Program Manager

Katalyst CRO; Danvers (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Katalyst CRO is seeking a Program Manager for the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at the Danvers, MA site. This role provides end-to-end leadership for MES initiatives, aligning with business priorities, operational readiness, and enterprise standards while delivering a standardized global MES template with Danvers localizations.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage schedules, budgets, risks, and vendor performance, and travel to the Danvers site biweekly as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Practical experience leading and managing the execution of projects and operational initiatives within a technical or professional discipline.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in project or program management with an understanding of downstream impacts across the organization.
• Strong Program Management background (PMO).
• MES implementation experience.
• IT Implementation experience.
• Critical manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Experience with quality standards/ highly regulated environment.
• MS Project, Planisware software for scheduling/budgeting, and MAP Agile experience is 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 cross‑functional and departmental teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between project teams, site leadership, functional partners, and vendors to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely decision‑making.
• 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 executive‑level 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

PMO

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Planisware

MAP Agile

Job description

The Program Manager for the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at the Danvers manufacturing site provides end‑to‑end leadership for the planning, governance, and execution of MES initiatives supporting manufacturing operations. This role leads cross‑functional teams in deploying and sustaining the standardized global MES template (Critical Manufacturing), including required Danvers‑specific localizations, while ensuring alignment to business priorities, operational readiness, and enterprise standards.

This role is aligned to the Danvers Manufacturing site in Danvers, MA. While preference is given to candidates based nearby with the ability to work onsite, all qualified candidates will be considered provided they are able to travel to the Danvers site at least biweekly.

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 cross‑functional and departmental teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between project teams, site leadership, functional partners, and vendors to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely decision‑making.
• 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 executive‑level 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.

Requirements

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