Associate Director, Project Management, Tech Ops

Associate Director, Project Management

CSL's organization is accelerating innovation to deliver greater impact for patients. With a project-led structure and a focus on collaboration, we're building a future-ready team that thrives in dynamic biotech ecosystems. Joining CSL now means being part of an agile team committed to developing therapies that make a meaningful difference worldwide.

Could you be our next Associate Director, Project Management? It is a hybrid role and is three days onsite. You will report to the Project Management & CDMO Lead.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with project leader to define strategy and operational tactics
• Responsible for the preparation and management of project budgets, sensitivities, resources, project timelines, project scope and all other project documentation
• Accountable for the accuracy and quality of reports to senior stakeholders
• Lead cross functional development teams through tactical execution of project plans
• Identify, manage and resolve project issues and mitigate risks
• Ensure documentation of key team information, decisions, actions, modifications to scope, resources, timelines and milestones in project management systems is current.
• Identify, evaluate the critical path, scenarios and challenge assumptions to increase robustness of project plans
• Monitor performance vs. plan (budget and timeline)
• Coordinate program updates to Sr. Management
• Provide coaching and mentorship to more junior members of the Tech Ops organization
• Independently responsible for overseeing and leading the successful delivery of global, cross-functional projects of strategic importance to CSL's product portfolio.
• Oversee and/or lead the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure of projects at the project or program level.
• Provide direct input and/or lead the cross-functional development of a global project or program strategy.

Qualifications:

• Required:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent).
• Nice to have:
  Advanced degree in a relevant field (MSc, PhD) or MBA (or equivalent experience)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management experience,
• 10+ years' experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
• 5+ years' experience as a project manager leading cross-functional project teams in a matrixed, global environment, In-depth knowledge in drug research, development and manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated experience in delivering projects to meet business objectives on time, within budget and with quality.

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world's largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.