Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thermo Fisher Scientific is committed to making a positive impact on a global scale. They are seeking a Project Management Manager to lead project management activities across a portfolio of client programs, ensuring successful execution from early development through technology transfer and manufacturing readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project management activities for BIO BPS process development programs, including project planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, escalation, and delivery of key milestones
• Oversee a portfolio of biologics process development projects, ensuring alignment of scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, deliverables, and client commitments
• Partner closely with analytical development, upstream and downstream process development, quality, business management, supply chain, and manufacturing sites to drive integrated program execution
• Manage, coach, and develop project managers and/or project coordinators supporting BPS programs, including prioritization guidance, performance feedback, workload management, and professional development
• Establish and maintain clear project governance, meeting cadence, action tracking, escalation pathways, decision-making forums, and communication expectations across cross-functional teams
• Drive proactive identification, communication, and mitigation of project risks, issues, scope changes, timeline impacts, and resource constraints
• Support client-facing project teams by ensuring accurate, timely, and transparent updates related to process development progress, risks, mitigation plans, and deliverables
• Facilitate alignment across drug substance process development, analytical development, manufacturing, quality, and technology transfer teams to support successful program progression
• Ensure project plans are integrated with key development milestones, including process development, scale-up, material generation, process characterization, technology transfer, GMP readiness, and IND-enabling activities, as applicable
• Monitor project performance against timelines, deliverables, budget, and resource assumptions; identify gaps and escalate to appropriate leadership to support timely resolution
• Develop, maintain, and improve project management tools, dashboards, templates, reporting mechanisms, and best practices for the BIO BPS organization
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project execution, cross-functional communication, client experience, operational efficiency, and portfolio visibility
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, scientific excellence, and client-focused delivery across project teams

Skills

• Advanced degree plus 6 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience in project/program management, process development, manufacturing, or related industry settings
• Strong project management discipline
• People leadership skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Technical understanding of biologics process development
• Ability to establish and continuously improve project management processes
• Support team prioritization
• Proactively identify and escalate risks
• Ensure project teams are equipped to deliver high-quality outcomes in a dynamic CDMO environment
• Lead and manage project management activities for BIO BPS process development programs, including project planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, escalation, and delivery of key milestones
• Oversee a portfolio of biologics process development projects, ensuring alignment of scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, deliverables, and client commitments
• Partner closely with analytical development, upstream and downstream process development, quality, business management, supply chain, and manufacturing sites to drive integrated program execution
• Manage, coach, and develop project managers and/or project coordinators supporting BPS programs, including prioritization guidance, performance feedback, workload management, and professional development
• Establish and maintain clear project governance, meeting cadence, action tracking, escalation pathways, decision-making forums, and communication expectations across cross-functional teams
• Drive proactive identification, communication, and mitigation of project risks, issues, scope changes, timeline impacts, and resource constraints
• Support client-facing project teams by ensuring accurate, timely, and transparent updates related to process development progress, risks, mitigation plans, and deliverables
• Facilitate alignment across drug substance process development, analytical development, manufacturing, quality, and technology transfer teams to support successful program progression
• Ensure project plans are integrated with key development milestones, including process development, scale-up, material generation, process characterization, technology transfer, GMP readiness, and IND-enabling activities, as applicable
• Monitor project performance against timelines, deliverables, budget, and resource assumptions; identify gaps and escalate to appropriate leadership to support timely resolution
• Develop, maintain, and improve project management tools, dashboards, templates, reporting mechanisms, and best practices for the BIO BPS organization
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project execution, cross-functional communication, client experience, operational efficiency, and portfolio visibility
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, scientific excellence, and client-focused delivery across project teams
• Strong understanding of biologics process development, including upstream and/or downstream development, analytical interfaces, scale-up, technology transfer, and manufacturing readiness
• Experience working in a CDMO, biopharmaceutical development, GMP/GxP, or regulated life sciences environment
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional development programs with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Strong project management expertise, including schedule development, critical path management, risk management, action tracking, resource planning, stakeholder communication, and governance
• Ability to manage multiple programs, competing priorities, and shifting business needs in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
• Strong people leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop, and guide project management professionals
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills across technical teams, business stakeholders, senior leadership, and client-facing teams
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive accountability across cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to translate technical project details into clear business, operational, leadership, and client-facing communications
• Knowledge of project management tools and systems such as Smartsheet, MS Project, SharePoint, Power BI, JIRA, or similar platforms
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain project discipline while adapting to changing business and technical priorities
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to quality, partnership, transparency, and delivery excellence
• Preferred fields of study: Life Sciences, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Business, or related field
• Professional certifications preferred, such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or other project/program management certifications
• Experience in biologics, bioprocess development, CDMO operations, GMP/GxP environments, or pharmaceutical development strongly preferred
• Understanding of regulatory expectations, quality systems, and documentation practices relevant to biologics development and GMP manufacturing preferred

Benefits

• A variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy
• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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