Associate Director, Innovation Projects

Vor 7 Tagen

Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz dsm-firmenich Vollzeit

Associate Director, Innovation Projects

Location: Europe

Hybrid

dsm-firmenich drives the development of disruptive products and technologies with an end-to-end innovation project management approach.

Sustainability is embedded from the outset and throughout every stage of the process – from discovery, pre-clinical and clinical studies through application development to scale-up and industrialization.

By harnessing the expertise of our scientists and investing in our multidisciplinary approach, Science & Research brings progress to life, driving innovation that addresses global challenges and unmet needs in nutrition, health and beauty.

As our Associate Director, Innovation Projects, you will act as the end-to-end owner of all activities in the innovation project, ensuring deliverables defined by the Project Owner are achieved on time, on budget, and according to dsm-firmenich project management standards.

Your main responsibilities include coordinating a large, cross-functional team of experts, and orchestrating the deliverables across the various project stages, from ideation to launch, in such a way that the targeted business benefits are effectively realized.

Your key responsibilities:

Development of the project plan

  1. Create, in agreement with the Project Owner, an integrated project plan, aimed at creating agreed business benefits.
  2. Develop integrated planning, budget, timeline including quality, organization, information management and SHE.
  3. Assemble an adequate project team and manage suppliers of resources or services to the project.

Execution of the project

  1. Manage the execution of the project within a given project management phase, in compliance with the applicable requirements and standards.
  2. Break down the project objectives into measurable KPIs and drive the realization of these KPIs.
  3. Challenge individual work plans to ensure effective teamwork.
  4. Seek advice and challenge in optimizing effectiveness.
  5. Gather options, carefully select, evaluate and propose a final option. Monitor whether the reasons for selecting that option remain valid and if not re-visit the option selection process.
  6. Manage the project's scope via proper change management.
  7. Identify and manage the project risks and inform the Project Owner timely when project risk profile changes.
  8. Inform and educate Project Owner/review team in case of risks, including implications.
  9. Advise the Project Owner when a phase review is required and prepare the information package for the review team meeting.

Reporting on the progress of the project

  1. Organize the tracking of project results.
  2. Make sure project reviews are requested when appropriate and the recommendations are implemented.
  3. Report to the Project Owner the progress on an agreed basis.
  4. Manage the expectations of the stakeholders and provide adequate information to the relevant stakeholders timely.

Closing of the project

  1. Ensure proper hand-over of project deliverables to running business for the effective realization of the aimed business benefits.
  2. Evaluate the project and share relevant lessons learned.

Functional Excellence

  1. Be an ambassador and promote the professional development of project management in dsm-firmenich.
  2. Participate actively in organizing and executing peer reviews.
  3. Have an active role in the PM community activities and excellence program.
  4. Act as a mentor to other PMs.
  5. Advise the Project Owner and review team on project management governance matters.

You bring:

  1. University degree (Master, PhD), preferably background in chemistry, biotech or other Life Science disciplines.
  2. Proven strong project management skills: excellent ability to create and maintain structure while adopting a pragmatic approach to project delivery.
  3. A team player with the ability to collaborate across business groups, regions and departments, and establish strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
  4. High learning ability, especially with regards to understanding the total value chain of the three Business Units.
  5. Strong conceptual and analytical thinking, with good organization skills.
  6. Excellent communication and strong influencing skills: A proven ability to influence without authority.
  7. Fluent in English (spoken and written). Knowledge of German or French would be an advantage.

About dsm-firmenich

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world's growing population to thrive.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

For more information, visit www.dsm-firmenich.com.

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