Project Manager

Job Number: 6082

External Description:

Project Manager (Pharma / Healthcare)

1-year contract role, potential to renew

 

Company Description

Our client is a US healthcare company with a broadly diversified business across consumer, pharmaceutical and medical device segments. They have an annual turnover of US$70 billion, with more than 125,000 employees across 60 countries with a heritage of more than 130 years.

 

Job Responsibilities:

The position is designed to plan, manage, coordinate, and control the execution of projects within the Self Care franchise of the AP Consumer business. The role mainly focuses on overall management of projects to drive growth, including introduction of new products and projects touching or enhancing existing products. The role would concentrate on managing a variety of projects for a market/cluster within APAC.

This will require:

• Interdependent partnering with the other functions of BU, manufacturing sites (internal & external), Integrated Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Global & Regional Commercial marketing teams, QA, R&D, Packaging Engineering/Design, Global & other Regions counterparts.
• Management of project related activities from Define to Launch stage to ensure that projects are delivered on-time, on cost, on quality, at required customer service levels and within approved funding limits to achieve the final project objectives (FPOs).
• Lead contributor at any applicable Leadership Team forums to drive visibility & accountability of the projects.

Reporting to Manager you will be handling the following –

• Organize and lead project core team meetings. Maintains effective communication and working relationships among project core team.
• Lead cross-functional team members to assess feasibility of project scope & FPO and develop detailed project timeline to ensure that there is sufficient flexibility and contingency in the plan to respond to unanticipated difficulties.
• Assign define schedules and track cross-functional tasks/activities to ensure that project progress within expected timings.
• Lead risk analysis & mitigation planning for projects.
• Identify, monitor, communicate and resolve issues, scope changes, budget variances or other FPO hurdles that may arise during the project execution.
• Interface with local, regional and/or worldwide cross functional teams to obtain project relevant information.
• Update timeline, milestones, cost & information across and lead data compilations to ensure Portfolio accuracy.
• Ensure compliance against stage gate exit deliverables and endorse compliant projects for stage gate exit approval.
• Prepare and present project progress reports, presentations and escalations as required.
• Prepare, voice risks, and lead contingency development to close any gaps vs Strat plan

The position will be measured primarily on:

• Successful completion of individual projects meeting all project deliverables
• Adherence to metrics: accurate product Costing, OTIF delivery, CAPEX/OPEX accuracy and mitigation management.
• Compliance to worldwide, regional and local policies eg. GMP/Quality, Policy of Business Conduct, Healthcare Compliance, SOX, etc.
• Adherence to Easier to Win/Next Gen PPM process/governance and FPX process elements
• Efficient & effective resolution of program and project-related issues.
• Ability to balance process compliance, scope, resources and speed-to-market to achieve FPOs.

Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:

• Degree holder with 3-5 years of hands on experience in project management
• Pharma / Healthcare industry will be preferred
• Ability to lead, motivate, influence and supervise cross-functional teams
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills; can work with details, able to drive conclusions from cause & effects analysis
• Ability to perform well under pressure, adapt to changes and meet deadlines
• Results-oriented, strong sense of urgency and able to independently create and deliver
• Superior follow-up skills to ensure that actions are completed, and issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Strong Project Management experience
• Knowledge of Stage gate process and key requirements from each function
• Strong process-orientation
• Commercial awareness, with E2E Supply chain experience to translate ideas from design to launch
• Business acumen to drive any program conversations

 

On top of a competitive base salary, the company offers excellent career and training opportunities, attractive benefits, and bonus schemes.

Interested parties, please click on APPLY button.

Alternatively, you can share your CV at tuhi.jhamb@randstadsourceright.com.sg

 

EA License: 94C3609

Reg No: R1655737

 

Job Number: 6082

Community / Marketing Title: Project Manager

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