Project Management Specialist

Who Are We, And What Do We Do?

At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

Corteva Agriscience is seeking a Project Management Specialist. This role supports the testing teams at the Corteva Mammalian Toxicology Center to ensure timely delivery of high-quality mammalian toxicology work product to support Corteva stage advancement decisions and regulatory submissions. The Project Management Specialist has primary responsibilities for defining, enhancing, implementing, and communicating effective project management workflow processes for study initiation and oversight of milestone deliverables. This role will liaise with groups internal and external to Haskell laboratory, including Regulatory Toxicology and Predictive Safety Center Subject Matter Experts, Global Regulatory Project Managers, Haskell Leaders, Study Directors, Study Monitors, Principal Investigators, Information Science team, Test Material Coordinators, Strategic Outsourcing, Quality Assurance, and Archiving. The primary responsibilities of this role will include but not be limited to coordination of pre-study activities to enable strategic planning and execution across molecule programs and across the interdependent testing teams at the lab.

What You’ll Do

• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate successful study initiation outcomes.
• Monitoring and addressing all requests that are provided via the shared Haskell Project Management inbox.
• Acting on requests for study initiation that are submitted via the Mammalian Toxicology portal.
• Assign project IDs, assemble internal project teams, communicate project timelines.
• Creation of Project Information Management pages and team creation organized by molecule. PIM notifications inform the testing and support teams of upcoming demand.
• Notifying the relevant planning/scheduling staff and test material coordination teams to clarify planning for specific testing needs.
• Work directly with Group Leaders, SMEs, Study Monitors and Strategic Outsourcing to initiate studies to be placed at contract labs, ensuring timeline deliverables are met.
• Maintain master list of studies and update study initiation statuses with relevant milestones.
• Once study schedules are finalized, each study milestone date is entered into the Milestone-Tracking SmartSheet that enables the testing teams and the support teams (scientific writing and quality assurance) to anticipate demand and effectively prioritize across programs.
• Ensuring consistency and accuracy of information in Envision (Planisware environment for all Regulatory and Stewardship program management) as it is translated and maintained in the local project management tools in use at the lab that permit a necessary higher level of detail to enable completion of work product at the lab that is in alignment with the overall program needs and to ensure the accuracy of the GLP Master Schedule.
• Maintain internal study costing data across multiple disciplines.
• Demonstrate qualities that set a high standard for interpersonal interactions, organizational skills, initiative, team spirit, conflict resolution, decision-making and work ethics.
  
  

What Skills You Need

• B.A./B.S./M.A./M.S. degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrate expertise in project management in a GLP laboratory setting.
• Design and implement process/workflow upgrades which impact project or competency objectives.
• Excel at conceptual/strategic thinking.
• Demonstrate innovation and problem-solving skills.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
• No relocation or visa sponsorship available for this position.
  
  

Benefits – How We’ll Support You

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits
• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life
  
  

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.