Life Sciences Project Manager: R&D & NPI Leader

Cytiva; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Project Manager to lead cross-functional R&D and product development projects from initiation to completion at our Portsmouth site. You will coordinate engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain teams, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and scope.

The role requires a technical degree and proven project management experience in a matrixed organisation. English communication must be fluent, and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, life sciences, chemistry, bioprocessing, biotechnology, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience leading technical, R&D, product development, engineering, or operational improvement projects.
• Strong planning, budgeting, and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional teams across R&D, engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, product management, and other relevant functions whilst leading multiple technical projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business objectives.
• Serve as the site coordination liaison, translating local requests and business priorities into clear actions, accountable owners, deliverables, and execution plans for technical teams.
• Facilitate project reviews, decision-making, and structured problem-solving sessions to maintain progress and accountability.
• Identify risks, resource constraints, and execution barriers early; develop mitigation plans and elevate issues when leadership support is required.
• Provide clear, timely updates or escalation needs to project sponsors, functional leaders, and key stakeholders; capture lessons learned and improve project management practices, technical workflows, and ways of working.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, life sciences, chemistry, bioprocessing, biotechnology, or related technical discipline

Job description

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Project Manager to lead cross-functional R&D and product development projects from initiation to completion at our Portsmouth site. You will coordinate engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain teams, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and scope.

The role requires a technical degree and proven project management experience in a matrixed organisation. English communication must be fluent, and travel may be required.