NOTE: This is an on-site role with some flexibility to work from home in accordance with Evonik's Smart Work Program.
Target Salary Range:
$101,500 - $135,300 per year (salary to be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data)
RESPONSIBILITIES- Create and manage (initiate, plan, execute, control, close) project plans utilizing project management tools based on project goals as agreed with clients. Define resource requirements, assemble cross-functional project team, monitor financials and timelines to ensure project is executed on time and on budget.
- Lead and manage the project team. Delegate roles and responsibilities appropriately among project team members. Motivate team members, facilitate conflict resolution, decision-making, and risk mitigation within the project team and sub-teams.
- Leads meetings between internal and customer project teams. Communicates project status, risk, financials and changes to internal and client stakeholders. Develop strong relationships with clients to support retention and growth. Advocate for project internally to Evonik management and functional groups.
- Manage project scope and change requests, including writing and reviewing statements of work and change orders in a manner consistent with executed contracts, resource availability, and capabilities and capacity of the site. Ensure the project adheres to the terms of the contract. Translate contract terms to project execution. Maintain awareness of contract provisions for assigned project; interact with the contracts group; Monitor project activities to ensure protection of confidential information and intellectual property and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Write and review SoWs and Change Orders in a manner consistent with planned project activities, resource availability, contracts, capabilities, site capacity, and margin requirements. Ensures the project work, as executed, adheres to the terms of the contract. Maintains awareness of contract provisions for assigned project; interacts with the contracts group. Monitors project activities to ensure appropriate protection for confidential information and intellectual property.
- Support advancement of project management competencies, including development of framework, tools, training, and mentoring of others involved in project management, including within different business segments, functions, and sites, depending on project needs.
- Support business development activities for new and existing clients, including identification of new business within existing clients, participation in lead qualification meetings and prospective client site visits, and developing scopes of work for new projects. Actively monitor and promote further development of business with existing clients (services, products, equipment, etc.).
REQUIREMENTSNATURE & SCOPE:- 5+ years of experience in project management, with experience in pharmaceutical product development or pharmaceutical manufacturing. - MUST HAVE
- BS degree in chemistry, pharmaceutics, engineering or related field; advanced degree strongly preferred.
- MUST HAVE - Understanding of pharmaceutical development processes, including formulation, quality, analytical, scale up, and GMP manufacturing.
- Project Management certification a plus.
- Experience managing complex projects involving cross-functional project teams and collaboration with external customers.
- Ability to prepare project plans and scopes of works, aligned with contact terms, including costing / revenue, work plan estimates, and resource utilization. Demonstrated ability to drive completion of project deliverables on time and on budget.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities, priorities, tasks, and complex projects.
- Demonstrated use of effective communication skills to facilitate successful project implementation and effective conflict resolution.
- Basic understanding of contract terms, including commercial, intellectual property, and confidentiality.
- Experience with project planning tools.
Your ApplicationTo ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.
Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
Your Talent Acquisition Manager:Robin Rose
Company is
Evonik Canada Inc.
