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POSITION PURPOSE:
As part of the Commercial Excellence Team within BMS Germany´s Strategy & Operations organization the Senior Manager, Strategic Projects (m/f/d) plays a vital role in leading priority projects for BMS Germany. Further, this role owns strategic project & initiative portfolio management and steering and is the core point of contact for project management excellence and its continuous evolution.
MAIN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead and manage strategic projects
1. Lead cross-functional teams to deliver successful projects
2. Drive strategic alignment of projects´ scope and objectives with business goals
3. Communication and focused reporting
4. Risk Management and quality assurance for project deliverables
5. Resource management
Project and initiative portfolio management & steering
6. Create and maintain transparency on BMS Germany´s portfolio of strategic projects & initiatives
7. Enable project & initiative portfolio prioritization
8. Co-create and -maintain Commercial Excellence capability roadmap for BMS Germany
Central hub for project management excellence and continuous evolution
9. Manage central project management excellence hub and resources
10. Systematically enhance project management capabilities and ways of working within the organization, e.g. via sharing best practices, tools & templates
11. Serve as sparring partner for teams on project management excellence standards
Qualifications:
12. Master degree in Business Administration or similar
13. At least 5 years of experience related to advanced project management and project portfolio management, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry or broader Health Care environment
14. Experience in effective stakeholder engagement incl. senior management on local and global level
15. Experience in a strategic consulting company would be a plus
16. Experience with Agile/Scrum techniques and OKRs would be a plus
Personal skills:
17. Ability to professionally manage complex, ambiguous topics and projects in a dynamic environment
18. Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills across the organization including local and global senior stakeholders
19. Team player attitude to effectively cooperate in broad cross functional team
20. Advanced strategic, analytical and logical thinking
21. Strong will to learn and develop
22. Proficiency in advanced project management tools (e.g. MS projects, JIRA, Asana) and MS Office Package (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Office)
23. Strong communication and presentation skills both in German and English
What you can expect:
24. Active leadership and contribution of high priority projects shaping the future of BMS
25. Close collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders locally and globally incl. senior leadership
26. Multiple opportunities for growth and development within the role