Project Manager

Role Summary

Project Manager responsible for providing business and technical leadership for projects of small to medium complexity. Accountable for overall project performance, including planning and execution, resource management, and financial oversight. Acts as a key liaison between senior management, stakeholders, and project teams to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and successful delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and Drive Strategy: Provide clear direction on product development requirements to meet customer and stakeholder expectations.
• Lead Project Execution: Establish project strategies, set goals, assign tasks, and ensure timely achievement of objectives.
• Manage Scope and Resources: Oversee project scope, schedules, risk management, resource alignment, and financial analysis.
• Communicate Effectively: Deliver regular status updates to all levels of management and maintain transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure Quality Deliverables: Develop and manage team outputs required for successful project completion, integrating change management for sustained operations post-launch.
• Provide Technical Expertise: Support all phases of the project‚Äîfrom product and process development through execution and transition into manufacturing.
• Resolve Challenges: Anticipate and address conflicts to achieve win-win outcomes and maintain project momentum.
• Oversee End-to-End Requirements: Manage engineering design, equipment evaluation and procurement, contractor selection, and coordination of all resources for seamless execution and handover to manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in science, engineering, or a related technical field with a minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience. Prior experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Project Management Expertise: Proficient in project management tools with a solid understanding of related disciplines; PMP certification preferred.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with GMP principles, FDA guidelines, and purchasing practices.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills; able to analyze and resolve complex challenges through innovative thinking and experience.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Ability to manage multiple teams and projects simultaneously, including initiatives outside core area of expertise.
• Strategic & Financial Acumen: Demonstrated strategic leadership, sound financial judgment, and effective supervisory skills.
• Communication Excellence: Skilled in conveying information clearly and effectively through diverse communication methods.
• Flexibility: Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed to oversee critical project activities.

Skills

• Project management
• Strategic planning
• Resource and financial management
• Stakeholder communication
• Quality management and change management
• Engineering design and procurement coordination

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in science, engineering, or a related technical field

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work in controlled manufacturing environments with gowning and protective clothing; may require lifting up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to work multiple shifts, including weekends, as necessary