Project Delivery Specialist
Astellas

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians. If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com.

This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois. Remote work from certain states may be permitted in accordance with Astellas' Responsible Flexibility Guidelines. Candidates interested in remote work are encouraged to apply.

Purpose and Scope:

• The Project Delivery Specialist is responsible for the establishment and on-going delivery of HR projects across HR Operations and broader HR. It plays a key role in delivering HR initiatives which will increase efficiency, reduce costs and thus contribute significantly to meeting overall business objectives. The role will also be accountable for the provision of professional project management expertise to support complex HR programs or change initiatives with a significant people or HR process dimension
• The role will be part of a pool of project management resources dedicated to drive the delivery of such projects supporting HR Operations and other HR functions including HRBP's and CoEs
• The role will report to the Executive Director of HR Systems and will work closely with other HR Operations teams, across the broader HR function and directly with the business

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Key Accountabilities:

• Accountable for providing project management support for a variety HR projects across HR Operations and broader HR teams
• Accountable for ensuring governance of HR projects is implemented effectively, including reporting standards for steering committee, executive and board meetings
• Accountable for communications relating to HR Projects -- collaborating with members of the HR function through the use of common HR communication plans and activities

Key Deliverables:

Project Management

• Develop selection criteria to determine which projects receive PMO support from the central team
• Design of a project dashboard to share with appropriate stakeholders, reporting on project delivery against agreed benefits
• Design business readiness & acceptance criteria
• Provide expertise and planning support to global HR teams for key strategic initiatives/projects
• Act as the quality control and advisory point for projects that are being conducted and staffed with central resources and offer support on an ongoing basis including agreeing scope, evaluating progress / quality and managing issue resolution
• Effectively identify and mitigate project risks to ensure they remain on track to achieve desired aims
• Ensure projects are managed effectively, on time, budget and with effective change management and communications
• Oversee the delivery of key People Team cyclical activity, focused on providing a value added 'central' service to the business, ensuring successful delivery and completion against agree objectives, service standards and timescales

Organizational Context:

Internal

• Employees
• HR Operations teams -- particularly service delivery teams
• Centres of Excellence (CoE)
• HR Business Partners (HRBP)
• HRIS