Company DescriptionMEDVACON 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.Job DescriptionResponsibilities:Collaborates with stakeholders to define project scope, timeline, resources, and objectivesManages changes to project scope, schedule, and budgetLeads 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 actionProvides project status trackers/dashboards and ensuring to ensure all stakeholders and senior leaders are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their statusMaintains a standard set of department practices, processes, and templates for managing projects consistently and efficientlySupport change management and continuous improvement efforts across programs, identifying and addressing gaps and opportunitiesIdentifies and escalates project related issues, as appropriateQualificationsBachelors and 8 years of relevant experience in portfolio management (pharma/biotech and/or cell therapy manufacturing)Master’s Degree and 6 yearsHigh 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 deadlinesCertified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP)Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projectsAdditional InformationW2 CONTRACT CANDIDATES ONLY!!! NO C2C/CONSULTANTS!!!