CDMO Commercial Program Lead

Padagis; Windsor (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Padagis seeks a Commercial Project Manager with CDMO/CMO experience to join our Commercial Team in early 2027. The role focuses on managing customer-facing programs and a portfolio of internal projects to mature CDMO processes, governance, and cross-functional ways of working as the business scales.

You will lead end-to-end projects across launches, supply initiatives, tech transfers, and ongoing commercial activities, coordinating with operations and site teams while maintaining detailed plans

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience in project or program management within a pharmaceutical CMO/CDMO or closely related regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing customer-facing projects, ideally involving tech transfers, new product introductions, commercial launches, or supply continuity efforts.
• Strong understanding of cross-functional pharma/CMO workflows (Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain) and how they interact in commercial manufacturing projects.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects with clear structure, discipline, and follow-through.
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence in managing discussions with external customers and senior internal stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Proficiency in project management tools and standard office applications (Smartsheet, MS Projects, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Customer-facing project leadership
• Cross-site coordination
• End-to-end project management
• Internal CDMO build-out projects
• Issue and risk management
• Commercial handoff and execution support
• Reporting and documentation
• Milestone and invoicing coordination

Skills

Project management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Projects

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Padagis seeks a Commercial Project Manager with CDMO/CMO experience to join our Commercial Team in early 2027. The role focuses on managing customer-facing programs and a portfolio of internal projects to mature CDMO processes, governance, and cross-functional ways of working as the business scales.

You will lead end-to-end projects across launches, supply initiatives, tech transfers, and ongoing commercial activities, coordinating with operations and site teams while maintaining detailed plans