Kelly has been providing outstanding employment opportunities to the most talented individuals in the marketplace. We are proud to offer a temporary position with a client that is seeking a Program Manager in Carlsbad, CA. If interested/available, please reach out to Bryan Heffley directly at bryh262@kellyservices.com.

PAY: $85/hr – W2
DURATION: 6 months
LOCATION: On-Site
SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday (8-5pm)

BUSINESS INFORMATION
At Microbial Manufacturing Services (MMS), a new Business Unit within this client’s Pharma Services Group, they deliver from process development through commercial supply, the expertise, and resources vital to help their clients deliver innovative plasmid-based therapeutics as critical raw materials, drug substances, and drug products. Placed in the forefront of our leading- and groundbreaking Cell and Gene Therapy businesses enabling clients to cure genetic, rare, and otherwise untreatable diseases as their CDMO of choice!

POSITION SUMMARY
The Project Manager III independently manages a portfolio of complex client projects. This role maintains client relationships, with a focus on delivering an excellent customer experience. They execute project milestones and results through creative problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and their own proven proficiency in project management. This individual works with an eye towards strategy, considering new possibilities for clients and the business alike.

Key Responsibilities:
Project Management Acumen
• Independently manages several medium sized and/or complexity active projects (number of projects depends on client needs and complexity of projects)
• Structures project(s) in line with client strategy, inclusive of identifying needs, setting objectives, establishing goals, defining resources requirements, and tracking performance indicators through implementation identifying gaps and prioritizing improvement opportunities.
• Proactively diagnoses project challenges, developing solutions that correct problems and/or overcome undesirable situations with minimal guidance.
• Collaborates with team members to identify the risks that can affect a project’s output and develops methods to identify, monitor, and evaluate threats and consequences to completing specific project objectives.
• Effectively defines, tracks, and negotiates expenses, budgets, and revisions in response to project performance.
• Understands customer contract terms & conditions and the implication to the risk profile of the project and skilled in negotiation skills and techniques.


Client Relationship Management
• Able to perform and interpret a comprehensive client need analysis including the customer’s target market, segmentation, and value proposition.
• Maintains knowledge of Thermo Fisher's solutions portfolio and communicates Thermo Fishers' value proposition in relation to the competition.
• Understands clients project portfolio and advocates for them across the cross-functional teams throughout the project phases, maintaining client satisfaction and seeking additional opportunities to meet client needs.
• Understands the industry structure and marketplace and able to articulate and communicate Thermo Fishers' position and strategy within the industry. Maintains knowledge of competitive offerings.

Technical Knowledge
• Aligns client needs with Thermo Fishers' solution capabilities to achieve client's business objectives.
• Independently leverages and interprets data to ensure successful project deliverables and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Manages projects efficiently in different systems and maintains accountability for individual and team outcomes.
• Advances the efficiency and effectiveness of work processes, procedures, and outputs.

Project Management Leadership
• Seeks mentorship and guidance to drive personal development and further strengthen project management skills.
• Communicates information in a timely manner, understands boundaries, respects differences, and confronts conflict appropriately. Ensures that all communications are clear, focused, and based on a solid understanding of needs, using the most appropriate medium.
• Documents and clearly establishes the direction of the project based on an understanding the client’s mission, vision, values, long-term goals, and projects milestones for execution.
• Works with others to quickly resolve or escalate solutions to problems. Develops a sense of urgency among cross-functional teams.
• Takes responsibility for project deliverables, drives respect from team members, and ensures buy-in on the overall vision.

Key Requirements:
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Certification: PMP certification or similar preferred
• Years of Experience:
o 5 years’ experience in project management, experience in pharma environment preferred
o 3 years’ experience acceptable if holding an advanced degree
o Experience in a project or program management role dealing with customers (ideally in a contract manufacturing organization), leading programs with significant business impact.
o Should possess solid understanding of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical product lifecycles with experience leading development and/or commercial manufacturing programs.

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