Project Manager - Quality Control for Cell-Based Therapies (m|f|d)

Company Description

For 35 years, we have been developing cutting-edge science and technology to empower biomedical research and personalized medicine. We combine excellence from more than 60 disciplines in natural sciences, engineering, and informatics to significantly contribute to biomedical sciences. We encourage a creative working environment driven by pioneering spirit - to seek new horizons - boldly envisioning the future and turning it into reality. Today, more than 4,700 experts from over 50 countries contribute to our sustainable success.

Job Description

Join us in driving the future of innovative cell-based therapies at Miltenyi Biotec, where we develop groundbreaking treatments for cancer, autoimmune, and rare diseases. As a Project Manager in Quality Control, you will play a key role in turning cutting-edge science into real-world medical solutions.

Your Role

• Serve as the primary point of contact and project lead for all quality control activities related to cell therapy products, overseeing project timelines, deliverables, and risk management to ensure successful outcomes.
• You will establish and continuously improve project management workflows tailored to our fast-paced environment.
• Lead internal Quality Control projects end-to-end - this includes defining project scope, coordinating tasks across teams, monitoring progress against milestones, troubleshooting obstacles, and maintaining clear, proactive communication with stakeholders to keep projects on track.
• Work hand-in-hand with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and other departments to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in processes, then implement practical solutions that enhance productivity, reduce turnaround times, and support department scaling.
• Based on your expertise and contributions, there is a pathway to take on a leadership role within the Quality Control team, where you can influence strategy, mentor colleagues, and drive key initiatives.

Qualifications

Your Profile

• A completed degree in Pharmacy, Biology, Biotechnology or a related field (PhD preferred).
• Several years' professional experience managing projects within the biotech or pharmaceutical industries is required, ideally in a GMP-regulated Quality Control environment.
• Confident and professional communication skills, a proactive and flexible approach, and the ability to assert oneself constructively in challenging situations.
• Strong conceptual, analytical and structured working style, combined with a solution-focused mindset and high motivation.
• Fluent German and English (written and spoken) skills are required to clearly articulate complex topics to diverse audiences.

Additional Information

What we offer

• Flexible and remote work: Enable time management on your terms
• Diversity: International teams and cross-border intercultural communication
• Room for creativity: It's the most clever solution that we always strive for
• Health & Sport: We offer a wide range of corporate sports activities and health provision
• Miltenyi University: A clever mind never stops learning, take advantage of our inhouse Training Academy

Diversity is the bedrock of our creativity.

Our mission: To innovate treatments and technologies and tackle the world's most serious health challenges. And that's why we connect the dots -across various disciplines, linking different perspectives, skills, and abilities.

You and your talent are welcome here in our inclusive and collaborative environment. So come as you are. Regardless of gender, sexual identity, age, ethnicity, religion or disability.

Become part of our team and focus on pushing the borders of medicine.

Contact us

If you have the skills and qualifications for this position, please use the link to send us your details (application letter, curriculum vitae, references and certificates). Please give us some idea of when you can start and the kind of salary you are looking for, outlining the reasons you have made this application.