Senior Project Manager R&D (W/M)

Lesaffre; Marcq-en-Barœul; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Une entreprise de biotechnologie de premier plan recherche un Chef de projet senior pour piloter des projets complexes en biotechnologie industrielle. Vous serez responsable de la gestion des performances de projet, de l'optimisation financière et de la coordination d'équipes pluridisciplinaires. Ce poste représente une excellente opportunité de relever des défis intellectuels tout en contribuant à une mission axée sur la durabilité.

Prestations

Défis intellectuels dans un environnement biotechnologique innovant.

Opportunités de développement dans les nouvelles sciences.

Engagement envers la diversité et l'inclusion.

Qualifications

• PhD avec expérience en gestion de projets complexes en biotechnologie.
• 10-15 ans d'expérience en développement de processus industriels.
• Maîtrise des méthodologies Agile et des processus stage-gate.

Responsabilités

• Assurer la qualité des projets et leur performance financière.
• Gérer la gouvernance et les stratégies de gestion de projet.
• Collaborer avec les PMOs pour améliorer les systèmes.

Connaissances

Gestion de projets

Communication

Négociation

Gestion des parties prenantes

Formation

PhD en Biotechnologie industrielle

Outils

Microsoft Project

Description du poste

Company Description

A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a 2.7 billion euro turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and more than 96 nationalities. Leveraging this diversity, we collaborate with customers, partners, and researchers to find innovative solutions for food, health, naturalness, and environmental respect. Every day, we explore the potential of microorganisms.

Our goal is to nourish 9 billion people healthily by 2050, using our planet’s resources sustainably. We believe fermentation is a promising answer to this challenge.

Lesaffre – Working together to better nourish and protect the planet.

In line with our ambitious Research and Development program, the Lesaffre Institute for Science and Technology (LIST) is strengthening its team with a Senior Project Manager. The role involves driving the execution of low-criticality projects, maximizing results within budget, and ensuring timely delivery according to project management standards.

The LIST is located at the Lesaffre International Campus, the “Forum”, a state-of-the-art 23,000 m² facility that brings together over 750 employees from Corporate R&D and various business units.

As a Senior PM, reporting to the Innovation Strategy Office Director, your main responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring project quality, cost, and schedule performance for 2-5 projects.
• Optimizing project financial performance and environmental health and safety, mobilizing appropriate personnel.
• Managing project governance: defining project management strategies and plans (including planning, cost, quality, performance), organizing steering committees, and ensuring decision-making at appropriate levels.
• Leading and coordinating project WBS and stakeholders from initiation to close-out, including:
  • Transition from idea to project
  • Defining project objectives and key drivers to ensure customer satisfaction
  • Managing resources and staffing
  • Escalating resource conflicts
  • Leading teams, including internal and external project managers
  • Aligning stakeholders towards project goals
  • Synchronizing internal partners and arbitrating when necessary
  • Managing changes and re-baselining, ensuring contractual compliance
  • Monitoring project KPIs and reporting to senior management
  • Ensuring compliance with Lesaffre standards
  • Proper project transfer and close-out, sharing lessons learned
• Managing relationships with sponsors and external stakeholders:
  • Ensuring alignment with sponsor requirements
  • Representing Lesaffre towards external stakeholders
• Collaborating with PMOs and the project management community to improve systems and share best practices.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Industrial Biotechnology with proven experience in developing and scaling-up industrial processes involving yeast or bacteria, and managing complex projects with multiple departments or external entities.
• 10-15 years of experience.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of stage-gate processes, design thinking, lean startup, and innovation governance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project (MSP) is a plus.
• Strong organizational, precise, and disciplined skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage and coordinate multi-site, multi-disciplinary teams.

Personality traits:

• Agile and collaborative.
• Leadership with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Result-oriented.
• Skilled in stakeholder management.
• Capable of leading project teams in ambiguous contexts.

What Lesaffre Institute offers:

• A long-standing family-owned company that values its people.
• A mission to nourish and protect the planet.
• Intellectual challenges within a pioneering biotech environment.
• Opportunities to develop expertise in new science and technology and enhance business acumen.

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