Full-time Contract Position – Sleepy Hollow, NY

The Company

Our Client is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led by physician-scientists, their unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to numerous approved treatments and product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in their laboratories. The company’s medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurological diseases, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases. #InnovatingBeyondLimits

The Position

Our Client is seeking an experienced Change Manager to support enterprise technology and transformation initiatives for a leading organization in Sleepy Hollow, NY. This long-term consulting opportunity will play a key role within the IT Strategic Projects team, with a particular focus on change management, communications, and AI-related transformation initiatives.

The Change Manager will partner with cross-functional project teams and business leaders to develop and execute strategies that prepare employees for change, drive adoption, and maximize the value of new technologies, processes, and ways of working.

Additionally, this role will support multiple strategic initiatives over the course of the engagement, requiring the ability to quickly adapt to new project environments, stakeholders, technologies, and business challenges.

The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and relationship builder who can successfully manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while bringing structure, strategy, and best practices to organizational change efforts.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Apply established change management processes, methodologies, and standards to support successful adoption across multiple initiatives
• Develop, manage, and oversee comprehensive change management plans, activities, and deliverables
• Conduct change impact, risk, business readiness, and project health assessments throughout the project lifecycle
• Support the design and delivery of strategic communication plans and employee training programs
• Partner closely with project teams, business leaders, and key stakeholders to identify change needs and provide recommendations
• Build collaborative relationships across the organization and serve as a change management resource to project and business teams
• Define and track key metrics to measure adoption, readiness, and overall change management effectiveness
• Help enhance and mature IT change management processes, frameworks, tools, and best practices
• Partner with IT Learning & Development on key organizational initiatives
• Provide administration and oversight for enterprise engagement tools
• Support additional technology and transformation initiatives as needed

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No immediate direct reports

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field required
• 5+ years of experience leading organizational change management initiatives
• Experience supporting technology, process, or enterprise transformation initiatives
• Project management experience or experience working closely with project management functions is highly desired
• Change management certification, such as Prosci, is strongly preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and work effectively with minimal supervision
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated experience supporting change across multiple types of enterprise technology or transformation initiatives; candidates with broad change-management experience are preferred over those whose experience is limited to a single technology or implementation type

Work Environment

• Hybrid position located in Sleepy Hollow, New York
• This is a long-term contract

Compensation

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