Project Manager - Kavach

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Project Manager – Kavach

Job Location: Bengaluru

Department: Human Resources

About Syngene:  Syngene (www.syngeneintl.com) is an innovation-led contract research, development and manufacturing organization offering integrated scientific  services from early discovery to commercial supply.

At Syngene, safety is at the heart of everything we do personally and professionally. Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures and SOPs, in letter and spirit

Mandatory expectation for all roles as per Syngene safety guidelines

• Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and the teams aligned.
• Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to company’s integrity & quality standards.
• Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times.
• Ensuring safety of self, teams and lab/plant by adhering to safety protocols and following environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace.
• Ensure all assigned mandatory trainings related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team including self
• Compliance to Syngene’ s quality standards at all times
• Hold self and their teams accountable for the achievement of safety goals
• Govern and Review safety metrics from time to time

Core Purpose of the Role :

The role is responsible to support and Manage KAVACH projects at Syngene

Role Accountabilities

• Provide strategic and tactical plan, set goals, plan resources, guide and oversee the overall KAVACH transformation at Syngene
• Ensure the awareness and understanding of the plan and deliverables across stakeholders
• Develop and accomplish project schedule
• Review and oversee implementation of activities as identified in the project plan
• Establish Key Performance Indicators for KAVACH PMO team
• Track KPIs and outcomes related to the functioning of the PMO team against well-defined charter
• Develop and implement project communications plan for all levels
• Coordinate end-to-end with cross-functional Workstreams, Task teams and implementation team to ensure that project deliverables are met.
• Maintain project team decision log and risk log with mitigation and contingency actions.
• Proactively identify project risks and propose risk mitigation strategies
• Schedule committee meetings and preparation of agenda’s and recording minutes/followup
• Develop and ensure project Governance and Communication Matrix
• Identify and ensure all documentation are appropriately assembled and archived
• Create and manage dashboards.
• Manage project budget
• Follow environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace ensuring individual and lab/plant safety
• Ensure environment, health, and safety (EHS) measures are imparted via training and adhered within the team
• Ensure KAVACH related trainings are appropriately organized.

Leadership Capabilities

- Partners with customers

- Provides clarity and focus

- Drives performance against outcomes

- Drives accountability

- Works collaboratively

- Develops self and others

Syngene Values

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Accountabilities as a Syngene Leader (only for Leadership Hires)

• Champion effective Environment, Occupational Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) practices for the company and oversee compliance with those practices within Biologics business. Play an active leadership role in monitoring and verifying safety performance through Gemba walks and other safety-led activities.
• Foster a corporate culture that promotes an environment, occupational health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) mindset as well as the highest standards of quality, integrity, and compliance.

• Put people at the heart of our success by providing clear, active leadership defined by the Syngene leadership framework setting high standards of people management, career planning and talent retention as a priority.

Experience: 

• Working experience in the environment, health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) function is preferred
• PMP certified or degree in business management
• Knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Project, project management modules desired
• Working experience in digitalization projects is preferred

Skills and Capabilities:

• Ability to multi-task and independently handle cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent in Communication skills (English - both oral and written).
• Self-directed, proactive, responsive, and able to handle competing priorities with the ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Ability to focus on a variety of issues and aim to drive results; interact with a variety of stakeholders and foster cross-functional / cultural teamwork
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, ability to work with cross functional departments, manage client relationships. Great teammate and strong stakeholder management skills
• Must be service-minded, flexible, and possess strong interpersonal skills. The ability to handle multiple conflicting tasks in a fast-paced environment is a must

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.