Project Manager

Bring your scientific expertise in chromatography, spectroscopy, and/or chemical and biological standards to a highly visible project leadership role supporting growth across Agilent's Chemistries and Supplies Division. This technical background is essential for partnering effectively with R&D, Marketing, Operations, and business leaders to deliver new product innovations.

This position offers the opportunity to work at the interface of multiple functions to manage and lead projects in both Chemistries and Supplies divisions of CSD.  Focus will be on managing and leading critical new product development projects to enable growth for CSD but also provides opportunity as part of the Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCOE) to work on other projects to support the business.  This position reports directly to the Director of CSD Business Operations.  This is a high visibility role within CSD with opportunity to engage with all functions that support CSD.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Manage multiple projects as assigned by Project Management Center of Excellence Director. 
• Accountable for overall project objectives and execution of projects he or she directly manages.
• Responsible for overall project planning, objectives and execution of the project team.
• Facilitates cross-functional discussions and alignment to common Projects goals.
• Manages communications within team and stakeholder management across all functions.
• Works with Division leadership, functional managers to address Project team issues.
• Updates project status reports in project dashboards and Product Group roadmaps.
• Interface with Product Group points-of-contact in Marketing, OFS and R&D on Roadmap planning.
• As member of PMCoE, support implementation of Portfolio Management and share best practices within team to support Project Manager development.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree or equivalent in Chemistry or Life Sciences.
• Technical background in Spectroscopy, Chromatography, Chemical/Biological Standards or Life Science.
• 8+ years of experience in chemical or life science industry.
• 5+ or more years of project management experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills in collaboration, negotiation and networking.
• Demonstrated skill in meeting facilitation, project planning and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated delivery customer solutions by transforming broad concepts into structured programs.

Preferred, but not required:

• Agilent Consumables business experience.
• PMP, Agile or Six Sigma certification.