Position Summary
Reporting to SVP Technical Operations, the Director Technical (CMC) Project Management provides technical CMC project management leadership across late-stage development through commercialization and lifecycle management.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end CMC project management through commercial launch and lifecycle management.
- Develop and maintain integrated cross-functional plans across drug substance/product, analytical, quality, regulatory, and supply chain.
- Drive aligned execution to timelines and business objectives; member of Tech Ops leadership.
- Create and manage Gantt-based plans (milestones, dependencies, critical paths); track progress across internal teams and global CDMO partners.
- Monitor timelines, budgets, and deliverables; proactively manage risks/issues and drive accountability.
- Facilitate weekly CMC meetings/governance; develop agendas/materials; document decisions/actions.
- Partner on project and multi-year budgets; track spending/accruals with Finance/CDMOs; provide status reporting.
- Coordinate cross-functionally with External Manufacturing, Process Development, Analytical, Quality, Regulatory CMC, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Legal.
- Maintain risk registers; drive continuous improvement; capture lessons learned.
Qualifications
- B.S. in Chemistry/Engineering (required); M.S./Ph.D. and project management accreditation preferred.
- 12+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech CMC (manufacturing, process development, analytical, quality, supply chain, and/or regulatory CMC).
- 5+ years project management for late-stage development through commercial launch.
- Small molecule and oral solid dosage (OSD) experience.
- Strong CMC, manufacturing, regulatory, and supply understanding.
- Tools: MS Project, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint; detailed plan/timeline management; budgeting/accrual tracking.
- Works effectively in fast-paced, matrixed global environments; strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional influence.