Senior Project Manager - Process Development

We’re currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity with an award-winning Biopharmaceutical organization based in Cork. This is an excellent position for anyone who is looking to join a leading multinational who are one of the best at what they do.

Overview:

The Snr Project Manager – Process Development will report to the Sr. Manager Process Development in the Portfolio Management and Delivery (PMD) group and will be responsible for managing new product introduction and lifecycle management projects for drug product (DP) and finished drug products (FDP). The successful candidate will have at least five to eight years of experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry and will have demonstrated project management skills.


The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in a leadership role in a pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing facility that engages with site SMEs and managers, and global functions
• The ability to influence and lead cross functional teams to deliver to ensure the smooth introduction of new products and the health of existing products
• The ability to work independently and identify risks and mitigation pathways for new and existing products
• A passion for continuous improvement applied to product and program leadership

Scope of Role:

• Arrange agreement among the project team, customers, and management on the goals of the project
• Develops and maintains the Project schedule/plan that addresses quality, objective, scope, cost, schedule, resources, and responsibilities - to deliver the project, and measure progress against schedule and budget
• Effectively communicate with everyone involved in the project
• Have a controlled scope in place, that is understood by all stakeholders and maintained throughout completion of the project
• Execute prudent risk and issue management.
• Maintains Actions/Risk and Decision logs
• Generates and owns the GMP change control.
• Motivate, support and direct project team members to deliver on project plan.
• Leads Team meetings and cross functional collaboration
• Works with resource managers from across the organisation to effectively obtain and allocate resources to complete programs and projects on time

Education & Experience

• Technical Degree and/or Masters’ or equivalent
• 5-8 years of experience (including min of 3yrs as Project Manager) in a Life Science / Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology Environment
• Preferred Experience: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Resource Management, Business Case Development

If interested in this posting please feel free to contact Seán McCarthy on +353 (0)87 798 8480 or sean.mccarthy@lifescience.ie for further information.