Project Manager - Operational Readiness

Eliquent Life Sciences, Inc • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

ELIQUENT Life Sciences is the leading global consulting firm providing solutions to life science companies researching, developing, and manufacturing innovative products to serve patients and respond to public health challenges around the world. ELIQUENT is committed to serving clients’ needs with extensive expertise, unwavering integrity, and strategic insight in a manner that supports availability of safe, effective, and high-quality drugs, biologics, and medical devices. For more information, please visit our website at eliquent.com [//eliquent.com].

The Operational Readiness Project Manager is responsible for managing the delivery of focused operational readiness aspects of the Foundry site. This role works in partnership with front line resources, leadership, and project stakeholders to ensure site deliverables to support startup are appropriately planned, scheduled, and executed to enable on-schedule and on-budget project delivery. This role works across teams to enable successful integration of the operational readiness schedule with the construction and qualification schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or other scientific discipline
• Minimum four years of experience in project management

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing projects in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
• CAPM or PMP Certification
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6
• Experience working in a GMP environment preferred.
• Experience with capital project execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Project or other project scheduling software.
• Ability to work as a team leader to execute multi-disciplined projects.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and SMEs to develop operational readiness scope for a workstream
• Lead cross-functional project teams to develop operational readiness scope into an integrated schedule.
• Manage and track execution of operational readiness deliverables and provide required metrics for stakeholder accountability.
• Integrate operational readiness schedules with the overall project schedule to enable integrated critical path tracking.
• Deliver good project management best practices across all areas

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time employees, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer match, a generous paid time off policy, and additional perks. Compensation is commensurate with professional experience.
• Career Development: Opportunities for professional growth and advancement within a supportive and innovative environment.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible work arrangements and a commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees