PMO & Operational Excellence Associate

Ferring Pharmaceuticals SA; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 77,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Roseville, Minnesota seeks an Associate Project Manager to support the site PMO and Operational Excellence team in executing projects and driving Lean process improvements. You will assist with continuous improvement initiatives across Technical Operations and Quality, aligning with the Lean Operating System and OE roadmaps.

You will manage project deliverables, coordinate with stakeholders, and help translate findings into actionable improvements, reporting progress

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM is required.
• 2-5 years of Quality or Manufacturing Experience in a GMP environment is required.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams is required.
• Exposure to Operational Excellence and the Lean Operating System is required.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, project management tools, MS PowerPoint is required.
• Project Management experience and/or certification is preferred.
• Problem solving and/or root cause analysis experience is preferred.
• Power BI experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support projects related to site strategy.
• Serve as single point of contact for all assigned project deliverables and related activities.
• Work with stakeholders to capture and document current and future-state gaps in projects as it relates to achieving milestones.
• Present progress of projects through governance process.
• Share and support use of Operational Excellence and PMO methods, best practices and templates.
• Coordinate meetings with Technical Operations and Quality teams to follow up on open actions related to PMO and Operational Excellence.
• Participate in Gemba, PSQDC, and assist in translation to actions.
• Support root cause analysis and/or improvement activities following problems detected.
• Analyze and present information and data in a clear and concise manner.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Lean Operating System

Operational Excellence

Power BI

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Project management tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Power BI

Project management tools

Job description

Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Roseville, Minnesota seeks an Associate Project Manager to support the site PMO and Operational Excellence team in executing projects and driving Lean process improvements. You will assist with continuous improvement initiatives across Technical Operations and Quality, aligning with the Lean Operating System and OE roadmaps.

You will manage project deliverables, coordinate with stakeholders, and help translate findings into actionable improvements, reporting progress