Project Excellence Senior Specialist

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Base pay range

$90,000.00/yr - $/yr

The Project Excellence Senior Specialist will play a key role in driving strategic initiatives, continuous improvement, and enterprise-wide project execution within the PMO. This individual will serve as a thought partner to leadership, ensuring disciplined project management, effective governance, and adoption of best practices to enable scalable growth and operational efficiency. The role requires strong project management expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

The Senior Specialist will manage high-impact projects and support portfolio governance while embedding a culture of continuous improvement and operational/project excellence across the organization.

• Lead and/or support complex, cross-functional projects within the PMO portfolio.
• Apply project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to ensure on-time, in-scope, and within-budget delivery.
• Develop charters, roadmaps, workplans, risk registers, and stakeholder communications.
• Identify and drive process improvement opportunities across functions using Lean, Six Sigma, and other methodologies.
• Facilitate workshops and Kaizen events to solve operational challenges.
• Partner with business leaders to define KPIs and track performance improvements.
• Contribute to PMO governance processes, ensuring consistent standards and reporting across the portfolio.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level updates on project progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Maintain portfolio dashboards, metrics, and documentation.
• Drive adoption of new processes, tools, and practices through effective change management strategies.
• Engage with stakeholders across functions to align priorities and build consensus.
• Act as a subject matter expert and coach for colleagues on project management and OpEx tools.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, or business field required.
• 5+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects required.
• 5+ years of external or client-based project management experience required.
• Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Master Project Manager (MPM) or Professional in Project Management (PPM) or equivalent required.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology with specific contract manufacturing or radiopharmaceuticals, or advanced manufacturing demonstrated project management work experience preferred.
• 3+ years in operations management, continuous improvement, or a similar role within a highly regulated industry, with a strong preference for radiopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, or biotechnology preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is highly desirable.
• Ability to analyze complex data and identify root causes of problems.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams, influence stakeholders, and drive change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively present strategies and results to all levels of the organization.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and regulatory requirements specific to the radiopharmaceutical industry.
• An understanding of the unique challenges and regulatory requirements of the radiopharmaceutical industry, including handling of radioactive materials and cGMP preferred.
• Demonstrated success in leading enterprise-level BPM and PMO functions.
• Exceptional leadership, influencing, and change management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, client-focused, and highly regulated environment.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, communication skills, time management, collaboration, team building and organizational skills.
• Proficient with project management methodologies and tools (Microsoft Project, , Smartsheet etc).
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements (e.g. OSHA, EPA, NRC) and quality standards (e.g., GMP, FDA, EMA).
• Ability to run effective project meetings, workshops and conferences.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and commitment to high quality work.
• Travel…