Project Manager

Randstad; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

Randstad is recruiting a Project Manager for our Thousand Oaks, CA site. The role is onsite at least two days a week, with a 6-month project duration. The pay range is $45–$55/hr, reflecting skills and experience.

The successful candidate will manage PMO activities, dashboards, and stakeholder communications to drive project success. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of industry experience, with PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 1 yrs industry experience.
• PM skills and understanding of drug development.
• PMP Certification Preferred.
• Business acumen and ability to interact with all levels.

Responsibilities

• Leads and contributes to projects, workstreams and initiatives.
• Independently resolves issues and creates mitigation plan to drive to resolution.
• Serves as customer interface at portfolio level driving data accuracy.
• Develops training materials and leads training sessions on PM topics.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Time management

Facilitation

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MS Project

SharePoint

Job description

This range is provided by Randstad. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$45.00/hr - $55.00/hr

At a top Biopharmaceutical company, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Project Manager at our Thousand Oaks, CA site. Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission, and have the opportunity to grow within a thriving company.

Title: Project Manager

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA - Onsite at least 2 days a week

Pay: $45-$55/hr.

Duration: 6 months project

Objective:

• Develops work plans, updates project plans, captures baseline plan
• Maintains guidance materials and communication materials for broad PM dissemination
• Manage centralized PMO SharePoint site including regular release and communication of improved guidance materials
• Reviews project plans for data accuracy and integrity
• Performs acceptance testing of regular dashboard improvements and releases
• Performs analysis of cycle times against benchmark highlighting opportunities for improvement
• Leads working sessions in support of PMO workstreams
• Leads Change, acting as change agent use skills and expertise to inspire a shared purpose of intent, drive project awareness, communications, and training, while ensuring effective acceptance of operational improvements across R&D
• Partners with internal customers (i.e. Leadership, Global project managers, functional project managers, stakeholders etc.) to strengthen and support strategic portfolio and operational project management practices
• Ensures portfolio level project management effectiveness through institution of: common process, effective system utilization, accurate data aggregation, and valuable reporting and dashboards
• Utilizes sound project management and data/system expertise to support departmental and broader Takeda process improvement goals, with a focus on Single Source of Truth and operational effectiveness.
• Supports and strengthens PM Community of Practice and PM Best Practices
• Key contributor of project management discipline to guide, govern, plan and execute for project success

Responsibilities:

• Leads and contributes to projects, workstreams and initiatives
• Independently resolves issues and creates mitigation plan in order to drive to resolution.
• Serves as customer interface at portfolio level driving accuracy and consistency to data
• Active contributor of workstreams to define standards, processes, and toolsets that broaden and mature the project management discipline across R&D
• Develops training materials and leads training sessions on specific PM topics related to tools, systems and process
• Interfaces and develops trusted partnerships with global project managers and members of the portfolio group
• Trains and supports the complex project timelines and other project level information updates in coordination with Project Manager and project team members
• Proactively updates information for key project activities, goals and strategy on the team website
• Performs analysis of goal tracking and root cause assessment
• Facilitate and drive work sessions, leveraging flexible toolkit of techniques, with the ability to adapt approach to the needs of the project/audience
• Collaborates with other members of the PMO/CoOP to implement new processes to better support project teams and the broader organization.
• Supports the design and implementation of new systems and processes

Experience and Skillsets to Have:

• Bachelor's degree required, Advanced degree preferred
• Minimum 1 yrs industry experience
• PM skills and understanding of drug development
• PMP Certification Preferred
• Business acumen and ability to interact effectively with all levels organizationally.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement initiatives and coordinate resources.
• Excellent time management, organization, and planning skills
• Strong business analysis skills, proven meeting facilitation and documentation skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to share information effectively
• Builds strong productive relationships with key partners
• Some expertise with project management related software and tools (MS Project, SharePoint a must)

Seniority level

• Seniority levelAssociate

Employment type

• Employment typeTemporary

Job function

• Job functionProject Management
• IndustriesBiotechnology Research and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid maternity leave
• Disability insurance