Transformation Consultant

Responsibilities

• Have a hands‑on leadership role within the client’s Project Management team.
• Responsible for the oversight, leadership, assistance, and support of a pharma/medical device business team, shepherding digital projects forward from project initiation through completion.
• Create actionable deliverables to facilitate the success of the program, including: sponsor / leadership roadmap, program or project plan, business requirements, user requirements, and communications.
• Own the full lifecycle of a project from initiation through completion.
• Prioritize tasks, communicate deliverables, ensure the team stays on target with budgets and deadlines, and regularly communicate with senior leadership on the status of project, escalating as needed.
• Taking an active role in remediating project issues when they arise.
• Coordinate, plan, and facilitate virtual, hybrid, and in‑person stakeholder meeting.
• Prepare agendas for workshops related to accomplishing project goals.
• Analyze project performance to find efficiency gaps and collaborate with senior client leadership to standardize and improve workflows.
• Enable rapid decision‑making through visibility into project data, including risk analysis and mitigation strategies, and cost avoidance opportunities.
• Proactively work to mitigate project dependencies, risks, and issues associated with the program, engaging senior leadership where necessary.
• Manage third‑party vendors and project personnel to track issues, manage through interdependencies, and progress the overall transformation forward.

• Support the design and management of communications.
• Develop, champion, and recommend changes to policies and guidelines to meet strategic objectives, ensuring that such policies are aligned to regulatory requirements if applicable.
• Coach managers and supervisors that support strategic projects.
• Manage stakeholder expectations.

• At least 3-5 years of experience in a project management or consulting role
• Ability to run large, complex projects with 5 or more people
• Experience working within Supply Chain, Acquisitions & Divestitures, or Finance organizations within a large Enterprise.
• Experience managing project scope and profitability
• Advanced proficiency with Power Point
• Proficiency with project management software such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, and Workfront
• Proficiency with agile tools such as Jira and Trello
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficiency in workshop facilitation, including familiarity with Design Thinking concepts
• PMI or other formal project management methodology knowledge preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business or a STEM field preferred

On Site Expectation: 2-3+ days/week at client sites throughout New Jersey

Stone Transformation’s team enjoys competitive compensation, meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, and short‑term disability.

Stone Transformation is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

• Proactively work to mitigate project dependencies, risks, and issues associated with the program, engaging senior leadership where necessary.
• Manage third‑party vendors and project personnel to track issues, manage through interdependencies, and progress the overall transformation forward.
• Act as proxy for client senior leadership as required in requirements gathering and discovery activities.
• Define and measure success metrics and monitor progress.

• Desire to work at high levels of an organization and work in the details of a project
• Understanding of methods and practices involved in providing direction, planning, communication, and ensuring effective teamwork on enterprise‑level projects
• Expertise in project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle
• Experience with large‑scale organizational change efforts
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to work effectively at all levels in an organization
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges