Zifo is hiring a
Senior Project Manager - Pharma

Summary

The job is for a Senior Project/Program Manager with experience in validated systems application development and GxP processes. The role involves managing high priority projects, creating project artifacts, executing the project plan, managing project finances, and adhering to project governance activities. Technical responsibilities include managing/leading entire projects or services, reviewing deliverables, interacting with customers, participating in the budget process, providing direct supervision and mentoring of project team members, and participating in the research, analysis, selection, and implementation of new tools, technologies, and services.

Requirements

• Understanding of the GxP process and closely monitor the project scope change through formal change control mechanism
• Adhere to project governance activities as outlined by the S&O
• Responsible for managing risks, communications, budgets, procurement, timelines, resources, quality and scope in executing projects within the Project Management Methodology
• Will prepare and/or present data, results and reports to peers, project managers, and management. Comfortable interacting with and presenting to all levels of management
• Be an expert in Project Management within the corporate and a matrixed environment
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or equivalent in a Life Sciences or IT field is mandatory
• Minimum 10 years experience as a Business Technology Consultant/Project Manager
• Minimum 10 years experience managing large, complex, validated system application development projects / programs with large scale
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with Customer/Client focused delivery model & Global solution deployment, preferably in the pharmaceutical /Life sciences industry

Responsibilities

• Develop an end-to-end project management plan using formal tools such as Microsoft Project or Jira
• Create project artifacts, such as project plans, measures, team and stakeholder communications, status reports, resource, and time management
• Set a cadence for project team meetings and steering committee meetings. Schedule meetings, document minutes and action items
• Execute the project plan, monitor scope, milestones, dependencies, cost, project reporting, RAID, communication, escalations
• Manage project financials such as forecast and monitor them against the project budget. Develop project or program budgets
• Ultimately responsible to manage high priority projects with many stakeholders and several smaller workstreams to meet company needs
• Ensure projects are implemented within stated goals and timelines
• Anticipates and resolves conflicts with a win-win mentality
• Able to concurrently manage multiple projects and priorities, using best practices and industry standards