Specialist, Supply Chain Project Management

Overview

Umoja Biopharma is an industry-leading biotech with locations in Seattle, WA and Louisville, CO, focused on transforming the treatment of cancer with a novel integrated immunotherapy platform. Our vision is to develop off-the-shelf therapies capable of treating any tumor, any time. We are a diverse and growing team working in brand-new facilities in downtown Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Colorado, and we are looking for innovative thinkers who are excited by groundbreaking science and technology, and passionate about squaring up to the challenges inherent to cutting-edge drug development.

We are committed to our core values and principles that support our overall mission and strongly invite applications from enthusiastic individuals who share our commitment and help position Umoja to deliver on our goals. We at Umoja believe in the importance of stories; we are looking for great people to join our team to help us create more stories for ourselves, for you, and most importantly for patients and their families.

Umoja Biopharma is seeking a Project Management Specialist to join our fast-paced Supply Chain department located at our CLIMB cell/gene therapy manufacturing facility in Louisville, Colorado. This position will be responsible for project management of broad scope projects that require cross-functional coordination and impact across the organization. Including but not limited to the following:

• Lead New Product Introduction teams and act as the Change Control Owner for products moving through manufacturing.
• General project management of cross functional projects, including operational excellence initiatives.
• Assist with site project portfolio management.
• Assist with creating and maintaining the site master and plant schedules.
• Manage execution and delivery of scopes of work from external manufacturing vendors.

This role represents Umoja internally at all levels of the organization as well as externally with vendors. The successful candidate will have experience in cross-functional project management, scheduling and schedule adherence management, business workflow process and continuous improvement, laboratory and facility operations, clear communication with strong personnel skills to collaborate with and influence internal stakeholders, as well as proven ability to operate independently with limited direction on initiatives aligned with Umoja goals.

We are looking for a self-starter who brings their excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to flex and pivot in an ever-changing start-up environment.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Develop, manage, and update project plans in a timely manner. Communicate project status, progress, timelines, changes in schedule, scope changes, technical and/or quality issues to all relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that projects are conducted on time, within scope and budget, and meet agreed-upon quality standards and expectations through cross-functional and project team alignment.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators and solutions to ensure operational excellence, continuous improvement, timely communications, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist in creating dashboards and visual management systems as needed to ensure site operational success.
• Analyze risk, establish contingency plans, and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action. Gather stakeholder input and rank the top project risks in terms of total impact.
• Schedule, facilitate and document project related team meetings, including issuance of agenda, action items, meeting minutes, stakeholder communications, etc.
• Lead cross-functional teams without direct authority by casting a clear vision of project objectives/priorities and motivate the team to achieve them.
• Able to resolve conflict and foster collaborative partnerships with others to achieve peak performance with some assistance from manager or delegate.
• Own deviations, change controls and other quality records as needed to support site operations.

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, business or a…