Vacancy NameTechnical Program Manager Vacancy NoVN750 BasisPermanent Duration Work LocationHome Office (UK) Job Details

BBI Solutions aim to create a world where everyone has the opportunity for a better quality of life. We have served the global diagnostics industry for over 50 years and due to our continued growth, we are seeking a Technical Program Manager to join our team. This is a permanent, full-time position based at our site in Crumlin.

Role Overview

The role will lead R&D and Operational strategic programmes, acting as the first point of contact with some key customers and internal stakeholders with significant focus on BBI Board visible metrics. This role will manage and develop the relationship with the Customer and all stakeholders to enhance chances of success for the programme as well as for future long term business.

This role will also provide hands-on project management co-ordination, support and leadership for Recombinant R&D projects across multiple functions across all BBI sites and externally run projects. A key element for this role is ensuring sample availability on the market aligned with our NPD launch programme. These projects will support BBI’s recombinant strategic transformation.

The role will also report regularly to the Recombinant Project Steering Committee to provide essential updates and escalations to ensure the success of BBI’s strategic projects.

Role Requirements

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Program Leadership

• Provide management and oversight of several programs and projects. Drive projects and all project team members to ensure project objectives and timelines are met, in accordance with plan, costs and required quality structure, providing support where required. Escalating issues when required.
• Define project objectives, determine communication to internal resources and allocate tasks.
• Ensure program adherence to legal and contractual obligations.
• Facilitate and host in-person milestone meetings with Customers and Suppliers. Set up and manage internal and external meetings, virtual and in-person, ensuring critical information is logged and distributed and decisions are made on time to support the programme schedule.
• Implement effective conflict resolution while managing programme priorities.
• Manage program Non-Recurring Cost (NRC) payments upon completion of programme milestones and also Recurring Cost (RC) budgets.
• Communicate delivery progress, challenges, and recommendations to external and internal stakeholders through clear, impactful reporting and storytelling direct to SLT and where appropriate build content for board.
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and impediments while fostering a proactive, solution-focused culture.
• Act as the main point of escalation and decision support for senior stakeholders and client leadership teams.
  
  

Project Management

• Project Outsourcing Focus: Ensure external parties are aligned with project and regulatory compliance requirements (ISO:13485). Ensure all relevant legal documentation (contracts, agreements, NDAs) are in place in a timely manner. Initiate discussions and negotiations with external 3rd parties. Ensure external parties are approved suppliers and CAPEX approved to commence work.
• Project Planning: Define and manage detailed project plans, identify dependencies, and establish an achievable timeline and risk mitigation strategy. Ensure external 3rd parties are aligned with timelines and escalate, when necessary, any slippage of timelines.
• Project Documentation: Initiate and maintain all project documentation including project design plan, design inputs/design outputs, design history file, risk management, and detailed project timeline. Ensure external party has all the relevant documentation in place and when required.
• Project Governance: Manage governance framework and documentation. Provide regular project status updates against project specifications (time, costs, quality) to line management and the wider Projects team. Manage phase gate approvals both internally and externally and ensure documentation is approved on BBI QMS.
• Compliance: Ensure project compliance to BBI’s EHS, QMS and other relevant regulatory requirements
• Resource Planning: Coordinate cross-functional team, ensure availability of required resources and skills throughout the project. to deliver the project as planned. Closely cooperate with the respective functional leaders
• Communication: Excellent communication between external and internal stakeholders is required. Weekly updates on project status with internal cross-site stakeholders is expected.: Organise meetings for team updates for both external and internal stakeholders. Ensure minutes and actions are captured and shared with the relevant teams in a timely manner.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Adjust priorities quickly when adapting to business demands. Sharing information with stakeholders efficiently to allow quick decision making.
  
  

If you are an internal employee applying for this vacancy you and your manager are required to complete an internal transfer form. This needs to be completed in full and attached to your application along with your CV and cover letter.

About BBI Solutions

BBI Solutions has been serving the global diagnostics industry for over 50 years and is the world’s largest independent producer of immuno-diagnostics reagents. We develop and manufacture critical components for the diagnostic industry, but also apply our expertise by delivering solutions that bring critical components together in the development and manufacture of point of care and conventional tests. Furthermore, our Novarum Mobile Diagnostic Platform complements across the diagnostics workflow to interpret and share assay results. This makes BBI unique among IVD suppliers.

Our range of immuno-diagnostics reagents includes human antigens, antibodies, enzymes and serum & plasma products. With manufacturing sites spanning four continents, we produce world-renowned labels for lateral flow, ELISA assay and biosensors, including our high-quality gold nanoparticles and glucose oxidase. The acquisition of German-based DIARECT AG in June 2020 established BBI as the leading provider of antigens in the autoimmune and tick-borne IVD markets.

Benefits

Here at BBI, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our employees. They play a pivotal role in improving the quality of people’s lives and are focused on delivering exceptional products and technologies. With our employees focused on others, we’re focused on them. That’s why, at BBI, we’re dedicated to providing our employees with access to global resources and site-specific benefits that support their health and wellbeing.

• Competitive Salary with Yearly Salary Reviews
• 5% Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
• Private Health Care Scheme
• Global Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Reward and Recognition Programme
• Commitment to Career Development
• Generous Annual Leave Package
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• Subsidised Canteen
• Free Onsite Parking/Electrical Charging Points
• State of the Art Facilities – Certified Centres of Excellence
  
  

We’re also focused on development, creating an environment that allows our employees to nurture their talent and empowers you to make a difference. This is achieved by providing our employees with access to learning opportunities to help achieve personal career goals.

Equal Opportunities

BBI Solutions are an equal opportunity employer and believe in fair treatment for all candidates. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We ask that all applicants complete an equal opportunity monitoring form on a voluntary basis, with all submissions remaining anonymous. The information on the form will be used for monitoring purposes only and will not be used in any decision affecting you.

Our Recruitment Process

If this role sounds like it’s for you, click ‘apply’ today. Once we’ve received your application, a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange a call. On this call, we’ll be able to tell you a lot more about working here at BBI Solutions, how ‘a day in the life’ of this position looks and discuss the next stages of the recruitment process.

If you are an internal employee applying for this vacancy you and your manager are required to complete an internal transfer form. This needs to be completed in full and attached to your application along with your CV and cover letter.

To receive priority consideration as an internal applicant, please ensure that you apply within the initial two-week period

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