Project Manager

Piramal Pharma Solutions

St. Louis (MO)

On-site

USD 76,000 - 106,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Disability insurance

Paid paternity leave

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking an experienced Project Manager for their Riverview facility. This role requires managing client interactions, ensuring project delivery, and collaborating with internal teams to meet customer expectations. The ideal candidate has a technical background and extensive experience in project management within the pharmaceutical industry.

Qualifications

5-7 years’ experience in a project or business management role.
Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.
Strong client communication skills.

Responsibilities

Manage client expectations and maintain strong relationships.
Oversee project delivery and ensure all commitments are met.
Identify and address potential problems early.

Skills

Client Relations

Project Management

Problem-solving

Education

B.S. in Technical discipline

Advanced degree in Business

Job description

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POSITION SUMMARY: Piramal Pharma Solutions’ HPAPI Research and Manufacturing facility, located in Riverview, Michigan is seeking a qualified Project Manager to join our Project Management team. The Project Manager is responsible for being the primary interface with clients regarding both existing and potential development projects. The incumbent will ensure that the expectations and needs of the client are being met in a timely and efficient manner throughout the lifecycle of a project. Additionally, the incumbent will support the Business Development team in the RFP process for new projects and will be the owner for managing the progress of each active project.

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:

Shall adhere to all applicable regulatory requirements, including FDA, EPA, OSHA, and related safety, health and environmental procedures, policies and practices.
Consistent support and practice of all Piramal Pharma Solutions mission, vision, and values.
Identify and protect the original technical information as part of the company property.

Key responsibilities.

Client Relations:

Responsible for the strategy and entire delivery of strategic customer programs on site.
Responsible for key aspects of client communication relating to quality, budget and delivery. Has overall responsibility for customer satisfaction and management of expectations. Will ensure that all issues are communicated to the customer in an open, transparent manner with potential solutions provided.
Acts as the voice of the customer within Piramal to prevent conflicts of interest developing. Ensures that all “out of scope” activity is identified ASAP and that agreement is reached whether the scope will be absorbed by the site or negotiated with the client for financial recompense.
Lead role in determining specific client requirements.
Ensure that client expectations are managed and met.
Work with Piramal Pharma Solutions employees to ensure that commitments made to clients are realistic and achievable.
Responsible for identifying potential problems in meeting commitments made.
Resolve potential shortfalls in meeting commitments first by working internally with Piramal Pharma Solutions team so commitment can be made, or if it not feasible, work with the BD team and the client as soon as possible to renegotiate a new commitment that they can accept.
Manage communications such as conference calls and meetings with clients to ensure a positive relationship.
Maintain detailed project plans and meeting minutes using company standard templates and processes for internal and external use and send out as appropriate.

Project Management:

Ensures that all won business has a project kick-off meeting where all information relevant to the program is shared with the project team and a schedule with individual accountabilities is agreed and committed to.
Develop and update project schedules for all assigned projects in a level of detail appropriate to each project considering all technical and regulatory requirements.
Ensure that time and resource availability estimates are reasonable so that project schedules are feasible and achievable.
Works with Project teams to ensure all invoices relating to project delivery are executed on time in line with financial forecasting.
Partner with all involved in each project to maintain a reliable flow of information.
Provide regular status reports internally and to clients as appropriate.
Recognize early on any potential problems and communicate to internal management immediately so that corrective action can be taken.
Develop scope change quotations requested from a client that has not been previously ordered so that it may be billed correctly.
Ensure that all work completed is billed to the client immediately upon completion
Identify revenue opportunities within assigned accounts. Assist the company in pursuing and quoting on these opportunities.

KEY INTERACTIONS.

Internal: Site Leadership Team; Business Development; all site functions
External: Customers

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE.

B.S. in Technical discipline.
Advanced degree in Business is desirable.
5-7 years’ experience in a project or business management role, pharmaceutical industry highly preferred.

Seniority level