Integrated Project Management (IPM) is a business consulting firm with a core competency in project management working to help companies meet their goals faster, more efficiently, and with higher quality results.
Our employees are our biggest asset and the competitive advantage that sets us apart from the rest. These values-driven, self-motivated, and highly skilled employees blend as teammates into client organizations to bring leadership, discipline, and expertise to bear on the challenge at hand. With a passion for excellence, honest and ethical conduct, and uncompromising integrity, IPM achieves high quality results and consistently exceeds its commitments to its clients.
Among our accomplishments, IPM is proud to have helped R&D teams cut research time in half, getting critical medicines to patients faster; to have helped a multinational consumer products corporation emerge from bankruptcy through strategic reorganization of manufacturing operations; and to have taken the kinks out of supply chains, shrinking product time to market by as much as 75%. Multiple opportunities to assist clients with projects such as these have not only solidified IPM's reputation as a leader in project management, but also as a premier employer in the marketplace. Such distinction has enabled IPM to grow rapidly in the last few years, earning us recognition for four consecutive years as one of Inc. Magazine's 5000 fastest growing private companies. We've also been honored with the American Business Ethics Award, recognized as a "Top Small Workplace" by The Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces, and we are a two-time winner of the Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
If this sounds like the type of environment that you've been searching for, then come join the IPM family, and help us build on our success!
Job Description
The Project Management Consultant is experienced in leadership, accountable for overall project implementation, and will work with clients in the life sciences field, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices. The Project Management Consultant is a change agent who is passionate, high energy, and results-oriented with a creative and analytical mind; is experienced with advanced project management tools and processes; and has the ability to manage critical situations.
As a Project Management Consultant, your primary goals and focus will be to:
• Integrate self into client environment in order to effectively lead project teams while building positive professional relationships with clients and associates.
• Define project objectives, requirements, and assumptions necessary to structure a project or activity.
• Plan, schedule, and control project activities to fulfill objectives and satisfy project requirements for life sciences clients.
• Develop and drive integrated project plans, aligning project tactics with project strategy.
• Establish, maintain, and lead high performance project teams, serving as the project advocate within the client organization.
• Lead, coordinate, facilitate, and motivate all associated project resources to gain alignment on project goals and deliverables.
• Lead risk management within project teams, ensuring risks have appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.
Job Responsibilities
The Project Management Consultant will spend 80-100% of the time at the client facility. In order to satisfy this requirement, travel outside the local area may be required (see "Working Conditions" listed below).
The Project Management Consultant will also:
• Manage projects within established scope, schedule, and budget while meeting and exceeding IPM project management standards.
• Develop and document high-level strategies for accomplishing specific project objectives.
• Facilitate and lead effective project meetings, manage change and conflict, and develop resource planning estimates to manage project workload and productivity.
• Support project management team members to ensure success of projects while maintaining customer service focus.
The ideal candidate for this Project Management Consultant position will possess the following:
Required Experience and Training:
• Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline. Advanced degrees are a plus.
• Industry experience related to IPM's business offerings. 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and/or medical device industries.
• Project management experience related to IPM's business offerings. 5+ years of experience related to one or more of the following: product development and launch, business process optimization, technology transfer, regulatory submission and/or regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and/or alliance management projects.
• Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process (Six Sigma and Project Management Professional certifications are a plus).
Required Skills and Knowledge:
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively communicate and build relationships with a broad spectrum of audiences at all organizational levels.
• Sound technical aptitude and proven ability to grasp general knowledge of multiple disciplines and technologies with superior computer usage skills.
• Strong competencies in planning, project management, and organization with the ability to lead multiple activities and resources while maintaining a focus on quality.
• Solid analytical and strategic capabilities and business acumen along with demonstrated work ethic, integrity, and professional conduct and appearance.
• Ability to produce and present clear, concise, and professionally written communications and presentations.
Working Conditions:
• Interstate, intrastate, and international travel up to 50%.
• Field exposure to various manufacturing, industrial, commercial, or institutional environments.
Benefits:
• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and life insurance coverage for employees and their families
• Annual performance bonus potential
• Match of employee 401(k) contributions
• Business development incentives
• Paid training and certification
- Location: San Fransisco
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