Aspira are currently seeking a Senior Program Manager to work for one of our clients in the Lifescience sector. This is a 12 months’ contract, and it is fully remote.

Role
The Senior Program Manager’s role is to plan and manage large-scale business programs/projects, mostly compliance projects in accordance with new EU sector regulations.

This includes project planning, estimating, execution, implementation and on-going support.

The Senior Program Manager will work closely with the functional business leads to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the solution deployed in support of the business goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide program leadership based on trust and influence with key stakeholders
• Consistently support the PMO (Project Management Office) to continuously raise the standard of project leadership and upgrade methodologies
• Accountable for the successful delivery of multiple simultaneous projects, spanning multiple functional areas and locations
• Responsible of clear definition of project scope and deliverables, milestones and timeline, project risks and contingency plans
• Collaborates with enterprise-wide business leads to build and execute well-structured program/project plans
• Use expert communication and leadership skills to establish a common understanding of the project timelines, milestones and expectations on delivery
• Provide direction to project resources, monitor efforts, assemble key project deliverables and identify issues and risks requiring escalation when reporting project status
• Schedule and facilitate project status meetings and advise management on project status, risk and mitigation including executive reporting
• Facilitate problem resolution
• Communicate project implementation options, schedule, quality and risk to stakeholders, as well as offer recommendations based on these elements
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communication documents
• Plan, schedule and track project timelines using appropriate tools
• Know and follow all relevant laws and policies, and maintain the highest levels of professionalism, ethics and compliance at all times
• Diligently participate in compliance program-related activities as denoted by their supervisor or the Chief Compliance Officer

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in Engineering, IT, BIS or equivalent
• Certificate in Program/Project Management an advantage, but not essential
• 10+ years’ experience managing operations or business projects
• Experience in a highly regulated, compliance or quality assurance environment
• Solid understanding of Project Management methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to lead across multiple business organizations, including global and enterprise-wide projects
• Strong knowledge and skills in MS Office
• Proven exceptional written and oral presentation skills, particularly at leadership levels
• Highly organized, creative, articulate and analytical
• Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills
• Ability to multi-task independently with minimal supervision in a virtual global team

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