Senior Program Manager
CurrentProject management from early R&D phases to GMP productions • Responsible for relationship and account management for assigned clients/portfolios. • Acts as a Primary point of contact for all Client communications and coordination of third-party vendor and project needs. • Manages project timelines through all phases of development, from project award and kick-off through close-out. • Ensures that projects are conducted on time, within scope and budget, and meet Client agreed- upon quality standards and expectations through cross-functional project team alignment. • Develops, manages, and updates project plans in a timely manner. And communicate to all relevant personnel in the company, and with the Client. • Schedules, facilitates and documents program related client team meetings, including issuance of agenda, action items, meeting minutes, client communications, etc. • Leads cross-functional teams by casting a clear vision of project objectives/priorities and motivate the team to achieve them. Able to resolve conflict and foster collaborative partnerships with others to achieve peak performance. • Analyzes risk, establishes contingency plans and identifies trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action. Gathers stakeholder input and ranks the top project risks in terms of total impact. • Assesses and communicates resourcing needs effectively. • Organizes and coordinates shipment of biological material • Manages contractual aspect of the projects including finalization of change order and subsequent amendments. Assists Business Development Department in development of proposals as needed. • Manages financial aspects of the project, forecasting, monthly budget reviews, materials review, assessment of work performed and appropriate recognition of revenues, Client invoicing schedule and vendor payments.