Eye Care Program Manager – Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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(Program Manager III)
Location: Lake County, IL
Contract Duration: 12 Months to start
Employment Type: W-2 Contract
Industry: Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology
Experience Required: 8–10 Years in Project / Program Management
$70-$74/hr based on benefit selections
Orion Group is seeking an experienced Eye Care Program Manager to support a leading global pharmaceutical organization in Lake County, IL.
This position will be responsible for leading and coordinating complex, cross-functional programs within a highly regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. The Program Manager will oversee integrated project planning, execution, stakeholder alignment, risk management, and operational priorities to ensure programs are delivered successfully and aligned with business objectives.
The ideal candidate brings a strong background in project and program management, pharmaceutical manufacturing or technical operations, and cross-functional leadership, with the ability to manage competing priorities, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Project Management
- Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of complex programs involving multiple projects and workstreams.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, work breakdown structures (WBS), schedules, milestones, critical paths, resource plans, and deliverables.
- Monitor project progress, identify dependencies, and proactively address potential schedule or resource constraints.
- Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while ensuring alignment with overall program objectives and business priorities.
- Establish and maintain project governance, reporting structures, and performance tracking mechanisms.
- Coordinate activities across Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Technical Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, Packaging, Finance, and other business functions.
- Lead and influence cross-functional teams within a matrixed organization, including stakeholders without direct reporting relationships.
- Facilitate project meetings, drive accountability, and ensure timely resolution of issues and decisions.
- Maintain strong relationships with technical, operational, and business stakeholders.
- Prepare and deliver clear, concise project updates, presentations, and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Develop contingency plans and corrective actions to minimize disruptions to project timelines and deliverables.
- Manage changes to project scope, schedules, resources, assumptions, and priorities.
- Evaluate the impact of proposed changes and maintain alignment among affected stakeholders.
- Escalate critical issues appropriately and support timely decision-making.
- Support project budgeting, resource allocation, financial tracking, and cost management.
- Balance technical requirements, operational constraints, financial considerations, and business objectives.
- Identify opportunities to improve project execution, operational efficiency, and resource utilization.
- Collaborate with Finance and operational leadership to monitor project costs and business performance.
- Utilize Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or comparable project management tools to develop schedules and track deliverables.
- Maintain project documentation, dashboards, status reports, and executive presentations.
- Leverage M
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