Associate Project Manager - Technical Operations

October 19

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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

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Description

• Responsible for creation and management of execution plans, timelines, project controls, and partnering with Team members to ensure timely completion of deliverables. • Partner with the Team lead in the driving execution of project plans in alignment with product strategies. • Partner with project and workstream leads to successfully achieve project objectives. • Facilitate and manage team meetings, including the scheduling, agenda development, drafting minutes and executive summaries, and managing action items to closure. • Responsible for the preparation of routine status reports and communication of project progress to key stakeholders and governance forums in partnership with Team leads, as needed. • Identify project issues, risks, or scheduling constraints and assists to resolve these issues internally and with external stakeholders through risk management, options and scenario analysis, and driving timely decision making and/or escalation as needed. • Promote a culture of collaboration, cooperation, execution excellence, effective communication, and cross-functional problem-solving to enable a high-performing team. • Assist TOPS Product Teams in developing presentations for various forums and project reviews. • Assist identification of cross-project synergies to leverage efficiencies and ensure consistencies where appropriate. • Contribute to development of best practices and process optimizations. • Support implementation of best practices and operating model guidance. • Manage projects supporting continuous improvements of program management and portfolio best practices. • May support some CMC Portfolio Management Business Operations (Meeting preparation and facilitation, Portfolio reports).

Requirements

• Minimum of 2-5 years total relevant experience (including industry, project management, or private/government institution), with at least 2+ years in a project management role. • Understanding of biotech or drug product development and of multi-project planning and coordination is required. • Minimum Bachelors’ degree in scientific/technical discipline. • Demonstrated ability to organize and update a complex schedule. • Ability to understand the big picture and focus on execution details. • Experience in early-stage CMC development and portfolio management are a plus. • Proven track record in a fast-paced, challenging, and complex matrixed team environment. • High degree of demonstrated learning agility. • Action-oriented with strong follow through. • Strong interpersonal skills; fluent and able to influence others in spoken and written English. • Strong risk management analysis and project management skills. • Strong computer skills, MS Office, MS Word, MS PowerPoint. MS-Project is preferred. • Highly developed interpersonal skills with the proven ability to function effectively and tactfully with multiple departments and personnel, able to gain consensus and commitment. • Nice to Have Skills/Experience: Experience with CMC activities for development programs (Clinical stage) a plus. • Exposure to portfolio management a plus. • Lean-DMAIC expertise, Green belt or higher certification. • Strong regulatory and GMP acumen, specifically ICH8-12. • PMP Certification.