Description
About Technical Operations
BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.
Senior Engineering Project Coordinator
SUMMARY
The Senior Engineering Project Coordinator is part of the California Facilities and Engineering Leadership Team (CFE LT) reporting to the Head of CFE. The role is responsible for supporting the CFE LT Head and the LT respectively with cross functional support.
The Senior Engineering Project Coordinator will work in a fast-paced environment that requires efficient and timely completion of duties. This role supports the California Facilities and Engineering Head in improving and managing the CFE Operating System, CFE Operating Calendar, CFE Metrics and tracking and support the CFE XLT with the All-Hands Meetings to drive engagement and cross functional communication and projects.
This position requires critical thinking ability, influencing, collaboration, multi-tasking, independent execution, and leadership skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Improve and maintain visual displays for monitoring key performance indicators for CFE Leadership team that allows fast identification of issues and tracks resolution.
- Manage CFE Operating System and Calendar and associated meetings and preparation.
- Manage CFE All Hands Meetings and Agendas
- Assist CFE LT in the creation and maintenance of RACIs and SLAs across the regional organization it supports.
- Develop, implement CFE LT sponsored projects and timelines. Serve as project manager as needed.
- Create presentation slide decks as needed and support review of executive decks (e.g. Capital Investment Meetings (SCIP) and other cross functional initiatives)
- Attend CFE LT staff meetings and serve as a scribe to capture and follow up on actions and help communicate decisions.
- Create and maintain distribution lists for CFE. Develop a system for maintaining the lists current.
- Track skip level engagement across the CFE organization and adapt change management and communication systems.
- Provide dedicated administrative support in managing the calendar, expenses, and other organizational meetings of the CFE Head as directed
- Provide assistance for on-going projects and work with CFE LT to ensure initiatives and projects are on track.
- Prepare change management documentation and assist in change leadership for the CFE organization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience:
- 5-7 years experience in project coordination, working cross-functionally
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written & verbal) and ability to influence diverse stakeholders and drive accountability and decision-making cross functionally and at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with other functional group to achieve business objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and operating with a Lean and Agile mindset.
- Experience in project management is a plus.
- Ability to create slide presentations.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Results oriented; effectively manage multiple projects efficiently.
- Demonstrated knowledge in data analytics and visual management tools required.
- Proficient in Microsoft office Suites required.
- 3+ years experience in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical or other regulatory industry preferred but not required.
Education:
- BA/BS in life sciences or related field
- Advance degree desirable, but not required.
Other:
- This role requires being on site 3-4 days/week.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%
Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Who We Are
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.
Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.
Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.