Job Opportunities in Finland


October 15, 2024

Orion Corporation

Espoo


Director


We are looking for an experienced professional to lead the portfolio of key Global Operations projects in within Orion's Corporate Program Management unit. You will be working in a strategic position to enhance Orion's future competitiveness and internationalization.
Description of position
Director, Operations Portfolio Management is responsible for defining and managing Global Operations project portfolios, ensuring that strategic and operational business goals are met effectively. You will lead a team of project and portfolio managers responsible for managing Orion's supply chain and quality assurance laboratories’ key investment, contract manufacturing and outsourcing projects. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in developing guidelines, practices, tools, processes, and competencies for project and portfolio management. You will also act as a business partner for the management teams of business units and operational units, fostering collaboration, strategic decision-making, and the successful execution of projects.
Description of unit
The Corporate Strategy and Program Management organization (CSPMO) consists of the Strategy and Risk Management, Corporate Program Management, and Information Management units. Our organization includes approximately 100 people, about two-thirds of whom are in Espoo. Other locations include Turku, Kuopio, Hanko, Mumbai, and Nottingham. Our areas of responsibility include strategic planning, risk management, project management, and information management. In your role, you will be placed in the Corporate Program Management (CPMO) unit.
Join our dynamic team at the forefront of the pharmaceutical industry! CPMO operates at both strategic and operational levels within Orion, leading, guiding, and enhancing the portfolio management of key projects and programs. Together with business units and functions, we ensure the achievement of Orion's strategic and project objectives. The centralized PMO's New Medicines, Operations, and Digitalization portfolio management teams are responsible for the successful management and execution of projects, as well as the development of project culture.
This role can be based in Espoo or Turku, Finland.
We Offer
We offer you a diverse, interesting, and challenging role and a strategic position in the multifaceted and international environment of the domestic pharmaceutical industry. You will be part of a top team with excellent team spirit and professional and helpful colleagues. You can find out more about Orion as an employer (https://www.orion.fi/en/careers/orion-as-an-employer/).
Requirements
  • Relevant education for the position, such as an academic business or technical education, M.Sc., pharmacist, chemist, or equivalent higher education degree
  • Previous experience in project and portfolio management tasks and successful management of large project activities or operational entities
  • Supervisory and change management experience
  • General knowledge of pharmaceutical industry processes, as well as supply chain investment projects and technology transfer projects, is considered an advantage
  • Technical-economic and analytical skills
  • Excellent leadership, teamwork, networking, negotiation, and communication skills
  • Dynamic and proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset
  • Excellent skills in Finnish and English
Additional information
Are you ready to challenge yourself and seize this opportunity? Please send us your application by October 29, 2024. For more information about the position, please contact Paula Lehto (Director, Corporate Program Management Office) at +358 50 966 3203 (available for calls on Wednesday, October 16 from 2-3 PM, Tuesday, October 22 from 2-4 PM, and Thursday, October 24 from 1-2 PM).
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Approved medical examination which also includes drug testing is required prior to the employment. We will also carry out a security clearance prior to the employment for the selected person.

Orion Corporation operates in more than 30 countries, where we Orionees, 3600 in total, work in all kinds of positions. Among us there are Research Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Engineers and IT Specialists as well as people working in Production, just to mention some examples. We offer diverse and responsible jobs to our personnel in a truly multi-disciplinary work environment. We encourage people to develop their competences and offer opportunities to affect the job description and creating their own career path at Orion. We are searching for top talents who are ready to share our passion for the work that we do.

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