MES Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Support the development of the specific project and cut over approach for production sites

• Define deliverables, nominate responsible persons, and develop the detailed project schedule for each project phase

• Align the project planning with Pharma client’s global IT organization, the GMS (Global Manufacturing Systems) organization, and MES Software vendors

• Manage the project schedule and the timely completion of the project outcome

• Coordinate the infrastructure set up together with the global Pharma client’s MES operations team

• Coordinate the definition of new the MES / Lean interfaces and coordinate the development testing and validation of the same

• Managing and tracking project risk based on the initial assessment

• Maintain and adjust the developed communication plan

• Drive the development of the testing and IT validation approach in alignment with the Pharma client’s validation manager

• Prepare regular project reporting according to Pharma client’s methodology

• Coordinate the various stakeholders (e.g. QA, Supply Chain, Engineering, software vendor)

• Preparing Steering Committee meetings

• Support and facilitate the preparation and execution of Workshops and Meetings

• Preparing the stabilization phase support after the phased cut over

• Identify areas to improve Program and Project Management practices, taken ownership of improvement actions.

• Develop and maintain delivery plans and feed into Program delivery and resource planning

• Report produce regular status reports and attend regular global team meetings (via conference call and at times, in person) to represent local project status

• Deliver projects on time and on budget