Global Product Development and Supply - Project Manager

Futran Solutions - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Cell Therapy Data and Analytics Program Manager is responsible for planning and delivering operations projects and business system releases within Bristol Myers Squibb's Cell Therapy business. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop project charters, manage resources, and oversee project schedules while mitigating risks and issues. The Program Manager plays a crucial role in optimizing project management processes and supporting the commercialization of CAR-T products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within business and IT to support Cell Therapy.
• Author project charters including definition of high-level timelines and budget needs by consulting with project team, SMEs, and other stakeholders as necessary.
• Define, secure, and communicate resource plan.
• Define and manage detailed project schedule including routine communication of progress, risks, and issues.
• Understand interdependencies between business and technology delivery schedules as well as operational needs.
• Manage risks and issues, including leading creation of mitigation plan and/or escalation as required.
• Manage project change control for changes in scope and timeline.
• Lead routine project team meetings.
• Collaborate with change management resources as assigned to develop stakeholder engagement and communication plan; develop and deliver stakeholder communications as required.
• Work creatively and analytically to solve problems demonstrating teamwork and innovation.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, presentations, and risk assessments.
• Lead process improvements within the PPM team applying lessons learned, best practices, and innovations to mature project management processes, tools, and methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Information Systems, Business, Engineering or similar area.
• 5+ years of project management experience in Data and Analytics environment (pharmaceutical industry preferred).
• Good knowledge of and competency in project management processes, including planning, resource planning and allocation, risk and issue management.
• Experience successfully leading large projects, e.g., rollout of IT systems like ERP.
• Experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC/Waterfall preferred.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to work and drive issues to resolution independently and cooperatively in a diverse group.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Project management certification or designation desired.
• Knowledge of applications such as Microsoft Office Suite, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project or similar project management software.

Nice-to-haves

• Backlog and Sprint Management in Jira highly desirable.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity while still delivering results.
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
• Demonstrates ability to deliver executive level presentations, challenge assumptions and drive decision making.