Wilson

Work Type: Onsite
Contract: 12 months
Location: North York, Ontario

Role Overview
The successful Group Manager will lead, coach, and manage project managers and schedulers responsible for supporting the transition to a standardized project execution discipline. This role requires experience managing projects within the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry, along with a strong understanding of quality standards related to pharmaceutical supply chains, including validation, equipment qualification, process validation, formulation, filling, and packaging.

The ideal candidate is flexible, effective in large and diverse matrixed organizations, and capable of building strong working relationships with project teams, customers, and stakeholders. They must be self-directed, able to coordinate complex project activities, and committed to delivering high‑quality results on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and manage project managers and schedulers.
• Support development and validation projects for implementation on the production floor.
• Develop, review, track, and provide input on project deliverables.
• Coordinate schedules and activities to meet project milestones.
• Ensure achievement of project deliverables within expected quality, timelines, and cost parameters.
• Establish strong working relationships across teams and stakeholders.
• Communicate project status, issues, and progress clearly and concisely.
• Lead or co‑lead project meetings on behalf of the project leader when required.
• Manage and remediate project budgets.
• Execute projects across all phases of the project life cycle.
• Compile and communicate project financials.
• Successfully manage key project success factors including quality, business needs, and schedule.
• Work proactively and independently within a large organization.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.
• PMP certification.
• 9–12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical project management.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical quality standards.
• Expertise in MS Project or Primavera, Excel, and Word.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong relational leadership abilities.
• Ability to manage projects with challenging timelines.
• Financial acumen related to project budgeting and reporting.