Project Manager in Scientific Services Chemistry Center

Cardinal Health•Mansfield, MA

39d•Onsite

About The Position

What Chemistry Services Center contributes to Cardinal Health Chemistry Services Center perform laboratory testing to characterize the chemistries of our medical device products and stability testing for pharmaceutical products and general compendial chemistry including Assay and impurity/degradant tests for stability testing for solid dose pharmaceuticals. Chemistry Services is a part of QRMA Scientific Services. Under the umbrella of QRMA under Cardinal Health. This role is 100% onsite in Mansfield, MA Responsibilities Project management: Schedule and coordinate project team meetings and ensure timely delivery of weekly project status reports to Project Steering Committee Successfully lead, organize, and control multiple projects with various teams. Manage work streams as needed for on-time completion of projects. Formulate, define, and gain consensus on workstream scope and objectives, deliverables, and milestones with all functional stakeholders Develop detailed project plans to manage end-to-end activities and the execution of the project(s) Manage workload planning and ensure work is on schedule and meets business needs Collaborate with leadership and team members to ensure flawless execution of project activities Monitor and track project performance to ensure on-time completion of projects and tasks Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans Identify and track business disruption and/or project issues and risks; develop and execute mitigation plans; resolve issues and risks Ensure proper execution of the risk plan throughout the project’s lifecycle and proactively address/ Escalate issues that threaten project schedules early and develop mitigation plans Coordinate with manager to identify project goals and metrics for timelines and review performance against the goals Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path Attend project meetings to document action items, key decisions, key issues and drive next steps Under general direction and minimal guidance, uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve project delivery Project Manager-specific job responsibilities: Understand the requirements for pharmaceutical stability testing & analytical testing in a GMP setting and coordinate execution though local teams Knowledgeable in managing complex quality or regulatory projects and gaining support from different stakeholders to gain consensus on path forward Perform other duties assigned by Manager / Director What is expected of you and others at this level Ability to manage multiple high-intensity simultaneous projects of great importance Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders Knowledge of project management software Ability to document key decisions discussed during project meetings Ability to handle multiple tasks and have a strong attention to detail Proven successful performance in a high-intensity work environment Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent oral/written communication and presentation skills Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills Prepare and deliver effective presentations for external and internal audience Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail

Requirements

Ability to manage multiple high-intensity simultaneous projects of great importance
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders
Knowledge of project management software
Ability to document key decisions discussed during project meetings
Ability to handle multiple tasks and have a strong attention to detail
Proven successful performance in a high-intensity work environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent oral/written communication and presentation skills
Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills
Prepare and deliver effective presentations for external and internal audience
Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
BS degree in science or engineering
4+ years’ project management experience preferred
Some quality background is preferred
5+ years’ well-rounded experience in other functional areas such as Quality and/or manufacturing related functional areas preferred.
Demonstrated strong project management skills and tools experience, including Time and Resource management, Risk Management, and core project management concepts
Advanced skill in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint, Planner) applications
Highly motivated, extraordinarily results-oriented and self-starting
Self-motivator collaborative in a fast-paced CRO workplace environment
A team player who focuses on company and team’s success

Nice To Haves

Scrum Master Certification highly preferred
Lean Six Sigma Certificate preferred

Responsibilities

Schedule and coordinate project team meetings and ensure timely delivery of weekly project status reports to Project Steering Committee
Successfully lead, organize, and control multiple projects with various teams.
Manage work streams as needed for on-time completion of projects.
Formulate, define, and gain consensus on workstream scope and objectives, deliverables, and milestones with all functional stakeholders
Develop detailed project plans to manage end-to-end activities and the execution of the project(s)
Manage workload planning and ensure work is on schedule and meets business needs
Collaborate with leadership and team members to ensure flawless execution of project activities
Monitor and track project performance to ensure on-time completion of projects and tasks
Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
Identify and track business disruption and/or project issues and risks; develop and execute mitigation plans; resolve issues and risks
Ensure proper execution of the risk plan throughout the project’s lifecycle and proactively address/ Escalate issues that threaten project schedules early and develop mitigation plans
Coordinate with manager to identify project goals and metrics for timelines and review performance against the goals
Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
Attend project meetings to document action items, key decisions, key issues and drive next steps
Under general direction and minimal guidance, uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve project delivery
Understand the requirements for pharmaceutical stability testing & analytical testing in a GMP setting and coordinate execution though local teams
Knowledgeable in managing complex quality or regulatory projects and gaining support from different stakeholders to gain consensus on path forward
Perform other duties assigned by Manager / Director