Program Control Associate Director

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Position Summary :

The Program Control team will utilize expertise in Cost / Schedule and business management to maximize successful program performance, provide operational awareness to stakeholders and drive value creation to the enterprise. We will achieve this through the development of viable and comprehensive plans, tracking of program performance, analysis of program data, and timely and accurate reporting of program status information. To this end, we identify and reduce program risk and contribute significantly to the early identification of performance concerns. The Program Control Associate Director will serve as a mentor for more junior level staff members and will support and implement long term strategic initiatives in the areas of Program Control and Financial Business Services. This position will report to the Director, Program Control and will collaborate closely with other key stakeholders including senior leadership team members.

Responsibilities :

• Oversight of highly complex programs.
• Key personnel in interactions with significant strategic customers.
• Work cross-functionally to solve difficult problems related to programs.
• Create and communicate clear and concise reports regarding program and profit performance.
• Assist Director in establishing operational objectives and assignments.
• Involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies.
• Work under consultative direction toward long-range goals and objectives. Self-initiate on projects and assignments.
• Serve as a key consultant and Subject Matter Expert within Program Control and to other key stakeholders within the organization.
• Serve as a mentor to junior level staff. May have direct reports.
• Support proposal development, contract negotiations and administration of contracting activities utilizing sound business judgement.
• Schedule and run project kickoff meetings.
• Development and maintenance of budgets and schedules to meet contract / project requirements and monitoring and reporting performance against plans to ensure that contractual and cost / schedule objectives are met in accordance with contract terms and Company business standards
• Hands on contribution and leadership to the development and maintenance of Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs) and related dictionaries, basis of estimates (BOEs), resource loaded networks (RLNs), budgets, and estimates at completion (EACs), as well as the implementation of Earned Value methodologies as required
• Approve Purchase Requisitions and authorize cost transfers. Perform variance and unbilled analysis
• Performing risk management and assisting with the development of risk registers
• Creating projections of and monitoring cash flow and profitability for projects
• Reviewing and approving cost / schedule baselines, and monitoring and / or reviewing work completion
• Responsible for creating invoicing schedules and tracking against them
• Review revenue recognition compliance for individual projects to ensure adherence to ASC606
• Preparing written and verbal reports and presentations to management and customers which demonstrate cost and schedule status
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Program Control and Company policies and procedures.

Requirements :

The salary and job title for this opening will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience and may be outside this range. KBI has a robust total rewards strategy which includes an annual bonus structure for all employees, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid PTO and holidays, 401K matching with 100% vesting in 60 days and employee recognition programs.

Salary range :

Salary range provided per current averages and expectations. The salary and job title for this opening will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience and may be outside this range. KBI has a robust total rewards strategy which includes an annual bonus structure for all employees, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid PTO and holidays, Sabbatical program, 401K matching with 100% vesting in 60 days and employee recognition programs.

About KBI :

KBI Biopharma, Inc., a JSR Life Sciences company, is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing fully integrated and accelerated drug development and biologics manufacturing services to life science companies. KBI supports its 500+ customers in advancing more than 160 drug candidates from preclinical and clinical stages to market, including the manufacture of ten commercial products. Recognized for quality manufacturing, KBI delivers robust process development and cGMP manufacturing services across its six global locations in the USA and Europe. For more information, visit .