Job Details

Description

The candidate must be able to work onsite at Lawrenceville, 50% of the time.

Description

• This is a Program manager role who is self-motivated and works collaboratively with extended team of project managers and stakeholders.
• Proven experience in integrated program management office functionalities including offering and enhancing the quality of existing program, financial aggregation, portfolio governance and reporting.
• Preferred hands on experience with portfolio and project management tools including Servicenow.

Outline of key responsibilities & deliverables:

• Strong post-merger/acquisition integration background and experience in coordinating between various functional teams and IT stakeholders, upstream and downstream dependencies across the organization.
• Oversee planning and execution of large sized merger and integration programs, developing and conducting the Integration team kickoff and planning workshops.
• Monitor multiple projects through the entire program cycle including overall schedule and milestones/including but  not limited to application disposition, retirements and archival.  
• Communicate with project managers to address potential risks/Solve problems and issues.
• Deliver on intended outcomes while collaborating on evolving ideas and discovery of new requirements to maximize return on investments.
• Identify dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to appropriate levels of management and stakeholders.
• Ensure program deliverables, schedules, and financials adhere to established norms and are managed in alignment with Client standard practices.
• Periodically evaluate performance and develop action plans to ensure achievement of performance goals.
• Monitor and control schedule and financial health of the assigned program and project (s) and provide actionable insights to key stakeholders.
• Proactively remove obstacles to drive assigned program momentum and progress. Engage and energize the various functional project team(s).
• Plan and engage necessary resources across the enterprise to ensure successful completion of assigned program/projects (s).
• Manage vendors providing services to the project(s) ensuring they meet their execution milestones and remain within their funding estimates.
• Prepares all program/project status reports and documentation to keep project sponsors informed of project progress and potential risks/roadblocks so they can take appropriate action.
• Actively engage stakeholders of problem project(s) to assist with identifying corrective actions.
• Advise and consistently apply Program/Project Management best practices (including Agile and SDLC) and tools. Continuously improve our adoption and maturity of best practices.
• PMP, or equivalent certification, preferred but not required.
• Proven experience managing application development projects; strong working knowledge of common SDLC models.
• Agile experience preferred but not required.
• Prepare monthly progress and program budget/spend reports to leadership team.
• Assist team members and project managers when needed to accomplish team goals.
• Experience in Project and Portfolio management tool such as ServiceNow is highly preferred.

Experience and Skills:

• Strong background in post-merger/acquisition integration management in pharma industry.
• Solid grasp of portfolio and program framework.
• Experience reporting Program / Project status to senior leadership.
• Strong Stakeholder building and relationship skills.
• Financial Management for large Programs including estimation and implementation program budgets.
• Strong vendor management skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Exposure to data analytical tools such as Power BI and methodologies.
• Able to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively.