Website Lenox Executive Search
Job description
Lenox Executive Search is seeking an experienced GMP Operations Project Planner to fill 12+ month extendable contractual role with a global pharmaceutical company. Must have 3-5 years of GMP bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality systems experience.
The GMP Operations Project Planner is a Manufacturing, Planning, and Materials role. This position is responsible for delivering projects that mature or improve cross-functional drug product manufacturing. The role reports into the Senior Project Manager and supports the Planning team in readiness activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and support the maintenance of the project plan and dashboards
- Support the manufacturing team as the single source of project information
- Understand cross-functional inter-dependencies within a timeline; Proactively assess downstream impact of changes to project plans and impacts to milestones.
- Generate critical path analyses and support scenario planning
- Assist in development of management reports and dashboards
- Work with functional representatives to ensure alignment of project timelines with functional timelines
Performance Standards and Metrics
- Collect and report project metrics to aid in planning and capacity management
Project Management Support for Teams
- Participate in and support project management in Team meetings
- Provide project management support as needed to cross-functional projects and serve as backup for Senior Project Manager on assigned projects
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree & 1+ year of Project Management experience in the healthcare industry
- Bachelor’s degree & 2+ years of Project Management experience in any field
- 2+ years of experience in Life Sciences or healthcare industry
- 1+ year experience in project management
- Experience working in a GMP manufacturing environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- PMP knowledge or MBA
- Knowledge of cross-functional drug development processes
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Strong knowledge of project management principles, practices tools, technology and methodologies.
- Proven experience leading cross functional teams
- Relationship management and demonstrated influencing skills for critical projects
- Excellent written, presentation and communication skills
- Proven commitment to stakeholder satisfaction and the highest ethical standards
