MES Program Lead: Global Template & Site Readiness

Katalyst CRO; Danvers (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Katalyst CRO is seeking a Program Manager for the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at the Danvers site in Danvers, MA. You will lead planning, governance, and execution of MES initiatives, directing crossfunctional teams to deploy a standardized global MES template with Danvers localizations while ensuring business alignment, readiness, and enterprise standards.

The role covers integrated delivery across scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, quality, and change management, aiming for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Practical experience leading and managing the execution of projects in a technical or professional discipline.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in project or program management with understanding downstream impacts.
• Strong Program Management background (PMO).
• MES implementation experience.
• IT Implementation experience.
• Critical manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with Quality standards/ highly regulated environment.
• MS Project, Planisware for scheduling/budget; MAP Agile experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall program leadership and governance for MES initiatives, defining objectives, success metrics, operating cadence, and escalation paths.
• Plan, execute, and monitor MES projects from initiation through delivery, owning integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, and outcomes across crossfunctional and departmental teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between project teams, site leadership, functional partners, and vendors to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely decisionmaking.
• Manage financial and resource aspects of the program, including budgets, forecasts, SOW execution, vendor performance, and efficient allocation of internal resources.
• Assess complex, ambiguous project issues and develop effective resolutions to meet productivity, quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Lead risk, issue, and change management activities, ensuring adoption readiness and adherence to PMO, quality, and enterprise standards.
• Provide clear, concise project status reporting and executivelevel insights on progress, risks, and financials.
• Drive continuous improvement by strengthening delivery processes, tools, and consistency of execution, capturing lessons learned to improve future initiatives.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

PMO

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Planisware

MAP Agile

Job description

Katalyst CRO is seeking a Program Manager for the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at the Danvers site in Danvers, MA. You will lead planning, governance, and execution of MES initiatives, directing crossfunctional teams to deploy a standardized global MES template with Danvers localizations while ensuring business alignment, readiness, and enterprise standards.

The role covers integrated delivery across scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, quality, and change management, aiming for