Senior Manager, Project Manager Strategy & BD, SM

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it.

Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people.

In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

As part of the Strategy team of the Small Molecules Division, the function is responsible for the strategy deployment of our Small Molecules Division, and this role closely supervises the annual strategy agenda.

The role requires the ability to have a strategic mindset but also juggle multiple projects, solid process management experience, and operational excellence methods.

Strong Microsoft knowledge and impactful presentation skills are critical. The role incumbent must also be an effective and influencing communicator and enable intentional collaboration with the Small Molecules business leadership, Communications, and HR Divisional leadership, local site communications network, etc.

Key responsibilities :

He / She must deliver sustainable value by leading the Strategy of Divisional Governance & Process improvement using a standard approach to debottlenecking across the Lonza network.

• Assess together with the SM Strategy Head major opportunities for throughput improvement to optimize business planning process efficiency.
• Supervise and monitor the progress of all the strategic projects across the SM network.
• Lead the governance and framework of divisional and LT meetings / Workshops
• Engaged in potential M&A activities providing tactical collaboration.
• Enable internal interconnection between Strategy team members interfacing with team members.

Key requirements :

• Advanced knowledge in Project Management skills
• Proven track record in successfully managing projects and change management activities, as well as developing and overseeing cross-functional-divisional and strategic initiatives.
• Maturity, confidence, and a high degree of emotional intelligence with demonstrated empathy and ability to influence others and challenge the status quo.
• Agile and pro-active relationship management in a multi-matrix organization
• Handles details of a highly confidential and critical nature using tact and diplomacy
• Excellent communication skills : simplifying the complex, making the message / request clear, providing options / proposals, ability to focus on the purpose and outcome.

Skills / Attitude and capabilities :

• Good communication skills & customer service oriented
• Highly organized and structured personality
• Enthusiastic team player with a lot of initiative self-motivated and focused on optimize the status quo
• Adept at building strong internal network and navigating a complex matrix organization to optimize influence for ensuring appropriate business outcomes
• Enjoys working under pressure and can deal with multiple requests whilst still meeting all critical deadlines
• Good command of English, written and verbal

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility.

How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment.

Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences.

In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Reference : R61554