Job Description

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

Project Lead, Information Management and Document Control - Project Farma

Location(s)

Customer Site - AL, Customer Site - IL, Customer Site - IN, Customer Site - NC, Customer Site - PA, Customer Site - TX, Indianapolis, IN, Princeton, NJ, Raleigh, NC

This is a full-time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically, to meet client project requests.

Ideal locations Huntsville, AL, Raleigh, NC, Chicago, IL, Indianapolis, IN, Houston, TX, Philadelphia, PA, New Brunswick, NJ.

The Lead, Project Delivery plays a strategic leadership role with relentless focus on Business Development and organizational growth while ensuring Project Delivery via their own billability as well as training, mentoring and coaching their teams in both the evolution and continued operational excellence of Project Farma’s service areas. Specifically, the Lead, Project Delivery is responsible for individualized business development activities and organizational growth. This role is primarily client facing, with individualized billability to ensure the timely delivery of innovative solutions while keeping abreast of market and technology trends in the industry.

In addition, the Lead, Project Delivery is central to identifying and developing resources within the practice area to ensure a high level of expertise, performance, and client focus to stay ahead of the competition. Success in this role requires proven technical expertise combined with business acumen, advanced people and team-building skills, and a consulting mindset to deliver technical and business solutions that align with our Patient Focused and People First mindset.

All roles within Project Farma will lead with a Servant leadership mentality, exemplifying the Project Farma culture of philanthropy, teamwork, training and development and commitment to the patient as the foundation of our teams’ and partners’ long-term success.

Key Responsibilities

Information Management & Document Control

• Ensure project data and documentation is delivered in accordance with GFD procedures, best practices, specifications and project planning documents.
• Document and manage the flow of information between Client and information providers.
• Develop project information management (PIM) Plan specifying data, document and drawing management processes.
• Define and manage metrics to track status of information.
• Ensure contract support personnel are adequately trained on PIM requirements.
• Develop and execute PIM work plans as it relates to electronic databases (i.e., FEPI, Unifier, and Client Net) and hard copy repositories.
• Communicate PIM requirements to all impacted stakeholders: EPC firms, Vendors, Construction, Procurement, C&Q/MPD Providers, Automation, Maintenance, Operations.
• Establish and execute auditing program to assure data and documentation collection activities are meeting schedule and integrity expectations.
• Work closely with C&Q leadership to assure data and documentation needs are met in a timely manner.
• Assure the smooth transition of data, documentation, and drawings to the project and subsequently to the site.
• Manage flow of information between Client and Engineering design partners.
• Complete PIM project closeout documentation.

Site Strategy

• Oversee the development and alignment of site strategies across multiple sites within a market or region to ensure the firm’s leadership in CQV services.
• Set the overarching strategic vision for the market, ensuring site strategies align with firm-wide goals.
• Identify cross-market opportunities to enhance client relationships and service offerings.
• Cultivate high-level relationships with C-suite client executives and industry leaders to position the firm as a market leader.

Business Growth & Development

• Focus on increasing the market client base and expanding the regional book of business to achieve annual growth targets.
• Utilize existing networks to procure and land new business for Project Farma.
• Collaborate across the Project Farma practice teams to develop solutions for joint business opportunities that meet business objectives.
• Manage new and existing client accounts, focusing on project delivery and actively seeking account growth.
• Work with clients’ business/technical leadership to facilitate workflow development, project scope development and risk assessment, issue resolution and work forecasting and planning.
• Provide direction and innovation in service and/or process improvement, cost reduction and recommendations for business process optimization.
• Maintain business development data within customer relationship management (CRM) system.
• Support strategic creation of cross site / cross account business development tools creating a force multiplier impact.

Talent Development

• Direct and manage teams executing projects within the Project Farma practice area with overall responsibility for technical solutions, cost, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Lead initiatives and projects by ensuring Team Members understand team and individual goals and responsibilities, managing priorities and ensuring timely and high-quality completion of work.
• Develop strategies for the success of the service line or geographic target such as planning, scheduling, estimating, monitoring, progress measurement, risk management, training, and reporting procedures.

Resource Management

• Monitor and manage department budgets and planning needs to meet the necessary project requirements.
• Provide resource planning, as well as define project objectives and requirements necessary to structure a project or activity.
• Set and lead project direction and strategy based on client vision and expected outcomes throughout the entire project delivery life cycle without oversight
• Drive efficiency through team member utilization and support cross-account / cross-region allocations.
• Provide service line or geographic target forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.

Technical Delivery

• Set the technical delivery strategy across multiple sites or markets, ensuring consistency and excellence.
• Approve technical standards and processes to meet regulatory and client requirements.
• Serve as the ultimate escalation point for complex technical issues across the market.
• Ensure market-wide delivery of high-quality GMP Engineering services, aligning with firm-wide standards.
• Oversee project portfolios to ensure strategic alignment, timelines, and budgets are met.
• Subject Matter Expert who provides technical direction, training, career development and performance assessments to ensure highest quality delivery

Operational Performance & Billability

• Maintain 100% individual billability while overseeing market-wide billability and performance targets.
• Ensure all sites within the market achieve financial and operational goals.
• Approve budgets and monitor market-wide performance metrics.

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree (and/or Masters) in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline (OR a combination of equivalent experience in CQV engineering, cGMP facility start-up, project management and/or comparable military experience).
• 10-12 years advanced therapy, life science, pharmaceutical, or biotech experience.
• 10-12 years managing high-performing teams.
• 8 years business development, lead generation, or sales experience.

Other Required

• Travel as needed to fulfill business development opportunities and requirements
• Experience operating as a trusted strategic advisor to organization decision-makers on short and long-term organizational initiatives.
• Experience translating client visions to set the direction, frame the project, provide clarity to direct reports and client, and deliver results.
• Proven technical/managerial capabilities in developing solutions to engineering and business problems and managing deliverables and client expectations.

PerkinElmer/Project Farma is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer/Project Farma is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We will not sponsor applicants for current or future work visas for this position. This position may require significant travel to support project and business needs. We cannot employ anyone with an invalid driver's license.

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.