Change Management Manager

Change Management
Location: Remote - Thousand Oaks, CA
Employment Type: Contingent Worker (Contract, W2)
Contract Length: 12 months (possible extension)
Compensation: $50/$57 per hour (based on experience)
Summary of the Role
Support a major biopharmaceutical company’s enterprise-wide End-to-End Supply Chain Transformation in a senior, hands-on change management role.
This position combines change management execution with strong project management discipline across multiple interconnected workstreams.
The role will coordinate transformation activities, manage dependencies and timelines, support existing change plans, and help teams understand how individual initiatives connect to the broader E2E transformation.
The ideal candidate can work independently, communicate effectively with senior leaders, and bring structure, clarity, and momentum to a complex, cross-functional environment.
Key Responsibilities
Guide and execute change management activities across multiple transformation workstreams
Support and enhance existing change management plans, communications, readiness activities, and adoption strategies
Coordinate information, risks, dependencies, and decisions from individual workstreams to the E2E Transformation Lead
Maintain an enterprise-wide view of transformation impacts, timelines, stakeholders, and interdependencies
Partner with project managers who own individual workstreams without taking ownership of their functional deliverables
Assess change impacts across the overall transformation, including impacts that overlap multiple workstreams
Identify shared stakeholder groups and anticipate cumulative change fatigue
Help workstream teams understand how individual changes contribute to the broader E2E transformation
Evaluate cross-workstream schedules and recommend timeline or sequencing adjustments when appropriate
Develop and support change communications, stakeholder engagement plans, and workstream change plans
Build cross-functional buy-in and communicate the business value of proposed changes
Prepare leadership updates, dashboards, readiness assessments, and governance materials
Facilitate meetings, workshops, and readiness reviews that drive alignment, decisions, and accountability
Communicate risks, issues, dependencies, and required decisions to leadership
Support global stakeholders and cross-functional teams through implementation, stabilization, and adoption
Qualifications
Demonstrated experience supporting large, enterprise-wide or organization-wide transformation initiatives
Experience coordinating multiple workstreams within a broader transformation program
Strong hands-on change management execution experience
Strong project management skills, including planning, governance, dependency management, risk management, and execution
Successful experience implementing organizational change, not solely developing high-level change strategy
Ability to assess cumulative impacts, overlapping stakeholder groups, and change fatigue across multiple initiatives
Strong executive communication and cross-functional stakeholder leadership skills
Ability to build alignment and frame the value proposition for change
Ability to work independently with limited direction and manage competing priorities effectively
Experience operating within a complex or matrixed reporting structure
Ability to understand business and project context well enough to identify material risks and dependencies
Experience bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to ambiguous environments
Preferred:
Experience supporting global transformation initiatives with cross-functional and global stakeholder impact
Experience in a regulated industry
Life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry experience
Supply chain transformation experience
Exposure to large-scale ERP or S/4HANA transformation programs
Familiarity with connected planning initiatives
Relevant project management or change management certifications
Experience with a specific change methodology is helpful, but successful implementation experience is more important
Top 3 Must Have Skills
Enterprise-scale, multi-workstream transformation experience
Hands-on change management execution combined with strong project management capability
Executive communication and cross-functional stakeholder leadership
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Coordinate activities, dependencies, timelines, and risks across multiple transformation workstreams
Support existing workstream change plans, communications, engagement activities, and readiness efforts
Partner with project managers to consolidate workstream information for the E2E Transformation Lead
Assess how changes across different workstreams affect shared stakeholder groups
Identify overlapping impacts, sequencing concerns, readiness gaps, and potential change fatigue
Maintain integrated plans, dashboards, governance updates, and leadership materials
Facilitate cross-functional meetings, workshops, and readiness reviews
Help teams connect workstream deliverables to the broader transformation strategy
Engage leaders and decision makers to build alignment and support timely decisions
Recommend adjustments to timelines, sequencing, or engagement plans when needed
Manage priorities independently within a complex reporting and stakeholder model
Support implementation, adoption, stabilization, and transition activities
Ready to support enterprise-wide supply chain transformation, change adoption, and cross-functional execution for a global biotech organization? Apply today.
This is a W2 contract opportunity only. No C2C, 1099, or third-party vendor submissions. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

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