Sr. Manager, Project Manager in Devens, MA

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Understand the business strategy and business process areas and ensure that these are best aligned.
• Identify appropriate technical solutions for business needs in partnership with process owners and suppliers, aligned to the Site Business Strategy.
• Partner with Devens Biologics Operations Leadership Team members and project sponsors to ensure successful project delivery.
• Schedule governance and steering committee meetings, prepare materials, facilitate meetings, and document actions and decisions.
• Apply project management expertise across the portfolio, managing multiple projects in parallel.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, budget, and timeline.
• Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project plans, and Agile Sprint planning with stakeholders.
• Manage WBS in project management systems like OnePlan or MS-Project, sequence activities, and estimate resources and durations.
• Facilitate resource planning and develop critical path analyses to identify risks and opportunities.
• Monitor project performance, progress, and ensure successful completion of goals.
• Identify risks, conduct risk analysis, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Maintain project budgets and adjust constraints based on financial analysis.
• Create and communicate project plans, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables.
• Manage project schedules, communicate upcoming activities, and escalate issues as needed.
• Use change management methods to address barriers to improvement.
• Align with the Associate Director of PMO to drive team performance and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Identify, handle, and resolve project issues and risks, developing contingency plans.
• Prepare and present business cases and project status updates to leadership and steering committees.
• Monitor execution quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Lead large cross-functional projects independently.
• Evaluate and assess project outcomes.
• Serve as the primary contact for all project-related communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree of Science, Engineering, or Business; advanced degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 8 years of program/project management experience in GxP Biopharmaceutical environments, with strong experience in production and/or manufacturing operations.
• Understanding of GMP and FDA regulatory requirements related to biologics.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required.
• Experience with project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, and SDLC.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including SharePoint, Project, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Word, OneNote, Publisher.
• Knowledge of Lean and Continuous Improvement practices.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, change management, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into viable solutions.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across manufacturing, quality, engineering, IT, finance, and other areas.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial acumen.
• High degree of independence, highly organized, detail-oriented, and operationally focused.

Nice to Have

• Agile / Scrum Master certification.
• Change Management Certification.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary range from $137,790 to $167,000 plus incentive cash and stock opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing support programs and employee assistance programs.
• Financial resources such as 401(K) and disability/life insurance.
• Paid holidays, vacation, volunteer days, sick leave, and summer hours flexibility.
• Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
• Family care services including adoption, surrogacy reimbursement, fertility benefits, and child/elder/pet care resources.
• Tuition reimbursement and recognition programs.