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Job Description

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

 Manages and leads projects to deliver the intended business benefits according to timelines, budget and quality standards.

 Directs activities of global cross-functional teams and works with organization to ensure project dependencies are identified and communicated.

 Creates program timelines as well as detailed project plans; assesses Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), resource loading, dependencies, and achievements.

 Plans and manages budgets associated with technology projects.

 Evaluates percentage complete, tracks actuals to budget and mitigates overspend, tunes resource model to adhere to budget guidelines.

 Collaborates with the business teams on value measurements and benefits realization compared to baselines.

 Ensures risks/issues are surfaced and mitigated, increasing information and recommending issue resolution as appropriate.

 Ensures project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory and project specific requirements.

 Supervises external vendors

Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 Proficiency in the key principles of cross-functional project management (ex: time, quality, cost)

 Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Agile and Scrum methodologies

 Familiar with formal organizational change processes and methods (Prosci or similar approach)  Strong financial acumen

 Excellent social skills, including the ability to work across the organization and interact/influence/negotiate effectively at all levels

 Critical thinker with solid judgment and strong initiative  Proven track record to lead and influence collaboration across multiple and diverse groups

 Strong leadership and teamwork abilities

 Ability to work independently and be a creative and innovative problem solver

 Ability to delegate, optimally prioritize own and project team members workload

 Ability to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications such as Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Word, etc. and Visio

 Strong verbal and written communication, time management, and interpersonal skills