Project Manager, Transformation Office

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Home, WA, USA
In-Office
120K-180K Annually
Senior level
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Lead and manage enterprise transformation projects across Jazz Pharmaceuticals: build integrated schedules and roadmaps, drive execution, manage budgets and FTEs, maintain project collaboration spaces, align cross-functional teams, and improve PM tools and infrastructure.
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Job Description

The Project Manager, Transformation Office acts as a critical driver for enterprise transformation projects, managing timelines, cross-functional teams, and budgets to ensure the successful execution of strategic initiatives across Jazz Pharmaceuticals.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Timeline & Schedule Management:

  • Applies project management expertise and business transformation knowledge to gather functional inputs.

  • Creates and maintains integrated project schedules and roadmaps for delivery.

Project Execution & Accountability:

  • Drives project execution by focusing on critical path activities.

  • Holds matrix team members accountable for tasks, resolving outstanding issues and action items.

Budgeting & Cost Control:

  • Partners with Finance to manage annual budgets ($ and FTEs), control costs, and ensure reforecasting aligns with operational plans.

Project Alignment:

  • Supports Transformation Leads to align project plans across the project’s Matrix Team to ensure overarching strategic goals are met.

Information Sharing & Tools:

  • Manages the project team space (e.g., Project SharePoint sites, MS Teams) to keep broader teams informed.

  • Maintains project planning data and implements ongoing improvements to PM tools and infrastructure.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Experience: 6+ years of experience in project management in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry is required.

  • PM Methodologies: Fully trained in project management processes with the competency to employ essential project management tools to manage risk and facilitate execution.

  • Influence & Communication: Excellent facilitation skills with the ability to influence without authority, resolve cross-functional conflicts, and keep diverse stakeholders aligned.

  • Independence: Proven ability to independently manage all stages of a strategic program or project

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

  • Education: Requires a BS/BA in a relevant field.

  • Certification: A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is considered a strong plus.

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY
 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is:

$120,000.00 - $180,000.00

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan. 

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html

Skills Required

  • 6+ years of project management experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
  • BS/BA in a relevant field
  • Fully trained in project management processes and able to employ essential PM tools to manage risk and execution
  • Experience managing annual budgets (dollars and FTEs) and cost control/reforecasting
  • Proven ability to independently manage all stages of a strategic program or project
  • Excellent facilitation, stakeholder management, and ability to influence without authority
  • Experience managing project team collaboration spaces (e.g., Project SharePoint sites, Microsoft Teams) and improving PM tools/infrastructure
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc and has not been reviewed or approved by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered competitive to strong versus biopharma peers, reinforced by market-competitive ranges in public postings. Company materials emphasize a robust total-rewards mix of base, bonus, and equity.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental & Family Support: Global paid child-bonding leave for all parents and paid caregiver leave are explicitly offered. Additional paid time elements like bereavement and a Global Volunteer Day expand family and life-event support.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: A market-leading mental-health program provides extensive counseling and coaching access via Lyra. A Wellbeing Reimbursement Account and wellness resources broaden everyday lifestyle support.

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The Company
HQ: Palo Alto, CA
3,086 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ), is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are focused on developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases—often with limited or no options—so they can live their lives more fully. By transforming biopharmaceutical discoveries into novel medicines, we are working to give people around the world the opportunity to redefine what’s possible – to make the “small wins” big again. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Jazz Pharmaceuticals has a significant corporate presence in Palo Alto, CA, Philadelphia, PA and Oxford, England, with manufacturing facilities in Ireland and Italy. We maintain a highly collaborative culture where employees focus on how they can be successful and accomplish positive results by exemplifying the company’s core values: integrity, collaboration, passion, innovation and the pursuit of excellence. Together, we are more than 3,100 experts, analysts, specialists, advocates, scientists and professionals all with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Working together, we are proud to support patients, innovate and bring new medicines to market. For more information, please see our website at www.jazzpharma.com and follow us on Twitter at @JazzPharma. For information on fraudulent schemes involving our company name and recruitment, please visit https://bit.ly/2J1EjMA. For guidelines on engaging with Jazz on social media, please visit https://bit.ly/2OaMOuq.

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