Senior Program Manager, CMS

Who We Are:

At Dendreon, we’re transforming the battle against cancer with personalized immunotherapy. Our flagship product, PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T), was the first FDA-approved immunotherapy for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, utilizing a patient’s own immune cells to fight the disease.

If you’re driven by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on cancer patients' lives, we invite you to join our team. With Immunotherapy Manufacturing Facilities in Seal Beach, CA, and Union City, GA, a strong Research & Development group in Seattle, WA, and a highly skilled Commercial team across the nation, Dendreon is at the forefront of cancer treatment innovation.

Core Values:

• Put Patients First: Every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of those living with cancer.
• Act with Integrity: We commit to transparency, honesty, and always doing what’s right.
• Build Trust: Trust is earned through candid, open communication and a collaborative approach.
• Raise the Bar: We embrace continuous improvement and innovation, always striving to elevate our people.
• Drive Results: We are accountable to each other and deliver success together.

Job Summary:

The project manager will lead ~5-10 active projects and will have full responsibility for achieving project success. The role will coordinate and influence stakeholders to define the project scope, schedule, and execute on project deliverables.  The role will present project updates to upper management. The projects may be complex in nature, the role requires good decision-making abilities and commitment to delivering business results. 

NOTE: This role requires on-site presence at our Seal Beach, CA location minimum 4 days per week.

• Manage complex, enterprise wide projects ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of project goals.
• Lead cross-functional project teams to create integrated project plans including scope, schedule, risk and communication plans.
• Understand and translate requestor’s strategies into plans, and be able to drive the project to completion.
• Issue written agendas in advance of meetings and timely distribution of minutes.
• Follow-up on action items between team meetings and ensure accountability of team members.
• Maintain SharePoint and other databases with project status and key project information.
• Develop and implement Op Excellence project management best practices within a GMP environment.
• Champion and advocate for a culture of continuous improvement and model lean leadership principles.
• Identify risks and contribute to issue resolution.
• Foster positive business relationships.
• Interface with all levels of management and ensure alignment throughout the organization.
• Effectively frame and present information to senior leadership.
• Work with Project Management Director, functional management and governance teams to resolve conflicts and issues with projects.
• Follow and advocate for the PMO processes.
• Maintain a high level of expertise in the field of project management and within the biotech/pharma industry.

• Education: BS/BA degree required
• 5-8 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech preferred
• 10+ years of project management experience preferred
• The role requires a strong ability to oversee project teams and fully independently manage the projects with limited assistance. The senior project manager is expected to lead projects in an independent manner, requiring feedback direction on a few issues per month from management.
• Strong knowledge of project management tools including schedules, communication plans, risk plans, resource plans, scope & change management tools, action item trackers, and project plans
• Strong use of MS Project as a tool to create integrated timelines and monitor project progress
• Excellent facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution skills, and cross functional collaboration skills with the ability to network with different functional areas
• Experience in cGMP, pharmaceutical R&D, and/or Manufacturing Operations a plus
• Project Management Certification (PMP) is a plus

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• This role operates in a standard office setting using standard office equipment.
• Role requires frequent use of video conferencing, standard office software, and digital collaboration tools.
• Must have the ability to lift 10 – 20 lbs
• Must have the ability to work in an office environment around laboratories, manufacturing areas and equipment with exposure to blood, blood products or OPIM (other potentially infectious materials) while donning required personal protective materials.