Enterprise Solutions Project Manager

Role Summary/Purpose
The Project Manager reports to the Global Head of Project Management, Enterprise Solutions, part of GE Healthcare Life Sciences. Enterprise Solutions provides start-to-finish solutions for bioprocessing facilities designed to customer specification.

Essential Responsibilities

Leading and managing the global project team from project conception through biopharmaceutical facility and operation design, delivery and plant start-up.
Coordination, motivating and driving objectives across cross-functional groups including sub-contractors to deliver effective results
Ensuring compliance with Finance, Accounting, Legal, Sourcing, EHS and other internal functional support processes
Managing global program resources, quality objectives, regulatory requirements, schedules, change management, program risk management and making decisions based on business objectives
Managing/ executing all customer, vendor/supplier and consulting contracts coordinating efforts with facility and construction engineering personnel
Chairing internal and customer Project Team meetings on a regular basis and reporting out to stakeholders
Preparing project plans, schedules, budgets, monthly reports, meeting minutes, and maintaining high quality project files
Maintaining excellent customer relationships, communication, and exchange of information as required by the contract and to support timely and efficient project execution
Travel as needed to support the project; ~ 15-50%

Qualifications/Requirements

BS Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent (defined as a BS and very strong relevant work experience)
Very strong years relevant project leadership experience with capital project execution in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry
Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional project teams and an ability to drive project design plans to completion
Demonstrated success in building and leading collaborative global and cross-functional teams and relationships
Demonstrated facilitation and negotiation skills in driving closure on product/program-related decisions/issues

Desired Characteristics

Masters degree in Engineering or equivalent (defined as very strong progressive experience within biopharmaceutical engineering, biopharmaceutical manufacturing, bioscience, or related field, including strong project leadership experience within biopharmaceutical facility design, construction, startup, manufacturing, development, or research development)
Project Management certification (PMBOK or similar) preferred
Sound technical and domain experience in at least one functional technology area
Excellent knowledge in engineering, program management and business planning
Strategic planner and thinker
Demonstrated working experience with global teams
Strong written and oral communication skills
Self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and able to multi-task
Demonstrated problem solving ability and results orientation