Pharma Tech Transfer Project Lead

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, Inc.; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting day 1

401(k) immediate vesting

Volunteer time off

PTO 104 hours/year

Job summary

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to lead technology transfer projects for new products and manage ongoing Commercial Supply and Life Cycle Management initiatives.

You will act as the primary liaison between customers and cross-functional teams, overseeing all project phases from initiation to closure and maintaining accurate data in SmartSheet. This fully onsite role requires flexibility to support customer visits and a dynamic project environment, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Biochemistry, or other Life Sciences or related field.
• 8 years related work experience in Pharma/Biotech/Life Sciences or similarly regulated industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook PowerPoint, and SmartSheet.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratory, or CMC regulatory environment.
• Regulatory knowledge of GMPs, change control, risk management and quality by design.
• Direct work experience in project management capacity with tech transfer into sterile manufacturing.
• Customer facing experience in pharmaceutical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for technology transfer, commercial supply, and lifecycle management (LCM) projects.
• Serve as the primary liaison between customers and cross-functional internal teams.
• Define project scope, milestones, deliverables, timelines, risks, and success criteria.
• Manage change controls, tech transfer plans, and project documentation.
• Oversee execution of commercial supply agreements and ensure contractual commitments are met.
• Coordinate resources and deliverables across multiple departments.
• Facilitate project meetings, agendas, action items, and meeting minutes.
• Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, issue resolution, and escalation.
• Provide regular project updates to customers and senior leadership.
• Identify, resolve and/or escalation issues in a timely fashion.
• Build strong client relationships, manage expectations, and improve customer satisfaction.
• Support customer visits and maintain flexibility in a dynamic environment.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change.

Skills

Project management

Tech transfer

Client liaison

Regulatory GMPs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or Life Sciences

Tools

SmartSheet

Microsoft Office

Job description

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to lead technology transfer projects for new products and manage ongoing Commercial Supply and Life Cycle Management initiatives.

You will act as the primary liaison between customers and cross-functional teams, overseeing all project phases from initiation to closure and maintaining accurate data in SmartSheet. This fully onsite role requires flexibility to support customer visits and a dynamic project environment, with