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Umoja Biopharma · 1 hour ago

Specialist, Supply Chain Project Management

Louisville, Colorado, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $111K/yr

5+ years exp

Umoja Biopharma is an industry-leading biotech focused on transforming cancer treatment with an innovative immunotherapy platform. They are seeking a Project Management Specialist to oversee cross-functional projects within their Supply Chain department, ensuring timely execution and operational excellence.

BiopharmaBiotechnology

Responsibilities

Lead New Product Introduction teams and act as the Change Control Owner for products moving through manufacturing

General project management of cross functional projects, including operational excellence initiatives

Assist with site project portfolio management

Assist with creating and maintaining the site master and plant schedules

Manage execution and delivery of scopes of work from external manufacturing vendors

Develop, manage, and update project plans in a timely manner. Communicate project status, progress, timelines, changes in schedule, scope changes, technical and/or quality issues to all relevant stakeholders

Ensure that projects are conducted on time, within scope and budget, and meet agreed-upon quality standards and expectations through cross-functional and project team alignment

Develop and monitor key performance indicators and solutions to ensure operational excellence, continuous improvement, timely communications, and risk mitigation strategies

Assist in creating dashboards and visual management systems as needed to ensure site operational success

Analyze risk, establish contingency plans, and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action. Gather stakeholder input and rank the top project risks in terms of total impact

Schedule, facilitate and document project related team meetings, including issuance of agenda, action items, meeting minutes, stakeholder communications, etc

Lead cross-functional teams without direct authority by casting a clear vision of project objectives/priorities and motivate the team to achieve them

Able to resolve conflict and foster collaborative partnerships with others to achieve peak performance with some assistance from manager or delegate

Own deviations, change controls and other quality records as needed to support site operations

Qualification

Operational ExcellenceProject ManagementCross-functional CoordinationKPI IdentificationLean Six Sigma CertificationPMP CertificationVendor ManagementCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, business or a related discipline and a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience in business operations role, or an equivalent combination

Minimum of 2-5 years of operations-related experience in both a research laboratory and cGMP manufacturing environment

Experience leading projects and working effectively and efficiently in a collaborative manner across multiple functional areas and geographies

Experience with operational excellence and business process management approaches, including process mapping, waste elimination, standard work, and KPI identification

Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work well both on a team and independently with risk-based decision-making capability

Strong communication skills are a must