Commercial Project Manager

PCI TRGR Penn Pharmaceutical Services Ltd; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Pharma Services seeks a seasoned Project Manager to lead designated customer projects, ensuring milestones, budgets, and regulatory requirements are met. You will coordinate internal teams, manage external stakeholders, and optimize project workflows to deliver high-impact biopharma solutions.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong communication, and a proactive approach to solve problems and guide teams toward successful project completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; 5–7 years experience or training beneficial.
• College level mathematical skills and advanced computer skills.
• Full professional proficiency in English (written and verbal).
• Strong analytical and reasoning abilities.
• Experience supervising or leading teams preferred.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated track record of managing employees and making decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage designated customer projects within time and budget.
• Communicate milestones and assign responsibilities to ensure deliverables.
• be the primary customer contact for timelines, budget, and expectations.
• Support business development with quotes review and contract discussions.
• Lead project teams and kick-off meetings; forecast and control project expenses.

Skills

Project management

Problem solving

Decision making

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients. We are PCI. Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.

Summary of Objective

Manages designated customer projects to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and budget while adhering to applicable regulations and protocol requirements. Lead and play an integral part in individual project success and provide PCI a competitive advantage in long-term customer management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall project management for assigned projects using appropriate project planning tools.
• Communicates milestones, critical path activities and assign internal and external responsibility to ensure the project achieves all deliverables per the customer requirements and agreed upon timeline.
• Primary customer contact for activities, including timeline, budget and customer expectation management.
• Provide support to business development as necessary providing review of quotes for accuracy.
• Assist with customer supply agreements/contracts during project development.
• Understand purchasing authorization from the supply agreement.
• Work with the customer to ensure correct components and artwork changes; verify pricing to quote and re-price if necessary; communicate price variances with management.
• Responsible for leading Project Team and Technical Kick Off Meetings for assigned projects.
• Forecast and manage project expenses in adherence with the project budget.
• Generate customer invoice/billing including supporting documentation.
• Review and approve internal customer-based specifications for packaging components and processes.
• Provide suggestions for packaging solutions in the areas of design and specification management.
• Coach, mentor, and supervise Associate Project Managers.
• Effectively facilitate a lessons learned at the conclusion of projects to ensure we capture best practices, receive constructive feedback, and develop solutions and action plans to make the next project a success.
• Understand and analyze contribution margin for each project.
• Commit and meet budgetary objectives and communicate adjustments to Business Unit Manager.
• Establish effective meetings and communication plan to ensure success of each project.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects.
• Manage customer visits to PCI.
• Training and onboarding of new employees within same role, as requested.
• This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.
• Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, rules.
• Attendance to work is an essential function of this position.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for the stated position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and/or 5-7 years related experience and/or training.
• College Level Mathematical Skills Advanced Computer Skills: Ability to perform the most complex computer tasks and operate various computer programs.
• Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
• Highest Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems and deal with nonverbal symbolism in its most difficult phases while dealing with concrete/abstract variables.
• Supervisory Responsibilities Preferred: Ability to effectively present information to various people as the job requires.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to show success in managing employees.
• Ability to display a willingness to make decisions.

Preferred

• Ability to effectively present information to various people as the job requires.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to show success in managing employees.
• Ability to display a willingness to make decisions.

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status. At PCI, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our company’s purpose: Together, delivering life-changing therapies. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace by holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards of understanding, fairness, respect, and equal opportunity – at every level. We envision a PCI community where everyone can belong and grow, and we strive to bring this vision to reality by continuously and intentionally assessing our people practices, policies and programs, marketing approach, and workplace culture.

Why work for PCI Pharma Services?

At PCI, we have an uncompromising focus on providing quality and operational excellence and providing the industry leading customer experience. Our people make all of this happen, so providing an industry leading experience for our people is equally as important. By creating an authentic culture of purposeful work, we aspire to be an interesting and fulfilling place for talented individuals to grow careers. We live a philosophy of intentional learning combined with real-life experience supported by a fair and competitive rewards program. We are individuals, teams and a company that believes in our purpose and our approach is simple, the people who work at PCI fuel our business; we don’t say no, we figure out how.