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Verista Technical Project Manager - 4353 in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Verista’s 600 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. The nature of our business is to empower growth and innovation within the scientific community and to help researchers, organizations, and companies solve some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. Verista provides innovative solutions and services that empower informed decision-making and are the result of our significant investment in our people and our capabilities.
Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.
Company Culture Guidelines & Values:
We empower and support our colleagues
We commit to client success at every turn
We have the courage to do the right thing
We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged.
We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise
Principle Project Engineer Responsibilities:
The Technical Project Manager (TPM) coordinates and manages defined projects that support the Drug Products plant and specifically the new Modular Aseptic Processing (MAP) Mod 1 facility. This may include product transfer projects, new product commercialization/launch activities internal to the site, cost improvement projects, capital equipment installations, Right First Time initiatives, and safety and compliance driven initiatives for Drug Product Operations
Serves as the Project Manager for non-capital projects or as the Customer Project Manager for capital projects as the counterpart to the Engineering Project Manager. In this role the Technical Project Manager is responsible for the development of key processes and systems to organize/track and communicate initiative status to multi-disciplinary teams. They are responsible for the planning and execution of their assigned projects, associated budgets, timelines and other project specific deliverables within the scope of the initiative/project. They often interface with multi-disciplinary groups internal and external to the site
Being part of the MAP Mod 1 Support team, additional tasks may be added to the job scope such as Lean and Right First Time (RFT) efforts, Industrial Engineering tasks, and training efforts as needed to support the operations
Manage the internal project scope of work, budget, timeline, and change orders
Develop and maintain a detailed project schedule and work plan
Identify and address complex technical issues and resourcing
Support team members; acting as the liaison to the client for discussing changes in scope of work, timeline, or budget.
Provide frequent/ clear concise project updates to internal/external customers
Problem solve skills to drive solutions to equipment/process issues, includingFMEA and root cause analysis methodology
Requirements
Associate or Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Proven ability to solve problems creatively
Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
Excellent analytical skills
Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
Benefits
Why Choose Verista?
High growth potential and fast-paced organization with a people-focused culture
Competitive pay plus performance-based incentive programs
Company-paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
Medical, Dental & Vision insurances
FSA, DCARE, Commuter Benefits
Supplemental Life, Hospital, Critical Illness and Legal Insurance
Health Savings Account
401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)
Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays
As Needed Sick Time
Tuition Reimbursement
Team Social Activities (We have fun!)
Employee Recognition
Employee Referral Program
Paid Parental Leave and Bereavement
For more information about our company, please visit us at Verista.com (https://apply.workable.com/verista/)
For US geography, the salary range for this position is shown below. The actual salary is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, market demand, and competitive market practice. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Salary Range: $130,000-165,000
*Verista is an equal opportunity employer.