Process Development Project Manager

Process Development Project Manager- Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Office/Project Location:Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Employment Type: Contract

Work Location:  Hybrid 2 days per week on site. 

Pay: €60 - €70 per hour

Experience: 7+ years

Visa: EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required

Our client is a leading international Biotechnology company with a state of the art aseptic manufacturing facility in Dun Laoghaire, South Dublin. 

The plant is one of the most dynamic in Ireland and is currently undergoing rapid expansion and capital investment. 

This is an excellent opportunity to get experience into Ireland's leading aseptic manufacturing plant.

You will report to the Sr. Manager Process Development in the Portfolio Management and Delivery (PMD) group and will be responsible for managing new product introduction and lifecycle management projects Dun Laoghaire for drug product (DP) and finished drug products (FDP). 

You will have at least five to eight years of experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry and will have demonstrated project management skills.

Arrange agreement among the project team, customers, and management on the goals of the project

Develops and maintains the Project schedule/plan that addresses quality, objective, scope, cost, schedule, resources, and responsibilities - to deliver the project, and measure progress against schedule and budget

Effectively communicate with everyone involved in the project

Have a controlled scope in place, that is understood by all stakeholders and maintained throughout completion of the project

Execute prudent risk and issue management.

Maintains Actions/Risk and Decision logs

Generates and owns the GMP change control.

Motivate, support and direct project team members to deliver on project plan.

Leads Team meetings and cross functional collaboration

Works with resource managers from across the organisation to effectively obtain and allocate resources to complete programs and projects on time

Compliance Related Tasks

Always ensure compliance to cGMP

Ensure safety & compliance standards are maintained to the highest standards

Ensure financial compliance in line with Business & Financial guidance

Support a culture of personal responsibility within reporting structure

Requirements

Technical Degree and/or Masters’ or equivalent

5-8 years of experience (including min of 3yrs as Project Manager) in a Life Science / Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology Environment

Preferred Experience: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Resource Management, Business Case Development

Experience in a leadership role in a pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing facility that engages with site SMEs and managers, and global functions

The ability to influence and lead cross functional teams to deliver to ensure the smooth introduction of new products and the health of existing products

The ability to work independently and identify risks and mitigation pathways for new and existing products

Strong project management skills – someone who really understand what it is to be a good project manager.

Understand details – understand the critical path, the issues, and what needs to be escalated and what can be absorbed. 

Strong Communication – ability to communicate issues and challenges.

Desirable: Agile / Lean Project Management Methodologies.

Desirable: MES Experience – a candidate who understands how they’re implemented from a Project perspective.

A passion for continuous improvement applied to product and program leadership

Systems / Equipment:

Smartsheet, MS Office, MS Project, MS PowerPoint and MS Visio,

Trackwise Change Control & Document Management Systems

High Energy and Commitment

Ability to work independently

Comfortable leading across multiple stakeholders & multinational teams

Strong ability to influence and affect change

Capable of resolving issues of conflict effectively

Strong communicator

A proven track record in the ability to transfer goals and objectives into measurable plans

Ability to identify gaps/risks and put appropriate remediation plans in place

Uses strong relationships to identify requirements and potential opportunities

Employs project management techniques and Problem Solving

Provides leadership, guidance, and advice in own field of project management

Package

Contract role - Hourly rate €60 - €70 per hour

Minimum 12 month contract with the possibility of an extension. 

Onsite Expectations: Initially 5 days per week for the first two weeks to help integration into the team and interact with people. 

Then, work towards a balance hybrid scenario which is two days per week.