Senior Manager/Associate Director, CMC Project Management

JR United Kingdom; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in drug development is seeking a Senior Manager/Associate Director Project Manager to oversee the management of pharmaceutical projects. The successful candidate will lead project efforts, engage with clients, and ensure project milestones are met efficiently. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, coupled with strong leadership and communication skills, ready to work in a dynamic remote environment with travel.

Qualifications

• 10 years experience in pharmaceutical or CRO/CMO industry.
• PMP certification desired.
• Experience in project management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects within STA, ensuring completion on schedule and budget.
• Lead project initiation, planning, and execution efforts.
• Represent company at client and trade show meetings.

Skills

Project Management

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Master's or PhD in life sciences

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

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16.06.2025

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Overview

The Senior Manager/Associate Director Project Manager will be responsible for managing projects within STA, WuXi’s API and Drug Product development and manufacturing division. Leads the orderly progression of projects from the proposal stage through project completion by interacting with the client, technical team and business development team. The incumbent will also participate in business development activities such as visiting existing or new clients and promoting STA’s services in conferences/trade shows.

Please note this is a remote (work from home) position within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead all project initiation and planning efforts. Participate in the implementation and execution of a given project.
• Establishes project objectives, timelines and deliverables. Defines project tasks and resource requirements.
• Closely monitor/control project progression to ensure project is completed on schedule and within budget. Reports project progress to all key stakeholders.
• Supports the technical team to investigate any project challenges by necessary risk assessment tools & techniques, then implements corrective measures.
• Serves as liaison with client contacts, manages day-to-day communications and organizes project team meetings.
• Represents company in project meetings, prepares meeting agenda and minutes, and follows up on action items.
• Evaluates and assesses project results and provides recommendations for future improvements.
• Provides support to the business development team joining customer visits, conferences or tradeshows.
• Prepare Quotations/Proposals/Change Orders with inputs from key stakeholders for existing relationships.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Master's (MS) or PhD in life sciences; chemistry preferred
• A minimum of 10 years pharmaceutical or CRO/CMO industry experience, preferably in API process R&D and manufacturing and/or Drug Product R&D and manufacturing.
• Prior experience in project management or managing external research collaborations, with PMP certification desired.
• Candidate should possess strong and effective project management, problem-solving solving and interpersonal skills and have a proven track record working cross-functionally across a wide variety of technical, business, and operational areas.
• Demonstrates good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and small molecule drug development.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in CMC process development and/or GMP manufacturing.
• Working knowledge and understanding of current regulations and industry trends for small molecule, manufacturing, and testing. Oligonucleotide and Solid State Peptide experience a plus.
• Experience in a Contract Research Organization (CRO) or Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) is preferred, but not required.
• Must have working knowledge of MS Office products, especially MS Project.

Independence/Accountability:

• Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, and highly flexible in this home-based position with ~25% travel.
• Must be organized and detail-oriented.
• Problem Solving:
• Proven experience creating and carrying out successful plans and processes to solve complex problems.

Leadership Activities:

• Work closely with team members across all CMC-related business units and with the STA management team to ensure coordination of all efforts and real-time communication with all stakeholders.

Communication Skills:

• Proficiency in English is required. Mandarin is a plus
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation skills).