Senior Manager Project Management Biotech R&D

$160,000 - $200,000/Yr

Danaher - Loveland, CO

Part-time - Senior

Hybrid - Loveland, CO

1,001-5,000 employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Project Management leader will oversee project managers for global teams in the US and Europe, focusing on driving consistency and best practices within the Biotech R&D group at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. This hybrid role involves identifying project management gaps, developing training plans, aligning with the PMO office, managing cross-functional projects, and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify project management gaps and skill levels needed and methods to fill and deploy those resources to projects as needed across all projects for the organization.
• Work on development and training plans for team members and facilitate deployment of project management standard work to all project leaders and teams.
• Ensure awareness of any required DBS tool related to project execution and facilitate project management training in conjunction with the PMO office.
• Conduct and ensure completion of required VPM assessments on all local projects with Gemba walks as needed.
• Communicate any project management organizational changes to the PMO for the update of the PMO organizational chart.
• Review VPM and CPD calendars monthly to ensure that all local events are captured and facilitators assigned.
• Act as project manager for cross-functional teams and complex activities, developing project plans, identifying dependencies, and analyzing risks and constraints.
• Maintain full control of project timelines, resources, and budgets, managing project issues, risks, and schedule conflicts as needed.
• Support and interact with scientists, engineers, and marketing to support product definition, project scope, risk management, and design control activities.
• Develop effective relationships and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including external parties.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• 14+ years of related experience in Project Management
• 10+ years of experience as a people manager
• Leadership and a desire to manage managers who lead teams to build great products
• Experience working with globally distributed teams and a proven track record delivering projects on time
• Excellent time management, meeting facilitation, communication, and documentation skills

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as a manager of managers
• Experience leading teams working on software-hardware products and pure software products
• Experience in the development of biotech devices and a solid understanding of FDA Quality System Regulation

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Bonus/incentive pay