Senior Technical Project Manager (Contractor)
Description
Is Kymanox the right fit for you?
You want to make a difference and have an impact…
You enjoy having an influence in your day-to-day work…
You are motivated by working alongside a team filled with
subject matter experts who will help you learn and grow…
You wake up every day and do what you do
… because patients deserve better.
If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
The Senior Technical Project Manager (Contractor) will join our Project Management Office and play a key role in leading and providing project management services to a specific biotechnology client overseeing asset onboarding, managing elastomer materials changes, creating and executing detailed project plans and schedules, supporting an ongoing materials project, and supporting creation of SOPs. Work includes onsite project leadership utilizing the Kymanox PM Toolkit and activity management of multiple engineers and experienced SMEs.
This will be a hybrid role, mostly onsite at the client’s Holly Springs location, but can occasionally be remote as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical project management for client.
- Manage elastomer materials changes, create and execute detailed project plans and schedules, support an ongoing materials project, and support creation of site SOPs.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for client.
- Participate in and support a matrixed team environment with organization and detail-oriented initiatives.
- Develop policies or standard operating procedures to support client.
- Complete assigned training requirements (internal and external).
- Work independently and with minimal oversight and support, while at the same time, provide client stakeholders detailed status and communication updates to facilitate such independence.
- For all assigned projects, provide detailed and documented oversight on scope, schedule, budget, and risks and drive program milestones to successful completion.
- Run client meetings with pre-published agendas and prepare meeting minutes, including risk tracking, escalations, action items, and decisions.
- Manage project schedules and ensure resources are assigned and aware of key milestones that need to be met.
- Rapidly establish relationships with key client personnel by being on-site as much as possible. Perform duties on-site as required by the project and as directed by client.
- Maintain flexible work schedule to ensure activities are completed on time, which could necessitate working outside of normal business hours at times.
Educational Background:
- Undergraduate degree in an engineering or scientific discipline from an accredited institution is required. Advanced degree (e.g. master’s degree, PhD) preferred.
- Relevant industry certification (e.g., PMP) is desired.
Experience:
- 5 - 10 years of work experience, including experience in project or program management.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a direct, specialized project management role.
- Experience in biotechnology manufacturing.
Desired Aptitude and Skill Set:
- Lead several high-profile priorities concurrently.
- Manage client stakeholders within biotechnology company, including communications with client executive leadership.
- Extremely detail-oriented and highly organized.
- “Proactive” vs. “reactive” management of projects.
- Strong professional presence and presentation skills.
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
- Flexible and willing to branch out beyond immediate areas of expertise.
- Demonstrated professional maturity and emotional intelligence.
- Self-motivated and able to influence others to drive team and project success.
- Uncompromised honesty and integrity.
Travel:
Limited based on client requests.
To learn more about our company, please visit our website: Life Science Solutions | Kymanox
Kymanox is an equal-opportunity employer and works diligently to protect the rights of job seekers by following all local, state, and federal laws as well as best Human Resource (HR) practices in the Life Science industry.