Sr. Project Manager

MEDVACON Life Sciences works with many leading pharmaceutical companies to hire consultants, contractor's and full-time employees to join their organizations. 

One of our pharmaceutical clients is looking to fill a Contract-Sr. Project Manager position in Oceanside, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with stakeholders to define project scope, timeline, resources, and objectives
• Manages changes to project scope, schedule, and budget
• Leads and manages project team meetings in collaboration with project owner. Prepares agenda, minutes, and action items.
• Identifies project risks with team and functional areas; implements corrective action
• Provides project status trackers/dashboards and ensuring to ensure all stakeholders and senior leaders are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status
• Maintains a standard set of department practices, processes, and templates for managing projects consistently and efficiently
• Support change management and continuous improvement efforts across programs, identifying and addressing gaps and opportunities
• Identifies and escalates project related issues, as appropriate

• Bachelors and 8+ years of relevant experience in portfolio management (pharma/biotech and/or cell therapy manufacturing)
• Master’s Degree and 6+ years
• High School Diploma and 12+ years

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook and visualization tools (e.g.
• Smartsheet, SpotFire, Tableau, Power BI)
• Ability to engage internal and external stakeholders effectively, facilitate discussions, influence effectively and develop relationships; problem solve, drive efforts and projects and delegate appropriate tasks to collaborators and follow-up as needed to meet deadlines
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projects

W2 CONTRACT CANDIDATES ONLY!!! NO C2C/CONSULTANTS!!!