Senior Project Manager

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

• Must have 8-10+ years of strong project management experience in the Pharma industry and its associated regulatory processes and requirements leading large & complex projects & programs
• Certified PMP or equivalent is required
• MUST have 8-10+ years MS Project, SharePoint, Excel
• 7+ years of experience in project management within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or a related industry.
• 7+ Prior experiences implementing enterprise applications & integrations such as ERP, LIMS, MES, Manufacturing and Laboratory equipment experience
• Understanding of manufacturing systems and processes.
• Knowledge of Quality Control (QC) processes and related regulatory standards.
• Manage the planning and execution of large-scale digital integrations within commercial manufacturing in pharmaceutical domain, ensuring delivery of intended outcomes while fostering collaboration to refine ideas and identify new requirements, maximizing return on investment.
• Experienced in agile, waterfall & hybrid project management.
• Identify dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to appropriate levels of management and stakeholders across assigned projects.
• Ensure project(s) deliverables, schedules, and financials adhere to established norms and are managed in alignment with departmental best practices across their assigned programs and projects.
• Periodically evaluate performance and develop action plans to ensure achievement of performance goals.
• Monitor and control schedule and financial health of their assigned programs and projects and provide actionable insights to key stakeholders.
• Proactively remove obstacles to drive assigned project’s momentum and progress. Engage and energize the project teams.
• Plan and engage necessary resources across the enterprise to ensure successful completion of assigned projects.
• Actively engage stakeholders and project managers of problem projects to assist with identifying corrective actions.

• Certified PMP or equivalent is required
• MUST have 8-10+ years MS Project, SharePoint, Excel
• 7+ years of experience in project management within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or a related industry.
• 7+ Prior experiences implementing enterprise applications & integrations such as ERP, LIMS, MES, Manufacturing and Laboratory equipment experience
• Understanding of manufacturing systems and processes.
• Knowledge of Quality Control (QC) processes and related regulatory standards.
• MUST have 8-10+ years of strong program/project management experience in the Pharma industry and its associated regulatory processes and requirements leading large & complex projects & programs
• A proactive self-starter with the ability to independently manage and oversee projects with minimal supervision after the initial knowledge transfer.
• Demonstrates strong decision-making skills, accountability, and the capability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, ensuring seamless project execution and delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience at multiple levels within the company through various formats, such as presentations, written proposals, reports, correspondence, leading meetings, face-to-face dialogue, etc.,
• Experience with managing project cost, schedule, and quality management
• Excellent leadership skills, including team management and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication & team management skills
• Strong ability to work cross-functionally and in multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Proficient in conducting comprehensive risk assessments to identify project vulnerabilities.
• Skilled in developing and implementing mitigation plans to manage and reduce risks.
• Ability to adapt risk management strategies as project conditions evolve.
• Experience working with external Service Providers providing hosting and network services and managing offshore resources

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.