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Senior Manager, Project Controls

Employer
Novartis Gene Therapies
Location
Libertyville, IL
Start date
May 22, 2019

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Discipline
Science/R&D, Biotechnology, Pharmacology
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
BioMidwest

Overview

Ready to join a team committed to moving gene therapies into the clinical and commercial settings for patients and families devastated by rare neurological genetic diseases? AveXis is advancing cutting-edge science to treat rare and life-threatening genetic diseases starting with our clinical-stage, proprietary gene therapy candidate, AVXS-101 (ZOLGENSMA®). We are in the midst of an incredible journey and are looking for passionate individuals to join us on this important mission.

AveXis, Inc., a Novartis Company, is a clinical-stage gene therapy company, dedicated to developing and commercializing novel treatments for patients suffering from rare and life-threatening neurological genetic diseases. Our initial product candidate, AVXS-101, is our proprietary gene therapy product candidate currently in development for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, Type 1, the leading genetic cause of infant mortality, and for the treatment of SMA Type 2. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has granted AVXS-101 Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of all types of SMA and Breakthrough Therapy Designation, as well as Fast Track Designation for the treatment of SMA Type 1. In addition to developing AVXS-101 to treat SMA Type 1 and Type 2, we also plan to develop other novel treatments for rare neurological diseases, including Rett syndrome (RTT) and a genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by mutations in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene.

This position in Global Engineering Projects (GEP) is responsible for managing the project controls team and delivering services in support of the capitol portfolio. As part of the GEP team, this position can be based in our Libertyville Illinois, Durham North Carolina, San Diego California, or Longmont Colorado facilities.

The Project Controls Senior Manager will be responsible for developing and maintain programs for engineering project budgeting, cashflow, benchmarking, and reporting. This role will manage and assign staff to engineering projects in support the capitol portfolio. In addition, they will review and analyze engineering and contractor cost estimates, bids, change orders, invoices, labor rates, physical engineering/construction progress (earned value).

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the development, implementation, and execution of all estimating, cost control, cost reporting, scheduling and underlying procedures and systems.
  • Ensure that proper systems are developed, maintained and employed that provide project and operational management the required tools to manage multiple capital projects.
  • Development of the cost and work breakdown structure that converts the estimating data into a work breakdown structure, cost control, forecasting, reporting, scheduling / resource planning systems, change management and basis of quantity management.
  • Assist in the development of project specific tools to forecast quantity, hours, cost and track changes from conceptual estimates through the execution of the project.
  • Assist in the project set-up and close-out work process to ensure adherence to Company standards and contractual requirements.
  • Participate in project level revenue recognition exercises, ensuring practices are aligned with management expectations.
  • Participate in preparation of monthly and quarterly project reviews and forecasting.
  • Interface with interdepartmental and home office to define site project reporting structure and reporting requirements.
  • Ensure all capital projects are adequately staffed.
  • Review and approve monthly/quarterly cost reports.
  • Review approve and audit project estimates and budgets.
  • Liaise with construction management companies to ensure alignment of cost reports.
  • Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.

 


Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor's degree from accredited institution, or 4 years of equivalent work experience AND
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical based GMP manufacturing operations including direct experience in facility build, equipment procurement, capital budget management, and asset lifecycle management.
  • Proven management skills.
  • Experience in the construction of biotech or pharmaceutical facilities.
  • Strong technical knowledge in construction cost and schedule management.
  • Strong analytical skills for estimate analysis, bid evaluations, budget monitoring, cashflow analysis, risk analysis and benchmarking project costs.
  • Applied knowledge of Quality by Design, six sigma, and operational excellence tools in creating efficient and high-quality processes and end products.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong technical writing ability required.
  • Flexibility to travel as needed up to 25%.

 


The level of this position will be based on the final candidate's qualifications.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AveXis is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, sexual orientation or veteran status

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