Chief Manager - Projects

Piramal Pharma Ltd; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Piramal Pharma Solutions is seeking a Chief Manager - Projects with 12–15 years in pharmaceutical formulation equipment and plant infra. The role drives capital projects, coordinates design, procurement, and construction, and liaises with internal stakeholders and external vendors to deliver on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate has strong leadership, budget control, and GMP know-how, and will manage cross-functional teams across global sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering; pharma domain preferred.
• 12–15 years in pharmaceutical formulation Process Equipment and infra; strong project management.
• Experience leading capital projects in a pharma setting; interaction with internal/external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technically complex projects in pharmaceutical formuation facilities.
• Direct/coordinate internal and external resources; manage stakeholder relationships and project performance.
• Monitor schedules and budgets; ensure timely delivery and compliance with cGMP.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Meeting management

Engineering fundamentals

Risk management

Formulation facilities knowledge

Piping & instrumentation

Budget & scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Project controls tools

Vendor/Contract management

Job description

KEY STAKEHOLDERS: EXTERNAL

Vendors, Consulting Firms

Division

Piramal Pharma Solutions

Piramal Pharma Solutions is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), offering end-to-end development and manufacturing solutions across the drug life cycle. We serve our clients through a globally integrated network of facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

This enables us to offer a comprehensive range of services including Drug Discovery Solutions, Process & Pharmaceutical Development services, Clinical Trial Supplies, Commercial supply of APIs and Finished dosage forms. We also offer specialized services like development and manufacture of Highly Potent APIs and Antibody Drug Conjugation.

Our capability as an integrated service provider & experience with various technologies enables us to serve Innovator and Generic companies worldwide.

For more details, please visit : www.piramalpharmasolutions.com

Job Title

Chief Manager - Projects

Job Description

A versatile and resourceful engineering project manager with Specialization in Mechanical for Pharma Formulation.

This position will provide opportunities to work on a variety of challenging and rewarding projects with diverse technologies and job responsibilities. The successful candidate will enjoy lead project roles with opportunities to exercise and further develop well-rounded skills in engineering project management and project engineering design. This person will interact directly with internal stakeholders and direct/coordinate internal and external resources to execute technically complex projects, with broad responsibility for managing stakeholder relationships and project performance.

KEY STAKEHOLDERS: INTERNAL

Global Site Heads, Engineering Heads, Manufacturing & Procurement teams.

KEY STAKEHOLDERS: EXTERNAL

Vendors, Consulting Firms

Reporting Structure

Cluster Head Projects

Qualification

Bachelor or Diploma in Engineering with specialization Mechanical.

Experience

• 12-15 years of professional experience in Pharmaceutical formulation Process Equipment and Infra along with engineering project management, in a pharmaceutical company
• Hands on experience in leading & implementing capital projects in pharmaceutical company

Skills And Competencies

• Teamwork skills & Good communication skills
• Able to manage meetings, take ownership of task, communicate right information, reaching to right solution.
• Good Engineering skills along with basic computer.
• Risk-taking capability and ready to learn new things by new challenges
• Good Knowledge of Design and Execution of formulation facilities of various dosage forms with proficiency on process Equipment's, piping, formulation facility infra and its integration with the Core Equipment’s
• Keen knowledge about Formulation Process Equipment’s, Utility Piping, Clean Utilities, Infrastructure requirements.
• Basic HVAC requirements for pharma facilities
• Mechanical works like structural work, piping etc
• Knowledge of Tendering and procurement assistance
• Construction supervision & monitoring.
• Co-ordination with the Design Engg Firms and Construction Management Firms
• Monitoring and adhering to schedule and Budget of Projects
• Ability to generate high level Engineering deliverables as needed.
• Basic Knowledge and understanding of cGMP regulatory requirements for various pharmaceutical formulation product facilities
• Global experience (USA , UK, Europe) in execution of similar projects would be added advantage
• Experience working with project controls tools to manage cost and schedule.
• Works collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment and wins support from co-workers.
• Ability to plan and supervise the development of technical deliverables.

Competencies

• Good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Positive attitude with Good analytical skills.
• Proactivity and innovative out of box thinking is a must.
• People management and ability to get work done in high pressure situations

Vendors, Consulting Firms