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Position Summary:
The Staff Program Manager will oversee product development, transfer, and partnership projects of varying complexity from concept to commercialization, adhering to Illumina’s PDP Phase Gate process. They will also develop business cases, budgets, and timelines for potential new projects. The program manager will collaborate with internal and external partners to achieve project goals, milestones, and timelines. The ideal candidate should be a skilled team leader with strong negotiation and influencing abilities, capable of working independently, managing multiple tasks simultaneously, and communicating effectively at all organizational levels.
Responsibilities:
- Lead projects to meet goals while following business and quality standards.
- Work with different teams to create, update, and communicate project plans (scope, schedule, staffing, quality, risk, budget, procurement).
- Identify and communicate necessary plan changes to align with business goals.
- Resolve or escalate issues, make tradeoff decisions, and remove obstacles.
- Schedule and lead phase gate reviews with executives.
- Implement best practices and industry knowledge to improve products.
- Continuously manage risks for successful project completion.
- Improve project management processes and tools for better efficiency.
- Contribute to process, product development and PMO function improvements.
Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.
Preferred Requirements:
- Knowledge of FDA-regulated product development and design controls.
- Skilled in project scheduling with management tools, including dependency and critical path optimization.
- Capable of developing and presenting project/program budgets, timelines, and scopes to leadership.
- Proficient in managing project/program resources, schedules, and budgets.
- Ability to identify key issues, motivate teams, and foster ownership and commitment.
- Understanding of biotech/life science industry drivers and best practices for product, process, or service improvement.
- Familiar with the PM Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
- Knowledge of molecular assay development, genetic sequencing, or complex electromechanical systems.
All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodation for additional tasks and responsibilities.
Preferred Experience/Education:
- Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years experience or Master's Degree with 9+ years experience or PhD with 5+ years experience in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry and/or Bio-related discipline with relevant product and process development experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry.
- Typically requires a current PMP certification
Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.
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