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This is a hands-on project management role with ownership of project plans, timelines, deliverables, risks, and cross-functional execution. The successful candidate will have direct experience driving projects in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical environment and will be comfortable working at the level of detail required to move complex, regulated work from plan through implementation. This individual must be able to translate project objectives, progress, risks, and decisions into clear project plans and concise communications for functional leaders and executives.\nPhysical Demands & Work Conditions\nProduction Associates: Must have visual acuity of 20/20 (corrected or uncorrected) and normal color vision to safely perform critical tasks such as visual inspection of materials, equipment, and labeling, including distinguishing color-coded components in a GMP environment.\nMust meet cleanroom gowning requirements, including wearing full gowning (face coverings, gloves, hoods, goggles) for up to 3 consecutive hours at a time, minimal movement in the cleanroom, and working with or around human blood, blood-derived materials, cells, other biological materials, and alcohol-based sprays. Use of cosmetics (makeup, painted nails), jewelry, or facial piercings is not permitted in the cleanroom, and any skin conditions that cause shedding must be disclosed.\nMust be comfortable regularly participating in video-based meetings.\nKey Responsibilities:\nOwn and actively manage detailed cross-functional project plans from initiation through implementation, including scope, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, decision points, and critical path activities.\nManage defined CMC, Technical Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Clinical, and other business or operational projects, coordinating work across functional teams and maintaining accountability to agreed timelines and deliverables.\nBuild, maintain, and drive project schedules in Smartsheet; ensure plans accurately reflect current status, dependencies, risks, and changes in execution.\nIdentify schedule risks, resource or dependency constraints, and emerging blockers; work directly with project teams and functional leaders to develop mitigation plans, facilitate decisions, and escalate issues when appropriate.\nLead project meetings and working sessions, establish clear agendas and objectives, document key decisions and actions, and ensure appropriate follow-through across the project team.\nDevelop clear project status reports, RAID logs, dashboards, milestone views, and executive-level presentations that translate detailed project information into concise, decision-oriented communications.\nPartner with Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Operations, Regulatory, Clinical, and Supply Chain stakeholders to support implementation activities in a regulated environment, including change controls, validation activities, operational readiness, and other project-specific deliverables.\nSupport PMO governance and portfolio management by providing accurate project data, communicating project health and priorities, and contributing to consistent project management practices across the organization.\nExperience:\nBachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.\nMinimum of 3 years of hands-on project management or closely related experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cell therapy, clinical, medical device, or other regulated life sciences industry. 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