Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. QSE7 Consulting is a consulting company serving FDA-regulated Life Sciences organizations. The Senior Project Manager will lead strategic portfolio and program management engagements, developing processes, governance frameworks, applications, metrics, and dashboards while managing complex initiatives from initiation through resolution. The role also involves advising client executives, leading cross-functional teams, managing risks and deliverables, and driving continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Defining and developing client strategic project portfolio management processes and process maps
- Developing client strategic project portfolio management best practices and templates
- Analyzing and designing client strategic project portfolio execution enabling applications
- Analyzing and designing client strategic project portfolio execution governance metrics and dashboards
- Performing project management services in support of client strategic projects, as required, including:
- Participating in ideation and strategy sessions
- Developing and maintaining detailed project plans
- Identifying project risks and defining mitigation strategies
- Implementing financial controls in support of strategy development, budgeting, invoicing, and reporting
- Managing action items, interdependencies and decisions, milestones and accomplishments
- Routinely and clearly communicating status updates to senior management
- Assessing business challenges as they arise and recommending solutions to improve performance, data accuracy, and reporting
- Facilitating project team meetings, communicating expectations to team members, and documenting minutes
- Leading cross-functional client teams and maintaining accountability and momentum throughout the full project lifecycle
- Maintaining project dashboards and providing timely performance updates to senior client leadership and QSE7 management
- Proactively identifying and escalating risks to key stakeholders, while defining and executing effective mitigation and contingency strategies
- Serving as a thought leader and trusted advisor to client executives, translating complex strategic and operational requirements into clear, actionable project plans
- Developing and executing communication strategies that keep all project stakeholders aligned and informed
- Driving team accountability to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables that meet client expectations
- Leading "lessons learned" and "best practices" sessions to build client capability and foster continuous improvement
- Contributing to QSE7's internal knowledge base and client strategy through active thought leadership and industry engagement
Skills
- • B.A. or B.S. degree
- • A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant business experience, with significant tenure in large pharmaceutical or life sciences organizations
- • Demonstrated ability to lead (not just manage) large cross-functional teams through complex, high-stakes strategic initiatives
- • Strong background in strategic portfolio and program management, including process design, governance frameworks, and performance metrics/dashboards
- • Proven track record as a project lead and strategic advisor to senior client or organizational leadership
- • Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills
- • Experience with project planning software such as MS Project and SmartSheets
- • Demonstrated enterprise-wide knowledge and experience leading and motivating cross-functional teams
- • Background in large pharmaceutical companies (e.g., enterprise-scale manufacturing, quality, operations, or supply chain)
- • Located in the Pennsylvania / New Jersey area
- • PMP or equivalent project/program management certification
- • Familiarity with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
- • Experience with portfolio/program management enabling applications and tools
- • Advanced degree
Benefits
- Primarily executed from a home office
- Occasional travel to client facilities may be required based on engagement needs
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