Project Manager

At a top Biopharmaceutical company, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Project Manager at our Thousand Oaks, CA site. Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission, and have the opportunity to grow within a thriving company.

Title: Project Manager

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA - Onsite at least 2 days a week

Pay: $45-$55/hr.

Duration: 6 months project

Objective:

Develops work plans, updates project plans, captures baseline plan

Maintains guidance materials and communication materials for broad PM dissemination

Manage centralized PMO SharePoint site including regular release and communication of improved guidance materials

Reviews project plans for data accuracy and integrity

Performs acceptance testing of regular dashboard improvements and releases

Performs analysis of cycle times against benchmark highlighting opportunities for improvement

Leads working sessions in support of PMO workstreams

Leads Change, acting as change agent use skills and expertise to inspire a shared purpose of intent, drive project awareness, communications, and training, while ensuring effective acceptance of operational improvements across R&D

Partners with internal customers (i.e. Leadership, Global project managers, functional project managers, stakeholders etc.) to strengthen and support strategic portfolio and operational project management practices

Ensures portfolio level project management effectiveness through institution of: common process, effective system utilization, accurate data aggregation, and valuable reporting and dashboards

Utilizes sound project management and data/system expertise to support departmental and broader Takeda process improvement goals, with a focus on Single Source of Truth and operational effectiveness.

Supports and strengthens PM Community of Practice and PM Best Practices

Key contributor of project management discipline to guide, govern, plan and execute for project success

Responsibilities:

Leads and contributes to projects, workstreams and initiatives

Independently resolves issues and creates mitigation plan in order to drive to resolution.

Serves as customer interface at portfolio level driving accuracy and consistency to data

Active contributor of workstreams to define standards, processes, and toolsets that broaden and mature the project management discipline across R&D

Develops training materials and leads training sessions on specific PM topics related to tools, systems and process

Interfaces and develops trusted partnerships with global project managers and members of the portfolio group

Trains and supports the complex project timelines and other project level information updates in coordination with Project Manager and project team members

Proactively updates information for key project activities, goals and strategy on the team website

Performs analysis of goal tracking and root cause assessment

Facilitate and drive work sessions, leveraging flexible toolkit of techniques, with the ability to adapt approach to the needs of the project/audience

Collaborates with other members of the PMO/CoOP to implement new processes to better support project teams and the broader organization.

Supports the design and implementation of new systems and processes

Experience and Skillsets to Have:

Bachelor's degree required, Advanced degree preferred

Minimum 1 yrs industry experience

PM skills and understanding of drug development

PMP Certification Preferred

Strong communication skills

Business acumen and ability to interact effectively with all levels organizationally.

Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement initiatives and coordinate resources.

Excellent time management, organization, and planning skills

Strong business analysis skills, proven meeting facilitation and documentation skills.

Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to share information effectively

Builds strong productive relationships with key partners

Some expertise with project management related software and tools (MS Project, SharePoint a must)