Senior Program Manager
Company: Integrated Resources Inc.
Location: Lake Forest
Posted on: January 19, 2023
Job Description:
The Senior Program Manager has overall accountability for
complex programs from concept through launch. The Senior Program
Manager is responsible to ensure the Core Team as well as the
Extended Team is on track following the established IDCP / Project
plan. The Senior Program Manager is responsible for presenting
issues, recommendations and updates to various governance bodies
which consists of key decision makers, in regards to their
programs. The Senior Program Manager also assists in developing
various product line strategies. Position Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to cross-functional teams by defining clear,
realistic goals; clear barriers to ensure team progress, and
facilitate rapid decision-making.
- Manage internal and external business partners to achieve
common objectives.
- Lead the program strategy development and Integrated
Development and Commercial Plan (IDCP) / Project Plan at each stage
gate to present to the various governance bodies. Generate analyses
of timeline, resource, and budget information that facilitate
scenario planning, contingency planning, risk assessment and
decision-making.
- Facilitate the management of resources in alignment with
approved IDCP / Project plan. Foresee and directly handle project
resource issues. Proactively raise personnel issues, such as
performance directly with functional management.
- Serve as a liaison with the various governance bodies, PDL, and
the Core Project Team. The Senior Program Manager is expected to
report team progress, highlight risks/returns, clarify issues, and
suggest recommendations, and present next stage IDCP / Project
plan.
- Organize and facilitate effective meetings. Identify and
delegate action items, follow-up/track action items to resolution,
update project plans & deliverables, and as required identify
issues and ultimately resolve issues off-line (to ensure effective
meetings at all levels).
- Responsible for developing and maintaining project budgets and
providing project updates and information to support the financial
reporting cycles.
- Monitors and tracks team performance metrics (time, cost and
quality milestones) relative to endorsed project plan and prepares
periodic management reports to communicate project
performance.
- Collects, analyzes, integrates, and maintains cross-functional
deliverables (i.e. Integrated Project Plans).
- Drives day-to-day Core Team activities to meet project
milestones and keep functions on track.
- Understand critical path activities and anticipates steps that
may be bottlenecks.
- Develops and executes communication plan to ensure effective
and timely communication between the Core Team and functional
management, senior management, governance bodies, and external
partners. Organizational Relationships
- Senior Program Manager is accountable to get the program
started which includes identifying appropriate level of resources,
gaining buy in from functional managers, setting up budgets,
communicating key events and issues with recommendations and action
plans.
- The Senior Program Manager is also accountable to the various
governance bodies, Project Team and PDL for the project time lines,
deliverables, and budget as defined in IDCP / Project plan.
- The Senior Program Manager has the authority to create
cross-functional action plans, delegate tasks, and expect regular
updates from functional team members with respect to their
projects.
- The Senior Program Manager also is responsible to provide
guidance to functional project team members to ensure goals are
being met within the agreed upon IDCP / Project plan Education And
Experience
- The incumbent should have experience with product development
processes by having a minimum 7 years as a Program Manager or two
years' experience leading teams and 5 years as a project team
member.
- Cross-functional experience across different areas such as
R&D, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Operations, Medical,
Commercial, Clinical or Regulatory is preferred but not
required.
- Fundamental knowledge of functions as related to their
particular program assignments is essential.
- The incumbent should also have successfully demonstrated
cross-functional leadership competencies (diligence, developing
strategies, conflict-resolution, analysis, communication and
business / organizational awareness) as well as project planning
skills. Technical Skills Requirements
- The incumbent should have a technical degree in a field that is
related to the organizational needs of the particular unit assigned
(i.e., drug, device, etc.).
- A bachelor's degree is a requirement and provided the incumbent
has successfully demonstrated cross-functional project-planning and
leadership skills, Masters degrees are not required, but are
preferred.
- Formal Program Management training or certification preferred.
Physical Position Requirements
- The Senior Program Manager has full authority to act for the
benefit of the project or program assigned within the agreed upon
IDCP / Project plan.
- When conflicts across programs arise, the Senior Program
Manager will try to resolve the conflict with his/her
counterpart.
- If they cannot reach consensus, the conflict is elevated to the
proper level for resolution.
- The Senior Program Manager has the authority and ability to
manage internal and external business partners. What is the minimum
education experience required?
- The incumbent should have experience with processes by having a
minimum 7 years as a Program Manager or two years' experience
leading teams and 5 years as a project team member.
- Cross-functional experience across different areas such as
R&D, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Operations, Medical,
Commercial, Clinical or Regulatory is preferred but not
required.
- Fundamental knowledge of functions as related to their
particular program assignments is essential.
- The incumbent should also have successfully demonstrated
cross-functional leadership competencies (diligence, developing
strategies, conflict-resolution, analysis, communication and
business / organizational awareness) as well as project planning
skills. Additional Information All your information will be kept
confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Keywords: Integrated Resources Inc., Lake Forest , Senior Program Manager, Executive , Lake Forest, California
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