Third Party Oversight Project Leader

Third Party Oversight Project Leader

Scope of the mission

The Third Party Oversight Project Leader (TPO PL) is responsible for the management of
one or more projects that are part of a strategically critical program.
The responsibility of the TPO PL is to ensure the delivery of the projects at or above the
established quality, timeline and budget expectations in partnership with the Work Stream
Leader and Head of the TPO program.
She/he will ensure appropriate planning and tracking of timelines, budget, resources, risks and
scope, recommending alternative strategies to keep the project within thresholds or ensuring
escalation to appropriate governing bodies if necessary.

Key Responsibilities

The TPO PL will develop a true partnership with the different business areas in R&D,
and with the other TPO program team members (Program Head, Work Stream Leaders, other
TPO PL, and the PMO).
She/he will work on the shop floor with selected representatives of the business (Subject Matter Experts)
in order to develop and implement a series of solutions.

Design

Planning of project activities
Definition of what is in scope/out of scope
Communication plan and stakeholder mapping
Organize, Lead Workshops with the SMEs to collect information from the business
Synthesize relevant knowledge developed on the ground to be used for knowledge
sharing & capability building
Supports and advises team members on:
structuring problems
finding the root causes of problems
tools & techniques for solving problems
Develop processes
Ensure on time delivery of key deliverables of its project

Reporting:

Providing data for regular program reviews
Proactively communicating key information of the project (e.g. Decisions, milestones, actions, etc&) to Work Stream Leaders
Drive execution, coordinate and track progress of project schedule(s) against agreed
milestones, costs and resources across departments, appropriately manage scope changes
Drive preparation for key decisions at appropriate governing bodies and/or escalate to governing bodies as required
Ensure identification of project risks and creation of risk register for the project with
Project Team, manage the register on an ongoing basis

Qualifications & Education

Education
University level, with appropriate Project Management methodology qualification (Life
Sciences background would be beneficial),

Hard skills :

¨ 6 Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred
¨ PMI certified preferred
¨ Ability to organize and lead workshops and working groups
¨ Having experience and proven track record of successfully doing change management is a plus

Soft skills:

¨ Analytical, logical thought process with strong information organisation/management skills
¨ Effective time management, ability to clearly identify priorities and manage multiple tasks
¨ Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, communication skills
¨ Able to operate under instability and uncertainty, Highly effective under pressure
¨ Good analytical and problem solving skills
¨ Flexibility, curiosity, taking account of all opinions
¨ Ability to identify and break down the causes of problems and to analyze the way to solutions
¨ Self-starter & resilient
¨ Fluent in English (mandatory)
¨ Extensive Lean transformation experience (Green Belt or Black Belt)