Senior Manager, Project Manager - Biologics

Summary:

The Senior Manager, Project Management will manage and support the initiation, planning, and execution of complex, multi‑disciplinary projects throughout Devens Biologics. With extensive project management experience in regulated Pharma/Biotech environments, the Senior Manager will use Devens PMO best practices, tools and templates and adhere to PMI program management standards. The role reports to the Associate Director, Project Management Office (PMO) and Business Operations.

• Understand the business strategy and business process areas and ensure alignment.
• Identify appropriate technical solutions for business needs in partnership with process owners and suppliers, aligned to the Site Business Strategy.
• Partner with Devens Biologics Operations Leadership Team members and project sponsor(s) to ensure successful delivery of projects; schedule governance/steering committee meetings, prepare meeting materials, facilitate meetings and document actions and decisions.
• Apply project management expertise across the portfolio for project work streams, managing multiple projects in parallel.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, budget and timeline.
• Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project plans and Agile Sprint plans with Project Sponsor, Workstream Leads and team members.
• Manage WBS in a Project Portfolio Management system (One Plan) and/or MS‑Project; sequence activities, estimate resources and durations.
• Facilitate resource planning for program teams throughout the initiative lifecycle.
• Create critical‑path analyses to understand risks and opportunities within project timelines.
• Monitor project performance and progress, ensuring successful completion of short‑ and long‑term goals.
• Identify potential risks, conduct qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, develop and implement risk mitigation plans.
• Maintain program budgets and meet budgetary objectives by adjusting constraints based on financial analysis.
• Create and communicate project plans, manage dependencies, milestones and deliverables.
• Manage project schedules, reconcile completed and pending activities, and proactively communicate upcoming activities to Steering Committee and Workstream Leads.
• Use Change Management methods to mitigate barriers to improvement efforts.
• Align with Associate Director of PMO to drive performance of cross‑functional teams; appropriately escalate concerns to Associate Director or recommend escalation to Site Leadership Team.
• Identify, handle and resolve project‑related issues and risks by developing specific action or contingency plans and escalating early when necessary.
• Prepare and present business cases and communicate status to Leadership Team and/or Steering Committee(s); frame discussion topics to senior leaders to drive decisions.
• Monitor execution and quality to customer, stakeholder and sponsor standards.
• Independently lead large cross‑functional projects.
• Evaluate and assess project outcomes.
• Serve as primary point of contact for all project‑related communications.

• Experience leading cross‑functional projects and managing SME & technical professionals.
• Competence in project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Solid analytical skills, problem‑solving and financial acumen.
• Exceptional communication skills, including ability to take an independent stance when interfacing with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Good facilitation, change‑management and interpersonal skills; expertise in conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated focus on translating data and metrics into predictable, value‑add business insight.
• Ability to translate business requirements into viable solutions.
• Knowledge of performance measurement tools and metrics.
• Comfortable with uncertainty and meeting tight deadlines in a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated independence requiring minimal supervision from senior management.
• Highly motivated, highly organized, detail‑oriented and operationally focused self‑starter.
• Ability to maintain overall “big picture” view of projects, priorities, and strategies.
• Successful experience working with cross‑functional…