Senior Scientific Project Manager

Lonza; Slough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in life sciences is seeking a Senior Scientific Project Manager in Slough. This role entails overseeing cross-functional project teams to deliver high-quality outcomes with a focus on customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should possess extensive project management experience and a scientific background, with excellent communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Domestic relocation support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project/program management.
• Extensive customer interaction experience.
• Demonstrated project management in Pharmaceuticals or Biologics.

Responsibilities

• Lead project execution ensuring quality and timelines.
• Motivate multidisciplinary project teams to achieve results.
• Understand customer needs and manage project scope.

Skills

Project Management

Client Engagement

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Prioritization

Education

Scientific or Engineering Degree

PMP or Prince 2 Certification

Job description

Senior Scientific Project Manager, Slough

Client:

Location:

Slough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

54479a39678d

Job Views:

4

Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

Job Description:

Title: Senior Scientific Project Manager

Location: Slough

Domestic relocation support is offered with this role.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The role:

As a Scientific Senior Program Manager, you will have full responsibility and accountability for all operational aspects in leading a cross-functional project team to deliver on all scope objectives with the highest level of quality. You will be the single point of contact for the customer, serving as their advocate within the Lonza network, to achieve total customer satisfaction. This person will be required to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a tight turnaround. This is a fast-paced environment that offers great opportunities.

Candidates for this role must have client-facing Project Manager experience to be successful in this project!

Key Responsibilities

Lead project execution post-deal closure, ensuring seamless project initiation, planning, execution, and control (cost, time, quality, and risk).

Direct and motivate multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring all team members remain accountable for delivering outstanding results.

Conduct internal and external project team meetings to ensure all collaborators and customers follow the agreed Project Plan.

Secure necessary resources and capacity commitments, acquiring agreement from all relevant team members.

Serve as the single point of contact for all operational aspects of the program.

Understand customer needs and commit to project scope and timelines, ensuring agreement from both the project team and the customer.

Represent the customer project within the Lonza Network, acting as the customer’s advocate on-site.

Collaborate with Sales to ensure customer happiness throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Requirements

Proven experience in project/program management.

Extensive experience in a role involving direct customer interaction and effective collaborator coordination.

Demonstrated project management experience within the Pharmaceutical, Biologics, Medical Devices, or similar industries.

A scientific or engineering degree is essential.

Desired understanding of Pharmaceutical Industry-related Biotech processing.

PMP or Prince 2 certification is desirable.

Ability to prioritise tasks with various customers.

Preferred understanding of the early development of biologics.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment.

Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Reference: R68027

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Created on 29/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom