SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Company: Celldex
Location: Hampton
Posted on: September 17, 2024
Job Description:
Overview
Senior Program Planner contributes to the drug development process
by providing portfolio and program management (PPM) support to the
Celldex Project Management department and program development
teams. This position will be integral in ensuring best practices in
program management planning by working with program managers and
other functional team members to capture, analyze and report
program and portfolio level activities. Scope covers from
preclinical activities through launch/lifecycle activities. Senior
Program Planner will become a subject matter expert in use of the
PPM software and tools to support training of cross-functional team
members.
The Senior Program Planner partners with each program manager to
ensure successful planning and execution of program team strategy
(including preparation of strategic product development plans) and
program management assignments as well as extended member of the
program team.
Directly reports to the VP, Project Management with dotted line
report to program managers.
Responsibilities
- Timelines and Team Data
- Creates and manage portfolio and program dashboards, timelines,
documents and supporting systems/tools according to established
industry best practices.
- Actively analyze and highlights inconsistencies, risks and
scheduling conflicts.
- Ensures data is accurately reported in PM systems and team
sites.
- Leads focused sub-teams/workstreams as required (E.g. BLA
submission team, launch preparation team, etc.).
- Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions (RAID)
- Participate in development of risk and issue assessments.
Actively ensures RAID items are addressed proactively by Program
Manager.
- Communication
- Ensure clear and transparent communication of timelines and key
deliverables with Celldex leadership and functional team
representatives via available reporting tools.
- Communicate and work across functions to follow-up on
assignments / tasks.
- Participate in the clear communication of program issues /
risks as they arise.
- Training
- Provide technical guidance and training on project management
tools/systems to new program team members and other functional
support personnel as appropriate.
- Reporting
- Responsible for preparation of program team and PM department
status reports/timelines under the guidance of the program managers
and/or VP, Project Management.
- PM Support
- Attend sub-team meetings on an ad hoc basis as a program
liaison when requested.
- Assist program manager in preparation of and participate as a
team member on developing input for governance/decision making; as
appropriate.
- Participate in creation of strategy documents for committee
review.
- Serve as acting program manager when needed.
- Process Improvement
- Leads or supports ad hoc process improvement initiatives as
requested. Qualifications
- Work Experience: Minimum of 7+ years' experience as a
program/project planner for complex biologic or pharmaceutical
programs (preclinical through commercialization/post-marketing) in
a multidisciplinary, global environment.
- Therapeutic Area Experience: Inflammatory, Dermatology or
Allergy a plus.
- Mentoring: Demonstrated experience in mentoring/coaching team
members to improve communication, planning and collaboration
skills.
- Adaptation: Demonstrated ability to adapt to new situations or
emerging challenges. Proactively takes the lead to resolve an issue
or challenge. Able to work without hierarchical authority in an
environment with agile business processes.
- Timeline Management: SmartSheet and/or Microsoft Project (or
similar software tool): Intermediate or advanced (preferred) skill
level.
- Microsoft Office Suite (E.g., SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint,
Word and Excel): Intermediate (minimum) skill level.
Keywords: Celldex, Allentown , SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, Executive , Hampton, Pennsylvania
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