Sr. Project Manager- M&A needed for a 6 month contract opportunity, within the Life Sciences Industry, located in
Secaucus, NJ
- Remote opportunity, EST or CST zone
- You will support multiple projects and continuous improvement initiatives in HR Mergers & Acquisitions.
- PMP Certification, PM and CI experience and Smartsheet mastery are key requirements for the role.
- $55-59/hr.
What You’ll Be Doing
This position will lead a variety of medium projects and teams to apply Client Management System principles and tools to ensure client is efficient and effective in the delivery of its services, solutions, and processes while improving customer and employee satisfaction. This position will also be responsible for coaching others to learn and apply client principles and tools to their daily work.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Leads projects and working teams to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects
• Leads projects through issues, roadblocks, and problems
• Actively identifies and executes improvements to process, tools and techniques during the course of project execution and in targeted effort, ie Kaizen events.
• Acts as a change agent to drive teams toward success
• Guides team members to perform through issues and constraints
• Owns projects
• Owns the timeline, budget, resource constraints, and deliverables / results
• Shifts between the "big picture" and the small-but-crucial details
• Is prepared to roll up their sleeves and work through detailed issues
• Ensures all appropriate tools are completed and used effectively (e.g., charter, gantt chart, status updates)
• Actively communicates with project sponsors and stakeholders
• Establishes regular points of communication
• Manages sponsor and stakeholders expectations
• Delivers the expected results
• Performs root cause analysis on project shortfalls and takes corrective action as necessary
• Coaches other employees on the use of various tools, concepts and practices foundational to Project Management and Continuous Improvement.
What You Need to Bring to the Table:- • Demonstrated experience leading projects from initiation to completion (4 to 6 years experience)
• Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions or workshops
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships with others
• Demonstrated experience leading changes
• Demonstrated ability to influence business leaders
• Demonstrated data analysis skills
• Some experience in continuous improvement
• Some experience with process management
• Basic knowledge of VOC tools
• General knowledge of Hoshin and breakthrough planning
• Effective written and verbal communication skills across multiple formats: formal presentations, meetings, conference calls, e-mails, and memos
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Skilled in Smartsheet, Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote and Powerpoint
Education- Bachelor's degree required
- Formal training in project management and/ or continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Lean, Theory of Constraints) desired
Other • Up to 10% travel expected (expectations shown are targeted ranges; actual travel required will vary by project and can exceed or go below targeted amounts)
• Some evening work hours may be required, depending on project needs
Required Certification 1. Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
2. Project management and continuous improvement skills and experience. Managing multiple projects concurrently.
3. Smartsheet project management software experience
If This Sound Like You, Apply Now!
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Estimated Min Rate: $41.30
Estimated Max Rate: $59.00
Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.
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