Senior Consultant, Life Sciences Project Management, CMC or Quality experience required

Company: The Flex Pro Group
Location: Plymouth
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Senior Consultant, Life Sciences Project Management, CMC or Quality experience required remote PA Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States Full time

Do you enjoy leading and organizing teams to achieve a common goal? Do you thrive on getting things done efficiently? Do you get excited to learn new things, solve problems, and meet new people? Do you love working with a variety of clients and projects but are tired of being away from home?

If you have managed complex product development projects in the Life Sciences industry, and you want to continue to make a difference in quality of life for patients, this is the opportunity for you.

Who are we?

We are FlexPro.

We are a niche project management consulting firm with a passion for getting quality products to patients safely and effectively.

Our Life Sciences clients in Greater Philadelphia and NJ include large global pharmaceutical giants as well as small biotechnology startups. They have entrusted us to bring their important projects to the finish line since 2008. We’ve been consistently ranked in the “Top Management Consulting Firms” list by the Philadelphia Business Journal year after year. We have received the “Corporate Culture Award” from Smart CEO, and have been recognized as “America’s Fastest Growing Private Company” by Inc. Magazine multiple times.

Who are you?

You are a leader who likes to organize teams to get things done.

You like implementing just the right amount of structure and process to improve productivity and get results.

You embrace an agile mindset; you are flexible and will adjust your plans to advance the project or program.

You love new surroundings and new people; managing multiple stakeholders is a fun challenge.

You are “tech-savvy”; you champion the use of technology to work efficiently and effectively.

You are not afraid of change; in fact, you embrace change and find yourself getting bored easily if things become too routine.

You are intellectually curious and enjoy continuous learning.

You have Life Sciences industry experience in a variety of companies; you have a wide and trusted network.

You have “client-facing” consulting experience; you enjoy servicing clients and uncovering their needs.

You identify with FlexPro’s core values in “Our Mantra”.

What will you be doing?

The Senior Consultant in Life Sciences Project Management will lead complex global projects and diverse teams through all phases of Product Development – from early to late phase development.

Effectively communicate with project teams and client stakeholders to meet project goals and objectives.

Drive team accountability for deliverables, develop and deliver team recommendations to senior management, create and meet all project milestones

Develop project schedules, identify cross-functional deliverables, as well as identify and manage project priorities and cross-project dependencies

Manage project outcomes by identifying, minimizing and mitigating risks

Manage key activities in both large and small molecule programs and/or device development programs

Understand product development knowledge areas (e.g., CMC, Clinical, and Regulatory)

Work closely with the Project Leader (typically MD, PhD) to execute the development strategy.

Recommend process improvements to project management processes, both for specific clients and for the overall firm.

Generate business development leads, uncover additional client needs and identify potential consulting engagements.

Attend industry conferences, speaking engagements, and networking events on behalf of the firm.

Share best practices across the firm, cross-train other consultants, and create training materials.

Contribute to firm marketing collateral such as case studies, blog posts and whitepapers.

Requirements 10 years of combined Project Management, Consulting, and Life Sciences experience

Experienced as a Project Manager in a Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology or Medical Device company, and/or as a Sr. Consultant in a Life Sciences practice in a consulting firm

Working knowledge of standard Project Management tools (MS Project, Excel, Visio, SharePoint)

5 years CMC or Quality experience

Ability to travel within one-hour drive of your home

Desired Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) or other Project Management certification

Process Excellence, Six Sigma training, or Change Management training

Science, engineering or related degree(s)

Master’s degree or MBA or other advanced degree

As a W-2 employee with FlexPro, you will receive a competitive annual salary, generous paid time off (10 paid holidays, plus 20 days PTO immediately, and 25 days PTO after 2 years), 401k with match (fully vested at 6 months), and health and welfare benefits (including medical, dental, STD, LTD, and life insurance), cell phone reimbursement and training. You are also eligible for unlimited business development lead generation bonuses and recruitment referral rewards.

As a unique benefit with FlexPro, if you are PMP-certified and have excellent performance, you have the opportunity to contribute to key FlexPro business initiatives in between client project engagements.

Apply today and learn about “The FlexPro Difference” for your career and your life.

All referrals welcome! We offer a generous referral bonus program!

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