Principal Project Manager

Inventprise; Woodinville (WA); On-site; USD 137,760 - 206,640; Part time

Job summary

A biopharmaceutical company in Woodinville is seeking a Principal Project Manager for Manufacturing Operations. This role involves strategic leadership across multiple teams, managing project delivery, and influencing senior management. Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience in project management within biotechnology, a relevant degree, and preferred PMP certification. This is a 6-month contract position with competitive hourly pay between $100-$150.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years' project management experience in manufacturing operations.
• PMP certification or equivalent required.
• Proven experience with scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management across Manufacturing, Quality, and Facilities Engineering.
• Develop and manage project plans and financial reporting.
• Interfacing with senior management and influencing decision-making.

Skills

Project management expertise

Leadership skills

Excellent interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Risk management

Education

B.A. / B.S.

Advanced degree in biological sciences or engineering

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Procore

SchedulePro

Job description

This range is provided by Inventprise. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$100.00/hr - $150.00/hr

About Inventprise

At Inventprise, developing innovative and widely available vaccines is in our DNA. By producing targeted vaccines for populations worldwide, we're addressing global health inequalities and empowering people to live healthy lives—no matter where they live. Headquartered in Redmond, WA, our goal is to deliver affordable, effective vaccines at large scale to Low and Middle-Income Countries, as well as populations in the U.S. and around the world. Inventprise is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where our people are inspired to do their best work. We’re proud to have some of the world’s most qualified industry scientists, researchers, and manufacturing professionals on our team, and strive to create a vibrant, dynamic presence in the Washington State Life Sciences environment.

What the Role Offers - Principal Project Manager - Manufacturing Operations (Contract)

As a Principal Project Manager – Manufacturing Operations, you’ll provide strategic cross-functional project management and leadership skills across Manufacturing, Quality, and Facilities Engineering. Your responsibilities include developing, driving, managing, evaluating, and maintaining key strategic or operational activities that influence senior management decision-making. You’ll translate manufacturing strategy into efficient executable plans, interface with senior management, and manage project planning efforts, including prioritization. Additionally, you’ll proactively address changes, drive high-quality project deliverables, and oversee project financial reporting.

This is a 6-month contract position located in our Woodinville, WA office.

What You Need to Succeed:

• This position reports into the Chief Operating Officer for day-to-day activities with a dotted line reporting to the VP of Quality and Validation, Director of Manufacturing and Director of Facilities & Engineering.
• Provides project management and leadership skills across multiple operational groups to include: Manufacturing, Quality, and Facilities Engineering.
• Co-creates the company’s manufacturing operations strategy and translates it into an efficient and achievable operational plan including formulating the project scope, execution strategies and critical paths with support and guidance from the COO, their staff and executive team.
• Leads multidisciplinary teams in predicting and planning solutions to achieve successful execution, driving the team to achieve clarity on issues, interfacing with senior management and influencing the decision-making process.
• Acts as an internal resource and manufacturing operations consultant, including teaching and mentoring the COO’s executive team about best practices.
• Proactively identifies potential issues and obstacles and manages changes in project scope by creating contingency plans in a constantly changing environment.
• Creates and maintains the project plan with stakeholder input, and provides project status reporting including development and maintenance of project documents and communication tools (i.e. Gantt Chart/Smartsheet)
• Manages project financial reporting and tracking budget to actuals.

Required Qualifications:

• B.A. / B.S. is required. Advanced degree, specifically in biological sciences or engineering is preferred.
• PMP certification or similar experience is required. Must have expertise in MS Project/Smartsheet. Must have experience with scheduling software (i.e. Procore, SchedulePro).
• Minimum of 8 years' project management experience with increasing complexity in manufacturing operations within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries.
• Knowledge and understanding of product development processes, preferably in biologics, regulatory pathways for biologics (e.g. FDA, EMA), and knowledge of cGCP, cGLP and cGMP.
• Knowledge of risk management, project reporting, and project management tools required.
• Strong leader who can drive cross functional collaboration and manage stakeholders at varying experience levels in a matrix environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, prioritization, and organizational skills to inspire support and influence positive outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.

Physical Demands:

• Must be present on site for all related responsibilities and be able to routinely perform activities as defined above.
• Must be able to stand and sit for extended periods of time.

Mental Demands:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Highly organized with attention to detail
• Able to work independently with changing priorities.

Working Conditions:

• Extended periods of time on the computer.
• Extended periods of time on your feet.
• $100-$150 Per Hour DOE
• It is not typical for an individual to be contracted at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
• The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location.

Our People-First Philosophy:

At Inventprise, you’ll be part of a world-class team working on innovative vaccines and technologies that have global impact. Our people are an integral part of our strategy, allowing us to grow as a company and improve our performance year-over-year.

Our company was built on the belief that by working together, we have the ability to make the world a better place and improve lives. We have a growth mindset and are constantly looking for ways to enhance our contributions to improve global health. We believe that when we support each other and set high standards, we are able to do our best work.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Inventprise is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, identity, sexual orientation, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Manufacturing

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