Location: Lake Forest, Illinois
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $61 - 66 per hour
We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Integrated Brand Team (IBT) Project Manager to support our client's new product launches and on-market brands. In this role, you will work closely with key leaders across marketing and other cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches and ongoing market support. You will be responsible for organizing and tracking progress, planning launch-related events, managing key initiatives, and coordinating agendas.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with project leaders across all commercial operations and develop a thorough understanding of the business, product challenges, and industry.
- Work with commercial business partners to define project goals, objectives, and deliverables.
- Create comprehensive project plans to ensure timely execution of business objectives.
- Monitor and assess changes to scope, risks, and issues, collaborating with IBT leaders and business partners to ensure timely resolution.
- Measure project performance to ensure alignment with original plans and budgets.
- Lead project teams in executing project plans, ensuring that all activities are completed on time and within budget.
- Conduct post-project evaluations to gather lessons learned and obtain final program approvals.
- Provide regular updates on project status, risks, and issues to project teams and senior commercial leaders through detailed project reports and presentations.
- Ensure compliance with corporate and functional policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- 5-8 years of experience in program and project management, preferably in commercial operations or marketing.
- Proficient in MS Teams Management and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Highly organized, with a strong ability to meet project deadlines and proactively drive business objectives.
- Experience managing and coordinating cross-functional teams and tasks.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and influence others without direct management authority.
- Ability to understand and organize projects across various business teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pharmaceutical industry experience is strongly preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
- Experience with Smartsheets and MS Teams for project coordination and tracking.
- Product launch and commercial market-access experience is highly desirable.
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Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
