The Process Champion is a leadership position that drives the development, deployment and continuous improvement of product development and R&D operational processes. These processes may include stage-gate Product Development Process analysis and financial monitoring of project resource usage.

Requirements:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Define, document and advance the requirements of R&D development and operating processes.
2. Develop strategies to leverage practices and information across a variety of processes and systems, including connections with finance and Information Systems.
3. Collaborate with Product Development Process managers on process improvement and process replacement.
4. Create detailed plans for the development, implementation, operation and continuous improvement of business processes.
5. Develop program and project monitoring tools for use by Project Managers to define and forecast expense and human resource needs.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC/NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education required/ preferred: BS in a technical field.
Experience:
1. Successful candidates will have a minimum of 5 years experience in product development or R&D management.
2. Excellent Knowledge of Windows based software programs such as Word, Excel, Access and Project.
3. Significant and broad understanding of cost accounting and the financial accounting systems.
4. Significant experience in resource planning across a portfolio in terms of budgeting, staffing and facilities allocation.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
1. Experience working with pharmaceutical product development processes.

Skills/Competencies:
1. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
2. Excellent analytical skills.
3. Proficient at process and database design, documentation, programming, validation and implementation.
4. Proficient at researching and documenting product development processes.
5. Proficient at developing web-based forms for interfacing with databases and spreadsheets.
6. Understanding of cost accounting relating to product development.
7. Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to maintain composure and professionalism under pressure.
8. Works well in a corporate, multi-site environment.
9. Work well under tight and conflicting deadlines.
10. Must be detail oriented and be proficient at reviewing and editing documentation and data files.
11. Ability to collaborate with process stakeholders when development or modifying systems and processes.

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