Senior PM - Hybrid Digital Manufacturing & GMP Transformation

Progressive; Breda; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology and digital transformation initiatives in a GMP-regulated biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Based in Breda, the role is hybrid with minimum 3 days onsite, guiding projects from concept to handover and collaborating with Technology, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing Operations.

You will drive deployment of manufacturing systems and IT/OT solutions, manage risks and budgets, and ensure successful adoption

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Automation, Manufacturing Systems, Information Technology, Project Management or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of project management experience delivering large-scale technology, automation, manufacturing systems, IT/OT or digital transformation projects.
• Proven experience working in GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading projects through qualification, validation and operational handover.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence teams across Quality, Operations, Engineering and Technology functions.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams within complex matrix organisations.
• Excellent communication, planning, risk management and problem-solving skills.
• Professional fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale manufacturing technology and digital transformation projects from initiation through operational handover.
• Manage project scope, budgets, timelines, governance, risks and resource planning.
• Coordinate requirements gathering, design reviews, testing, qualification, validation and go-live activities.
• Drive deployment of manufacturing systems, automation platforms, digital technologies and IT/OT solutions.
• Lead cross-functional project teams within a complex matrix organisation.
• Manage vendors, system integrators and key business stakeholders.
• Facilitate executive steering meetings, workshops and decision forums.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, validation, cybersecurity, quality and data integrity requirements.
• Support organisational change, operational readiness, training and successful business adoption.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Engineering

Tools

MES

SCADA

Digital Twin

Industrial IoT

Job description

Progressive is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology and digital transformation initiatives in a GMP-regulated biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Based in Breda, the role is hybrid with minimum 3 days onsite, guiding projects from concept to handover and collaborating with Technology, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing Operations.

You will drive deployment of manufacturing systems and IT/OT solutions, manage risks and budgets, and ensure successful adoption