Senior Project Manager

By joining Bio-Techne, you'll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.
Pay Range
$87, $144,000.00

Position Summary
As a Senior Project Manager supporting GMP Protein Manufacturing within our Advanced Cell Systems portfolio, you'll play a pivotal role in driving strategic, high-impact projects that enable our customers towards innovation and life-changing breakthroughs. This role offers the opportunity of managing multiple projects of differing types and scopes. You will play a crucial role in planning, executing, and closing projects while ensuring that they meet all objectives within scope, time, and budget constraints.

We're looking for a dynamic, detail-oriented leader who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment – someone with strong leadership skills, exceptional organizational abilities, and a keen eye for detail.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible to receive a target annual cash bonus based on individual and company performance, in accordance with company policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the scope, goals, deliverables, and roadblocks of projects in collaboration with senior management and relevant project stakeholders.
• Manages and executes multiple projects.
• Create a detailed schedule which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project.
• Execute the project according to the project schedule by closely monitoring timelines, identifying potential delays, and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project.
• Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality.
• Evaluate the outcomes of the project as established during the planning phase
• Facilitate and coordinate project meetings, communication with external partners and records (minutes, communication with stakeholders).
• Maintain clear and open communication with all project stakeholders, ensuring they are informed of project progress, challenges and milestones.
• Provide direction and support to project team to eliminate roadblocks, acquire resources, and overcome schedule constraints
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
• Anticipate project roadblocks and engage relevant resources to address
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project output
• Charter, manage and rescue more challenging projects where the scope, timelines, and available resources are ill-defined.
• Coach and develop other project managers.
• Responsible for evaluating effectiveness and updating formal procedures for project management processes at one or more sites.

Occasional Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage project budget.
• Manage Project Managers on ongoing projects and development.

Job Qualifications
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in a life sciences relevant field (e.g., Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering) required
• At least 5 years of project management experience or similar experience leading project teams in the Life Science, Medical Device or related industry is required
• Experience working in an ISO 9001, GMP, ISO 13485 compliant environment and willingness to manage the project according to the requirements of these standards and Bio-Techne internal requirements

Preferred Qualifications And Experience

• PMP Certification
• An advanced degree in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, or a related STEM field.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Proven ability to interact with more senior functional managers.
• Proficiency in the use of computers for:

• Proficiency in:

• Project scheduling software (such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, etc.)

• Simple accounting
• Data base management
• Spreadsheets
• Standard Office software (e.g. Microsoft Office)

• Managing in-person, hybrid, and online meetings

• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques within a diverse cross-functional team.

• Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance project effectiveness.
• Lead: Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
• Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
• Organize: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details/data/information/activities.
• Plan: Determine strategies to move the project forward, create and implement actions to minimize delays, and anticipate requirements/actions to maintain schedule.
• Solve Problems: Working with the Project Team, assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations that meet company goals.

Why Join Bio-Techne

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees' financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
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