Job ID #351567

Program Manager

On behalf of Procom Services, our client is looking for a Program Manager to join their team for a 6-month contract to hire . Location: On-site in Carlsbad, CA.

Job Description:
At Microbial Manufacturing Services (MMS), a new Business Unit our clients Pharma Services Group, we deliver from process development through commercial supply, the expertise, and resources vital to help 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.


What You Have:

• Bachelor's degree
• PMP certification or similar preferred
• 5 years’ experience in project management, experience in pharma environment preferred
• 3 years’ experience acceptable if holding an advanced degree
• Should possess solid understanding of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical product lifecycles with experience leading development

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management Acumen
• Independently manages several medium sizes 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 solutions portfolio and communicates 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 position and strategy within the industry. Maintains knowledge of competitive offerings.

Technical Knowledge

• Aligns client needs with 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.

**Please note we are unable to work with candidates on H1B Visas or candidates represented by third parties. No Corp to Corp.