Ambitious Project Manager to lead key strategic projects

Deadline: May 24, 2024
Ambitious Project Manager to lead key strategic projects
Are you an experienced Project Manager motivated by making a difference? Then look no further – Pharmacosmos is looking for a Project Manager who can solve complex problems across our value chain and deliver impact to the organisation. The perfect candidate possesses project leadership abilities, analytical skills, and adeptness in engaging with multiple stakeholders. If you identify with these qualities, don't hesitate to apply now

your role
As Project Manager, you will become a key member of a small project management team in Pharmacosmos. You will be allocated to important strategic projects that you will lead and drive to completion to the satisfaction of all involved stakeholders using your existing toolbox and competencies for managing projects. As Pharmacosmos is growing, we are increasingly in need of high quality in project management and execution, and the Project Manager is a shared resource typically leading two to five projects in parallel. The projects will vary in scale, complexity and nature, and will serve different project sponsors within such different areas as the CEO office, Clinical R&D, Supply Chain, Finance or HR. Among other, digitalization or IT system implementation projects are among the projects that you will lead.

Your involvement in a project may start at different stages, often from the initial assessment of needs and requirements and first definition of the business case. You will bring an open problem-solving mindset and partake in the analysis of the situation and solution evaluations. In projects that require acquisition of services or products from external vendors, you will lead the request for proposal process and establish vendor response comparisons for selection. You will not solely manage projects – planning activities, organizing meetings –, rather you will lead projects and hold project execution tasks yourself as a team member. This is essential for your success. Your role in a project will conclude once it has been thoroughly implemented and reported. In certain cases, you may retain an operational role in processes/systems that you have been part of implementing.

As part of leading a project, you will establish a relevant project organization, governance, and reporting frequency. You will manage stakeholder engagement, run status meetings, ensure roles and responsibilities are clear to all project team members and give all involved parties the optimal conditions for succeeding with their project elements. In this way, we will rely on your professional and respectful approach to win the acknowledgment of all of the project stakeholders you serve.

The role requires good business acumen on top of good project management skills and experience. The Project Manager will be part of the Strategic Projects and Systems department and will report directly to the Director of this department.

your tasks
End to end project leadership and management on various strategic projects based on corporate prioritization

• Among other, digitalization initiatives and IT system implementations
• User needs evaluation and formalization
• Business case development and iteration
• Vendor request for proposal and generation of response comparison
• All aspects of project leadership and management are your responsibility – Stakeholder management, planning, governance, team and steering committee formation and management, reporting (activities, progress, milestones, financials), etc.

Communication and visibility

• Ensure continued visibility and knowledge of the projects you lead with senior management or broadly in the organization.

Operational responsibilities

• Depending on business needs and your profile, capabilities, and flair you may be appointed as continued or intermittent System Owner for selected IT systems or Process Owner for business processes. This would be a minor responsibility as compared to your main role of leading projects, and would typically occur on the back end of a project you have lead.

Your Qualifications
The ideal candidate has:

• A master's degree in economics, business administration, engineering, science, medical, or the like.
• +3 years of experience in strategy consulting and project management from a well-reputed strategy consultancy or strategy department.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and motivation to drive change.
• The ability to communicate complex information clearly (both verbally and in writing).
• Proficiency in MS Project, monday.com or other project planning/management software.
• High proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Open-minded, curious, pragmatic, and operational with a good sense of accountability
• It is an advantage if you have project management certifications, e.g. PRINCE2.

Specific requirements:

• Fluency in spoken and written Danish and English
• Danish resident

Additional information
Place of work is Pharmacosmos HQ in Holbæk. We offer flexible work from home opportunities which can be arranged with your direct manager. Limited travel may be required (5-10 days per year).

Contact and Application
We process applications and arrange interviews continually. Hence, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible here. This recruitment process is handled by our partner, consulting firm Sylvest+. Please feel free to contact HR Business Partner Thomas Sylvest on tel. +45 60 57 65 00 or e-mail at [email protected] if you have questions about the position. Note that you can write your application in either Danish or English according to your preference.