Description
Business Transformation Project ManagerContract until December 2021
Up to £600 per day via Umbrella
Remote/Stevenage
Project Manager
The BTO Project Manager role within the SPO organization was introduced to design, lead and drive key global, cross-functional, business improvement programmes initiatives having a significant sustainable impact across R&D and Vaccines arena, as key member of the BTO.
Drive strategy implementation and embedding through project management of a major R&D/Vaccines initiatives and being responsible for overall programme and project progress and success
Act as a coach, mentor and role model to programme teams to rapidly embed best practice programme management skills and ensure effective execution
Work closely with the team assisting with Agile ways of working and drive delivery of objectives working closely with other areas of the organisation
Manage key risks, issues, actions and decsions at project level and escalate as approrpitate to programme PMO
Work closely with change management to embed outcomes
Key Elements of the Role:
The BTO Project Manager works on projects that have high impact and may have a high degree of uncertainty and novelty in their approach and solution. Key capabilities include....
Formulation of delivery and implementation strategy
o Lead groups on drawing out and prioritising strategic questions and choices
o Lead teams on abstract principles from findings, and translate back to actions
o A key contributor to the development of strategic cross-R&D business capability enhancement funding proposal
o Draw on a broad collection of frameworks, tools, past experiences, and analogies for actionable strategies
Project management
o Translate objectives to clear deliverables, work packages, resourcing, and activities
o Manage and coordinate team members or larger, cross-R&D teams towards delivery
o Facilitate cross-functional meetings towards actionable outcomes and resolutions
o Participation in Agile Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Demos, reviews, and daily stand-ups for Programme Level activities
Insightful analytics
o Help teams disaggregate problems and generate clear, testable hypotheses
o Orchestrate targeted analytics through strong logic and experience
o Draw out insights and highlight implications for own and other's work
Have strong business acumen of embedding and continuous improvement of Portfolio Goveranance processes and PMO maturity
Geographic scope
The role has global coverage, with the impact and beneficiary of change typically at a Global, Regional and Local level.
Basic job-related experience
Minimum of 3-7 years experience within the Pharmaceutical industry. Other industry experience can also be relevant if strong project management skills have been proven
Knowledge of Agile/Project management/Lean Sigma/business continuous improvement principles
Understanding of core Clinical processes and systems is preferred
Analytical, logical thought process with proven track record of strong Matrix management, facilitation, and project management skills
Effective time management, ability to clearly identify priorities and manage multiple tasks
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, communication skills, strong collaborator/communicator
Understanding of the life cycle of pharmaceutical drug development and commercialisation
Education and Certifications/Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree
Experience with Agile Project Management, SAFe Agile PM Framework, Project/Programme management (PMP) and/or Lean/Six Sigma preferred. However, a track record of timely delivery of managing complex R&D projects using Agile and waterfall methodologies would be considered.
Other job-related skills/background:
Required: Strong Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams and database management skills
Preferred: Agile tools including Azure DevOps or Jira
Preferred Change Management Experience
Key attributes for the role
A successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, and the confidence to initiate actions proactively. They will constructively challenge the usual approach to doing things and come up with creative, resourceful solutions to problems. They will drive delivery through the management of plans, by facilitating knowledge sharing within the team and by acting as the one true and timely source of management information within the Programme