Senior Organizational Change Manager

Summary

Join Syner-G BioPharma Group and Sequoia Biotech Consulting, a leading life sciences consultancy, as a Senior Organizational Change Manager. You will lead strategic change initiatives, developing and implementing plans to maximize employee adoption. Collaborate closely with leadership to ensure smooth implementation and lasting benefits. Your expertise in change management methodologies, stakeholder engagement, and communication will be crucial. The role involves leading sub-work streams in change readiness, training, and communications, assessing change impact, supporting training efforts, and developing user adoption programs. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in a life science or related field and 8-12 years of relevant experience. A comprehensive total rewards program is offered.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree within a life science or related field
• Minimum 8-12 years of relevant experience in a consulting or industry role
• Ability to define OCM scope, estimate work, and prepare client proposals/presentations
• Effectively lead the planning, management, and execution of defined OCM scope within an engagement
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Experience with and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools
• A solid understanding of how people go through a change and the change process
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• Forward-looking with a holistic approach
• Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
• Problem-solving and root-cause identification skills
• Able to work effectively at all levels of an organization
• Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle
• Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more sub-work streams amongst the different components of Organizational Change Management (OCM) - Change Readiness, Training & Communications
• Apply a structured methodology and lead change management activities
• Leverage a change management methodology, process, and tools to create an executable plan to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative
• Support communication efforts
• Enable the design, development, delivery, and management of key project-related communications to be distributed across an organization’s impacted stakeholders, customers, and suppliers
• Assess the change impact
• Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, identify key stakeholders, and create executable actions meant to support adoption of the changes identified
• Support training efforts
• Plan, manage, and support the design and delivery of training programs for end users and customers/suppliers
• Apply behavioral tools to assess the impact of change on organizations, using assessments of organizational culture, performance, and readiness for change
• Prepare comprehensive change and workforce transition plans and programs, including strategies to support change and transition initiatives and engage leadership
• Develop and deploy user adoption programs applicable to the changes/solutions being implemented
• Drive work efforts and leverage data-driven solutions to deliver change outcomes and measure the impacts on end users
• Enhance user experience by improving adoption, usability, accessibility, and interactivity of solutions
• Provide coaching and/or mentoring of team members

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), PROSCI Certified OCM Expert, or industry equivalent
• Exposure to business development in related specialty areas (i.e., proposal development, sales, etc.)
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel)
• Proficiency in using Salesforce for managing change initiatives and stakeholder communications
• Familiarity with SAP systems and their role in organizational change
• Proven experience in managing communications with customers, ensuring clarity and effectiveness

Benefits

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
• Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, flexible time-off, and Employee Assistance Program
• Financial Security: 401(k) with employer matching
• Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
• Employee Recognition Programs