15th May, 2026SUMMARYOversees, manages and coordinates all operational aspects of ongoing department level projects having significant impact on multiple organizations. Serves as liaison between project team and organization.
FUNCTIONS - Manage all aspects of project(s): planning, implementation, monitoring, completion, and follow-up.
- Manage competing timelines and prioritize critical tasks.
- Establish and achieves project standards for work quality and quantity.
- Assess project issues and develop solutions to meet scientific, productivity, quality and client satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Assist in technical, financial, and organizational issues by researching issues, providing recommendations and maintaining document archives.
- Manage and track project budget(s).
- Negotiate and reconcile the use of resources for the projects.
- Identify and anticipate schedule slips or changes and analyzes the costs and resource impact.
- Develop and implement tools, techniques and processes to provide or create information to enable informed decision making within the teams.
- Actively participate in directing the evolution and defining the role of the project.
- Ensure the project goals and objects are well understood by the various functional areas.
- Liaison with Management, Department Heads, Leaders, sub or satellite team leaders and members to obtain their continued input and feedback on the benefits, needs, and issues associated with the project.
- Maintain the master project plan and schedule for assigned projects.
- Recommend and develop operational or process improvements for the performance and successful functioning of the project team.
- Provide senior management and department heads with project management support on an as needed basis as well as for special projects.
- May manage and direct the activities of project support staff.
- Conduct annual performance reviews, and provides career counseling and general guidance.
- Identify or leads focus area projects within the overall function of project management or related projects.
- Generate periodic updates and prepare formal presentations for required forums.
- Generate individual and more complex reports utilizing various resources.
- Ensure project work complies with domestic (may also involve international) regulatory requirements and approved guidelines relevant to area of responsibility.
- Ensure project work complies with practices, policies and standard operating procedures.
- Participate in required meetings, activities, and related projects and relevant interdepartmental activities.
- Anticipate resource needs and communicate to management sponsors.
** Other functions that may be assigned.
REQUIREMENTS - Doctorate + 2 years of Project Management experience OR Masters + 4 years of Project Management experience ORBachelors + 6 years of Project Management experience OR Associates + 10 years of Project Management experience OR High school/GED + 12 years of Project Management
- BS in sciences (Chemistry or Biology preferred) or Engineering (preferred: Chemical/ Industrial/ BioTech)
- Change Control experience
- Skills in handling multiple responsibilities, priorities, tasks, and projects simultaneously.
- Skills in working under time pressure.
- Practical project management software and spreadsheet skills, proficient computer operation skills.
- Effective interactions in a team or matrixes environment
- Good organizational skills, detail-oriented & accurate, analytical skills.
- Must be a team player, self-starter, strategic thinker, persistent, tactful, and persuasive.
- Fluent business English and Spanish, written and oral
- Effective verbal and written communication skills (writing and presentations).
- Must be capable of growth and increased responsibility.
- Understanding and experience with Ariba Sourcing and Contracting Modules. Experience with SAP, Trackwise and Project management tools preferred.
- Highly proficient with MS Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
