Associate Director, Project Management

Join Grifols To Improve Healthcare

Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Grifols is a global healthcare company that has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world since 1909. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.

Job Summary : This position is responsible for overall project management at the Grifols Biologicals LLC (GB) manufacturing site.

Essential Job Duties :

• Develop and manage project schedules to track key milestones and project completion.
• Track a project through all phase gates of project initiation, planning, implementation, and closure.
• Manage resource allocation and project prioritization of key projects.
• Generate Risk Mitigation Plans and Risk Register for medium to large projects to ensure successful project completion.
• Generate Project Plans for large projects to summarize project scope, qualification strategy, submission strategy and timeline.
• Lead and manage medium to large plant projects that impact capacity expansion, reliability, process improvement, and quality / compliance.
• Generate Risk Assessments for implementation of projects prior to closure of change control.
• Coordinate on-time project implementation with supporting groups.
• Ensure on-time Product Release by tracking the completion and closure of impacted change requests and associated qualifications.
• Lead and manage scheduling of shutdown and startup activities to ensure on-time start of production.
• Support monthly project update reports of key plant projects and present to GB management.
• Be curious to ask probing questions to ensure team's understanding of project objectives and requirements, facilitate discussions to clarify roles & responsibilities, and alignment on timelines.
• Expertly utilize soft skills like leadership, communication, critical thinking and emotional intelligence to ensure team engagement and collaboration.
• Successfully identify and remove roadblocks that prevent meeting the project schedule. Identify when escalation is required to higher level management to mitigate critical project delays.
• Lead and support Continuous Improvement Projects and Initiatives.
• Conduct Lessons Learned for plant shutdowns and key projects as needed.

Requirements :

Occupational Demands :

The estimated pay scale for the Associate Director, Project Manager role based in Los Angeles, CA, is $150,000 to $190,000 per year. Additionally, the position is eligible to participate in up to 15% of the company bonus pool. We offer a wide variety of benefits including, but not limited to : Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, up to 5% 401(K) match and tuition reimbursement. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on education, experience, skillset, knowledge, where the role is performed, internal equity and market data.

We are committed to offering our employees opportunities for professional growth and career progression.