IT Project Manager w Pharmaceutical industry experience

Job Title: IT Project Manager w/ Pharmaceutical industry experience
Location: Irving Texas 75039 (and on occasion onsite at the Dallas TX office)
Work Type: Onsite
Job Type: Contract (Potential Contract to Perm)
Rate: Try up to $55-$58/hr on 1099/C2C(Own Corp)

Notes:

LinkedIn needed
Duration: 12-month contract with potential for per hour with no fee
Interview Mode: In-person required local candidates only nearby to Irving Texas
Candidate must be willing to release the candidate to go perm with the client when the time comes with no fee
Prior experience working on pharmaceutical private label biosimilars or regulated healthcare initiatives mandatory
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card as the client does not sponsor

Submission Requirements:
** I will be requesting work authorization documents for all candidates at point of submission and a sample unexpired Certificate of Insurance.

*** Consultants must be your current W2 employee. If there are additional layers offer will be rescinded.

**** No H1B transferring candidates or CPT candidates under a different employer can be considered at this time.

*****Please make sure you discuss employment terms and rates and they are agreed upon with your employee before you submit to my positions.

Interview Mode: in-person required local candidates only nearby to Irving Texas

Prior experience working on pharmaceutical private label biosimilars or regulated healthcare initiatives mandatory

Additional info: This assignment is being considered for contract to perm with no conversation fee. Candidate must be US Citizen Green Card as the client does not sponsor.

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JOB DETAILS:

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Finance Services and Solutions (FSS) team. The candidate will be responsible for leading complex programs and initiatives that deliver significant financial operational and customer and employee satisfaction impacts.
You will be the strategic partner to the leadership team within FSS and Corporate Finance enabling and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of the project through all phases from initiation to completion. A deep understanding of all corporate finance functions and experience implementing financial applications is highly desired.

The selected candidate will support complex projects as a program lead coordinating work across multiple workstreams cooperating with the business stakeholders to ensure alignment and collaborating to ensure a comprehensive solution that meets requirements and expectations. Additionally the role will coach and mentor project managers across the team and act as an informal leader.

Project Execution
Lead the planning execution and successful delivery of highly complex programs across FSS such as technology implementations and transformations.
Ensure adherence to project goals timelines and budget primarily supporting the business in remaining focused on high priority capabilities and managing scope-creep with a rigorous strategic approach.
Coordinate and manage multiple vendors and stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery within budget and in accordance with agreed upon quality standards.
Prepare regular project status reports deliver progress updates to stakeholders lead SteerCo meetings and maintain project documentation and artifacts as needed.
Manage project budgets track expenditures and ensure cost-effectiveness throughout the project lifecycle by leading the business towards effective prioritization.
Identify and mitigate project risks proactively addressing issues that may impact project success.
Identify opportunities for process improvement and best practices driving efficiency and effectiveness in project delivery.
Foster strong cross-functional collaboration and working relationships with various teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.

Consultation Skills
Keen awareness of the goals and objectives of a program and their connection to overall strategy.
Engage with executive and leadership stakeholders to gain support influence decision-making and ensure project alignment with organizational priorities.
Build strong relationships with the relevant functional leadership and building in-depth knowledge of the strategic priorities for each functional and understand how they operate.
Ability to absorb and process large quantities of disparate information synthesize quickly and connect dots across workstreams where appropriate
Support business case development with input from all relevant stakeholders and support the business to present to leadership team for approval.
Strong interpersonal and consulting skills ability to assess needs collaborate and deliver practical solutions that drive results; an excellent listener that seeks to understand multiple viewpoints; effective at influencing facilitating and problem solving
Build strong and trusting relationships across multiple teams and departments and collaborate with business leaders to execute plans

Change Leadership
Champion for change to ensure adoption of solutions across the organization
Acting a change lead if one is not assigned on the program

Desired Skills
Experience as a project manager over large complex and Enterprise-wide technology implementations
Expert level Project Management understanding and strong financial business acumen
Demonstrated ability to motivate influence and gain commitment at all levels of the organization
Ability to understand and identify the connections between specific projects and the key strategic objectives
Ability to think through organize and assist with leading multiple projects and tasks concurrently
Ability to facilitate and communicate effectively in a hybrid environment
Expert Verbal/written communication skills in English

Additional Skills
Experience supporting matrixed teams and experience supporting projects across functional boundaries
Demonstrated ability to influence with limited authority
Resourceful with an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset

Degree certification and experience:
Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10 years of relevant experience.
Lean/Six Sigma certification (Black Belt) and/or Project Management Institute (PMP) certification is a plus.