only make an impact, but also develop even further? Right here, where you'll manage the development and delivery of large integrated customer solutions by transforming broad concepts into structured programs, leading the design and delivery of multi-national/multi-partner projects, delivering solutions for complex, high impact issues, and building effective client relationships. Agilent is looking for your talent to join our team as a Project Manager, API Contract Manufacturing for the Nucleic Acid Solutions Division (NASD) that provides API manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and biotech industries around the world.

Requirements

BS / MS degree in Chemistry, Biology or equivalent combination of education and employment
4+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry (experience with an Oligonucleotide API manufacturing company preferred)
4+ years of experience in project management (i.e. creating deliverable proposals to client specifications, etc.)
Demonstrated success in maintaining multiple client projects, multi-tasking capability required
Ability to create a solutions-oriented approach and customer focus to drive towards business goals
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions that may be provided in various forms
Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs
Must have a team player mentality with the ability to collaborate and negotiate within cross-functional teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and comfortable with presenting to multidisciplinary internal/external audiences
High Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where there is only limited standardization
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions that may be provided in various forms

Nice To Haves

Experience with an Oligonucleotide API manufacturing company preferred
Experience with pharmaceutical development, chemistry and/or DNA / RNA analytical experience is highly desired
cGMP regulatory knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

Determine and develop approaches to assignments for delivery of creative solutions to customers
Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
Prepare extensive cost models and generate substantial project proposals based on the calculation model and current market analysis for the project management group.
Lead projects from concept to delivery while partnering with internal and external cross-functional teams
Leads cross-functional, strategic projects while also leading internal projects and process improvement initiatives
Maintain close relationships with internal departments in order to coordinate ancillary activities
Dynamically manage projects while adhering to applicable regulatory guidelines, and cGMP
Assist in determining resource requirements and allocate discrete project goals amongst the departments required for the projects
Participate in recommendations for improvements of process and administrative issues or inefficiencies that impact the ancillary programs
Prioritize projects and day-to-day workflow for self and other team members, internal and external
Create and maintain the customer specific production schedule for both long-term forecast and short-term production demands; follow up on the workflow through each step to maintain schedule integrity and communication
Maintain an understanding of the document creation process which includes, but is not limited to the following: Lot/Expiration form creation, material receipt/release, batch record preparation and ERP work order creation
Participate in business development by informing prospective clients of our manufacturing, development and analytical capabilities
Collect custom project requirements/specifications from clients while building effective business relationships