Entry level role in customer program management at Celestica, providing support to customer focus teams. Responsibilities include managing orders, reporting, and maintaining customer communication.
About the role
- Associate Director managing strategic projects in Innovative Medicine at Johnson & Johnson. Collaborating across teams to improve project management practices and deliver value for partners.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead strategic programs and project teams to enable execution with a focus on robust project management practices and delivery of value for partners.
- Manage the administration for project submissions and approvals through the agreed prioritization and approval process.
- Lead, participate or attend (as appropriate) project / portfolio review meetings and provide reporting to project sponsors.
- Ensure that a clear and consistent approach is in place to manage risk in alignment with Finance & Business partners.
- Ensure the monitoring of progress against projects is timely and accurate and provide Sponsors and Stakeholders visibility and sufficient information to make decisions.
- Ensure project risks, issues and dependencies are being proactively managed to minimize disruption to successful delivery with escalation to project sponsors where appropriate.
- Partner closely with Investment Owners and Project Leads to ensure accurate & robust budget monitoring against project plans.
- Identify innovative ways to resolve problems through effective leadership, interpersonal, communication and management skills.
- Support the Global Development project managers (PMs) with adoption and sustainability of the core Project Management processes and tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Business, Physical Sciences or a related field is required.
- An advanced degree (e.g. Master’s) is preferred.
- A minimum of 10 years relevant business and project management experience within pharmaceutical / healthcare / life science sector is required.
- Familiarity with standard project management tools and templates and leading cross-functional teams is required.
- Expertise in pharmaceutical clinical operations, with experience gained through working with diverse business processes and system infrastructures is preferred.
- Experience in shaping and delivering key programs that optimized performance and delivered project support in cross functional environments is preferred.
- FPX training and certification is preferred.
- Project management certification is preferred.
- Proficient in English language.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills and excellent oral, written, and presentation skills are required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with excellent analytical (Excel) and presentation (PowerPoint) skills; working understanding of MS Project and common portfolio management systems.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and able to prioritize and respond to changing needs of the business.
- Up to 20% travel (Domestic/International) may be required.
Benefits
- Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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