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FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation

Director, Project Management

FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation, Granite Heights, Wisconsin, United States

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Position Overview Working as part of the Fujifilm Diosynth (FDB) Operational Excellence function, the Director, Project Management will lead project delivery lifecycle management process. The candidate will drive key organizational initiatives and large cross-functional projects and deliver tangible outcomes. The Director, Project Management will manage several projects (tech and non-tech) leveraging LSS, Agile or similar methods support organizations need of today, while preparing robust foundations for tomorrow.

Additionally, the leader will possess excellent influencing, communication and collaboration skills with demonstrable experience in driving project from initiation, planning to completion, gathering and aligning business requirements, developing business case, assessing value, with the ability to identify & manage inter-dependencies.

Candidate must be skilled in meeting engagement expectations, cross-functional stakeholders mgmt., and lead project team to influence and drive behaviors. The successful candidate will be data-driven, people management skills to drive optimal performance, skill development, and create high-performing teams.

Job Description Essential Functions

Taking direction and aligning with the Head of Operational Excellence, to support the delivery of business-critical projects

Following the ways of workingto deliver projects on time, on budget and to specification

Creating and delivering project work plans and adapting to meet changing needs

Analyzing business needs, leading to clear and concise business case

Developing a critical path/milestones of key activities, providing planning support and identifying and managingdependencies across the plans

Developing team skills and creating high-performing teams

Engaging stakeholders by sharing timely updates, pivoting to attend to dynamic business environment and partnering with the Head of Operational Excellence to manage risks/escalations

Ensure project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored. Track and report on project delivery and progress, and identify and manage dependencies, risks, and issues

Negotiating trade-offs and brokering decisions to address dynamic situations

Managing scope while building collaborative and high-performing teams through this change

Required Skills & Abilities The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills and aptitude:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to influence, negotiate and persuade, at all levels within the organization

Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner

Ability to coordinate activities across the project team

Ability to effectively prioritize

Ability to adjust personal style when dealing with different individuals

Minimum Qualifications

10-12 years’ experience successfully leading Operational Excellence, global projects, or cross-functional and high value projects

Experience mentoring project team members

Experience of using a wide range of project management tools and techniques consistent with lean, six sigma, and Agile methodologies

Willingness to develop additional skills to support organizational goals

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working within a Biotech/Pharma organization.

Experience working within a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization

Black, or Master Black belt certification

Experience delivering training

PMP certification

Experience with relevant project management software (MS Project, etc)

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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