Sr. Manager, Project Management - Devens, MA

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those arent words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here uniquely interesting work happens every day in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy this is work that transforms the lives of patients and the careers of those who do it. Youll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals both at work and in their personal lives.

The Senior Manager Project Management will manage and/or support the aspects of initiating planning and executing complex multi-disciplinary projects throughout Devens Biologics. With a breadth of hands-on project management experience in the Pharma/Biotech regulated environments the Project Manager is expected to manage this critical initiative in support of specific site goals & objectives. The Project Manager will be responsible for using Devens PMO best practices tools & templates and will be proficient in PMI program management standards processes procedures and guidelines. The successful candidate must have a proven record of extensive professional experience and the drive to steer internal partners to efficient delivery of the program and projects on time & within budget.

This role will report to the Associate Director Project Management Office (PMO) and Business Operations.

Shifts Available:

Monday Friday Standard Working Hours

Responsibilities:

Understand the business strategy and business process areas and ensure that these are best aligned.
Identify appropriate technical solutions for business needs in partnership with the process owners and agreed suppliers aligned to the Site Business Strategy.
Partners with Devens Biologics Operations Leadership Team members and project sponsor(s) to ensure successful delivery of projects. Schedules governance / steering committee meetings for program team(s) prepares meeting materials with/for lead as requested facilitates team meetings as needed and documents actions & decisions during project team meetings.
Apply project management expertise across the portfolio for project workstreams managing multiple projects in parallel.
Define project scope / goals / deliverables / budget / timeline.
Develops Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) project plans and Agile Sprint planning with Project Sponsor Workstream Leads & team members.
Manages WBS in a Project Portfolio Management system (OnePlan) and/or MS-Project. Sequences WBS activities facilities discussion with project team to estimate activity resources and durations.
Facilitates resource planning for program teams throughout the lifecycle of the initiative.
Develop critical path analyses to understand risks and opportunities within project timelines.
Monitor project performance and progress specifically to assure successful completion of short- and long-term goals.
Identify potential risks in the program and conduct qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and develop & implement risk mitigation plans and strategies.
Maintain program budgets and meet budgetary objectives by adjusting project constraints based on financial analysis.
Create and communicate project plans and manage dependencies milestones and deliverables.
Manages project schedules including reconciling completed/not completed activities and proactively communicates upcoming activities to Steering Committee & Workstream Leads.
Use change management methods to mitigate barriers to improvement efforts.
Aligns with Associate Director of PMO to take action(s) to drive performance of cross-functional teams. Appropriately escalates concerns to Associate Director or recommend escalation to Site Leadership Team.
Identify handle and resolve project-related issues and risks by developing specific action / risk mitigation /contingency plans and escalating early to Digital Transformation Program Leader when necessary.
Prepare and present the business cases and communicate status for the assigned projects to the Leadership Team and/or Steering Committee(s). Clearly and concisely frames discussion topics to senior leaders to drive decisions.
Monitor execution and quality to customer / stakeholder / sponsor standards.
Independently leads large cross-functional project(s).
Evaluate and assess the project outcome.
Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related communications.