Senior Project Manager – Manufacturing
Fresenius Kabi USA
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Lake Zurich • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $127,500 - $140,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Lead complex, large-scale projects or multiple concurrent projects of medium to high complexity
- Lead Continuous improvement efforts like Kaizen events, Six Sigma projects, and root cause analyses to reduce waste, improve yield, and enhance product quality
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations
- Direct cross-functional teams, providing oversight and guidance to ensure alignment with project goals
- Manage risks by proactively identifying issues, developing mitigation strategies, and resolving problems
- Engage with stakeholders, including mid-level directors and occasionally executives, to communicate progress, challenges, and solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Regulatory, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Finance to align on goals and execution plans
- Coordinate work across multiple departments, locations, and potentially across regional or global teams
- Leverage relationships across functional and hierarchical boundaries to ensure alignment and collaboration
- Ensure adherence to quality standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational best practices
- Drive efficiency and effectiveness in project execution by optimizing processes and resource utilization
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in project management or a related field
- Engineering and Medical Device manufacturing experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification highly desirable
- Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects across departments and locations
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and quality systems
- Ability to influence and collaborate across varying levels of the organization, including directors and executives
- Proficiency in project management methodologies, tools, and performance metrics
- Skilled in managing competing priorities and navigating organizational complexities
- Availability to travel 50% of the time both national and international
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company contributions
- paid vacation
- holiday and personal days
- employee assistance program
- health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project managementcontinuous improvementKaizenSix Sigmaroot cause analysisproject planningrisk managementresource allocationperformance metricsregulatory frameworks
Soft skills
organizational skillsproblem-solvingdecision-makinginfluencingcollaborationcommunicationleadershipadaptabilitynegotiationstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)