Project Manager

Position Description:

Project Manager would be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring coordinating efforts with team members and third-party contractors to deliver projects according to plan. The work scope would include coordinating around on-going production, warehousing and laboratory operations.

Location:  Thousand Oaks.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain project plan to ensure clarity of deliverables and timing
• Manage and track project tasks completion by driving accountability
• Communicate project status to management and escalate issues as necessary
• Manage project meetings and sub-teams by managing meeting schedules, agenda, minutes, action items list, Gantt charts and timelines.
• Update project dashboards for communication by partnering with project sponsors and milestone owners
• Work with the project leads and teams to identify and mitigate risks to meeting project and problem-solving schedules by driving scenario planning and escalates to impacted area leads

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical and/or biopharmaceutical manufacturing and/or facilities management.
• Knowledge of GxPs, FDA guidelines, and other relevant international and domestic regulations.
• Ability to manage small-mid size projects with ambitious milestones in high pressure circumstances.
• Excellent project management skills; highly organized and detailed oriented.
• Flexible, with a positive attitude, and highly self-motivated. Can work independently, able to prioritize, and works effectively under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer focus and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously and in a timely manner.

Education and Professional Experience:

• Requires bachelor’s degree, preferably in a science related field
• The candidate must have a minimum 3 years of experience in the industry preferably with experience in facilities or engineering projects
• Demonstrate ability to lead and work in a team environment to develop, implement and deliver on project goals.
• Strong knowledge with MS Office applications, MS Project, SharePoint and Document Management System.