Senior Program Manager, CMS
Kelly® Science & Clinical is seeking a Senior Program Manager, CMS for a direct-hire position at a cutting-edge our Client in Seal Beach, CA. If you’re passionate about bringing the latest scientific discoveries to life and are ready to take the next step in your career, trust The Experts at Hiring Experts.

Salary: $130,125.00 – $170,030.00/year
Schedule: Full-time | On-site minimum 4 days per week | Seal Beach, CA

Overview
Our Client is an industry-leading company that’s leading the way in personalized cancer immunotherapy, transforming the battle against cancer through innovative biologics manufacturing and cutting-edge research. Their flagship product was the first FDA-approved immunotherapy for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, utilizing a patient’s own immune cells to fight the disease — with manufacturing facilities, R&D operations, and a nationally deployed commercial team driving continuous innovation in cancer treatment.
In this role, you will be leading 5–10 active projects with full accountability for project success, coordinating and influencing cross-functional stakeholders to define scope, build schedules, and execute deliverables in a GMP manufacturing environment. You will present project updates to upper management, drive operational excellence initiatives, and champion a culture of continuous improvement and lean leadership across the organization.
 

Responsibilities:

• Manage complex, enterprise-wide projects ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of project goals
  

• Lead cross-functional project teams to create integrated project plans including scope, schedule, risk, and communication plans
  

• Understand and translate requestor’s strategies into actionable plans and drive projects to completion
  

• Issue written agendas in advance of meetings and ensure timely distribution of meeting minutes
  

• Follow up on action items between team meetings and ensure accountability of all team members
  

• Maintain SharePoint and other databases with current project status and key project information
  

• Develop and implement Operational Excellence project management best practices within a GMP environment
  

• Champion and advocate for a culture of continuous improvement and model lean leadership principles
  

• Identify risks and actively contribute to issue resolution
  

• Foster positive business relationships across all functional areas
  

• Interface with all levels of management and ensure alignment throughout the organization
  

• Effectively frame and present information to senior leadership
  

• Work with the Project Management Director, functional management, and governance teams to resolve project conflicts and issues
  

• Follow and advocate for established PMO processes
  

• Maintain a high level of expertise in project management and within the biotech/pharma industry

Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree required
  

• 5–8 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech required
  

• 10+ years of project management experience preferred
  

• Strong ability to independently oversee project teams and manage projects with limited management assistance (feedback/direction needed only a few times per month)
  

• Strong knowledge of project management tools including schedules, communication plans, risk plans, resource plans, scope & change management tools, action item trackers, and project plans
  

• Proficient use of MS Project to create integrated timelines and monitor project progress
  

• Excellent facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to network across different functional areas
  

• Experience in cGMP, pharmaceutical R&D, and/or Manufacturing Operations is a plus
  

• Project Management Certification (PMP) is a plus
  

• Ability to lift 10–20 lbs and work in an office environment around laboratories and manufacturing areas
  

• Must be able to work with or around blood, blood products, or OPIM while donning required personal protective materials

What Happens Next:
Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry – even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means our team of expert Science & Clinical recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.

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