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Aragen is a trusted R&D and manufacturing partner to the global life sciences industry. We transform your ideas into solutions for better health. Aragen’s Biologics division performs diverse gene-to-GMP services for global biopharma companies.
Aragen Bioscience, Inc, is seeking a highly motivated Director/ Senior Director Project Management for their Biologics Services Division.
The candidate will work with the scientific program leaders to support complete life cycle of biological research and manufacturing projects to ensure that all goals and deliverables are executed as per project requirements with high quality and within schedule. The candidate will lead a team of Project Managers, identify and mitigate risk in all phases of a project. The candidate will also be the face of Aragen to our customers and will ensure that our services are tailored to deliver value to our biopharma customers. The candidate will be a team player with well-developed skills for managing cross-organizational activities to deliver customer delight.
Key Responsibilities of the candidate Include:
- Expertise in developing and managing project scope, deliverables, risks, and resource requirements.
- Lead internal project reviews, OTIF meetings to provide portfolio level view of resources and program deliverables.
- Lead project team members to initiate, plan, schedule, execute and close projects.
- Enhance processes to enhance a program design for the client and act as a resource internally to implement changes
- Direct complex project communications and ensure that all project customers are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status.
- Manage project related resources, maintain timelines and scope of projects.
- Actively collaborate with cross-organizational divisions, and contribute to both quality assurance and risk management tasks to ensure that project deliverables are met according to requirements
- Organize project team meetings in coordination with Program Managers and prepare meeting minutes
- Communicate real-time project and program information including risks to Program Lead and report to Division Head and leadership.
- Ability to help teams anticipate, plan, and adapt to an evolving environment.
- Provide updated project documents and information for budget reviews, Board updates and annual review.
- Manage all version of documents starting from proposal to final reports.
- Manage compliance related tasks
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Master’s or higher degree in a life science discipline. PMP certification .
- 10+ years project management experience in preferably in a life sciences CRDMO roles. Experience managing teams, mentoring team members.
- Expertise in developing and managing project scope, deliverables, risks and resource requirements.
- Excellent understanding of the CMC and regulatory processes associated with biologics product development including cell line development, protein sciences, process development, technology transfer, clinical and commercial scale manufacturing of drug substance and drug product.
- Excellent organization, time management, written and oral communication skills; team player with ability to effectively liaise between different teams and across departments.
- Ability to multitask and interact effectively within a fast-paced team and dynamic work environment. Experience working with teams across time zones.
- Advanced knowledge and skills with Microsoft Office, Salesforce and reporting/tracking tools
Aragen Bioscience provides a stimulating work environment in which talented employees expand their technical skills and scientific knowledge and contribute directly to the ongoing success of the organization. The Company is located in Morgan Hill, California, at the south end of the Silicon Valley. We offer excellent salary and benefits. Aragen is an equal opportunity employer.
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