PMO - Manager - Project Farma

PerkinElmer; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer's Project Farma is seeking a PMO - Manager to lead project delivery of capital programs up to multi-million dollar totals in regulated life sciences environments. This full-time salaried role is based at customer sites in PA with domestic travel to meet client project requests, and it requires strong cross-functional leadership across engineering, CQV, startup, and operations.

You will mentor project managers, manage scope, budget, and schedule, and ensure compliance with regulatory

Job description

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

Job Title

PMO - Manager - Project Farma

Location(s)

Customer Site - PA

Job Description

This is a full-time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.

Project Farma's purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.

This role contributes to organizational success by supporting financial performance, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement, while also investing in people through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and professional development.

All team members are expected to embody Project Farma's values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.

The PMO Manager is responsible for leading teams and overseeing the execution of work aligned to project, client, and business objectives. This role balances people leadership with operational accountability, including coaching, performance management, resource planning, and ensuring high-quality delivery within defined scope, timelines, and budget. At more senior levels, this role provides experienced leadership and operational oversight across multiple projects or functional areas, with accountability for team performance, talent development, and consistent execution of business priorities, while partnering with senior leaders to drive continuous improvement, scalability, and organizational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• This role leads the delivery of capital projects of moderate to high complexity, typically up to $5M total installed cost, within regulated life sciences and advanced manufacturing environments. This provides technical leadership and management of disciplined execution throughout the project lifecycle - from early design through operational readiness to closeout. This role balances people leadership with operational accountability, including coaching, performance management, resource planning, and ensuring high-quality delivery within defined scope, timelines, and budget.
• The PMO Manager acts as Project Farma's and the client's representative while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with regulatory and quality standards. They will report directly to the Regional Vice President, with an indirect reporting line to the VP, Project Management to ensure alignment with firm-wide project management standards.
• Lead cross-functional project teams across engineering, construction, CQV, and startup workstreams.
• Lead planning, design, construction, commissioning, startup and transition to operations phases of assigned projects.
• Develop and manage project execution plans, governance models, and project controls structures.
• Act as the owner's representative and primary point of contact for client leadership.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, and risk across all project phases.
• Ensure all work complies with regulatory, safety, and quality standards (e.g., cGMP, OSHA).
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project managers, engineers, and support staff.
• Interface with internal stakeholders, EPC/EPCM partners, and vendors to ensure alignment and progress.
• Support change management and escalation processes with Regional Vice President and Vice President, Project Management as needed.

Attributes for Success

• Technical Delivery: Applies advanced technical knowledge and professional expertise
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Seeks better ways, adapts to change and champions new ideas.
• Customer Focus & Professionalism: Represents PF with consistent professionalism, appropriate escalation and respect for internal stakeholders, even during high stress delivery situations
• Integrity & Humility: Demonstrates self-awareness and puts PF mission above ego
• Collaboration & Communication: Communicates clearly and proactively and drives transparent alignme