Katalyst CRO · 12 hours ago
Global Program manager with product development experience
Branchburg, NJ
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expKatalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences is seeking a Global Program Manager with extensive product development experience. The role focuses on enabling the commercialization of new product initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring the successful launch of medical devices while maintaining project budgets and timelines.
Enterprise SoftwareBig DataPharmaceuticalHuman ResourcesAnalyticsBiopharmaData ManagementQuality Assurance
Responsibilities
Develop realistic cross functional projects or program implementation plans with input from other functions, e.g., R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial
Ensure this cross functional project or program implementation plan includes detail Microsoft Project Schedule, rolled up workstream level summary using Office Timeline Plus, Action Log, Risk Log, Decision Log and RACI
Utilize the relevant PM tools for project planning, monitoring, and reporting
Maintain project budgets and timelines
Set project milestones and report progress accordingly. Consider alternative approaches and take corrective action as needed to ensure project milestones are achieved
Provide project management support for and guide the efforts of third-party organizations (vendors, suppliers, contractors, etc.) to enable achievement of shared milestones
Fulfil management role in terms of organizing project teams, facilitating communication between resources, guiding technical, financial, business and personnel conflict resolution and monitoring budget administration
Identify and implement opportunities that will improve Client's ability to implement and deliver quality products in a cost effective, compliant, and timely manner
Support the development of the Program Management process for the PDS&T organization
Comply with the EHS policy and procedures and demonstrate EHS best practices in all work activities
Continually be conscious of your own safety and that of others, always complying with safety notices and barriers
Report any EHS incidents and/or Near Misses (unsafe acts and conditions) immediately to your supervisor and always raise the event in eAchieve
Support a culture of EHS excellence by recognizing and submitting opportunities for EHS improvement on eAchieve
Attend all required EHS training and medical surveillance programs
Wear PPE as required
Qualification
Required
PMI Qualified
Operations and Product Development Experience in Devices
10 – 15 years' experience in Device and Pharma industry
Lean black belt or Green with significant facilitation / workshop experience
proficient in Project Management tools & techniques and Program Management experience
Degree in Engineering / Science or related discipline
10+ years of diversified business experience, including operations support/quality at plant level for medical products and/or medical devices, supply chain, validations, capital and expense management, and commercial product launches
Knowledge of good R&D practices and design control
Knowledge of medical devices and pharmaceutical industry (or Combination products) is required
5+ years of medical device and pharma experience is required
High level of competence with all Microsoft packages including Microsoft Project
Broad, diverse, cross-functional, and cross-divisional experience
Able to think strategically and creatively
Able to establish and maintain credibility as a leader
Ability to comprehend complicated global product movement plans and logistics
Ability to drive change throughout the company; results oriented
Familiar with overseas operations and cultures
Delivers results with a minimum amount of direction and supervision
Communicates results, actions, decisions, concerns in a timely manner
Decisive; moves quickly to core issues while avoiding tangents and/or excessive detail
Acts with sense of urgency
Inspires others to work hard
Team player and team builder
Effectively builds consensus
Ability to deal effectively with all levels of personnel
Manages change positively
Required to undertake specific investigations, and business process monitoring with the view to improve efficiency and performance e.g. reducing complexity and maximizing output and benefit
It may be necessary to re-design elements or entire business processes to adapt to changing business conditions in order to improve efficiency and remove waste
Considerable and continual care and attention needed to avoid non value added activities within a program or associated business process
Continual attention needed to ensure Leadership are appropriately informed of program or project progress using the recognized escalation processes and governance models
Be a leader of the team and ensure the team have what they need to be successful
Establish timetables, set goals/priorities, develop performance measurements, and assign/prioritize resources
Measure progress and results accurately and completely
Generate ideas for improvement which are consistent with the organization's mission and strategy
Achieve timelines and capital/expense commitments
Preferred
Advanced business degree is benefit
PMI certification is highly desirable
Green Belt or Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma is desirable
Company
Katalyst CRO
Katalyst CRO | Advancing Healthcare & Life Sciences with Expert Research & Regulatory Solutions Katalyst Healthcare & Life Sciences (Katalyst CRO) is a Global Contract Research and Knowledge Process Outsourcing Organization (CRO) dedicated to driving innovation in research, regulatory compliance, and quality excellence for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies worldwide.
51-200 employees
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