Project Manager (CapEx Qualification & Infrastructure, Filtration, Med. Device)

Cytiva; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva, a leader in life sciences and biotechnology, seeks a Project Manager for the Filtration manufacturing unit in Pensacola, FL. You will lead strategic capital, infrastructure, and process-improvement projects, ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance while meeting schedules and budgets.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and 3+ years managing large-scale manufacturing or facility projects with budgets over $10 million, in regulated industries, with strong PM and financial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years of experience managing large-scale manufacturing, facility, infrastructure, or equipment projects with budgets exceeding $10 million.
• Proven success leading cross-functional projects in regulated industries such as life sciences or medical devices.
• Strong grasp of PM principles: scope, scheduling, budgeting, resources, risk, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment with financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of manufacturing projects using DBS.
• Deliver capital and operational projects safely, on time, within scope and budget, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Manage scope changes, assess impacts, and drive change control to minimize deviations.
• Establish regular updates with senior leadership, providing visibility on status, risks, and outcomes.
• Prepare CapEx justifications, financial analyses, budgets, and executive-level investment presentations.

Skills

Project management

Large-scale projects

Budgeting

Regulated industry

Cross-functional leadership

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.
At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Project Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, and delivering strategic manufacturing capital, infrastructure, process improvement, and equipment projects across Cytiva's Filtration business unit. This role ensures projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with business objectives while meeting quality, schedule, budget, and compliance requirements.
This position reports to the Sr Director, Advanced Engineering and is part of the Filtration manufacturing business located in Pensacola, FL and will be an on-site role.

What You Will Do

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of manufacturing projects using standard project management methodologies and Danaher Business System (DBS) principles.
• Deliver capital and operational projects safely, on time, within scope, and within approved budgets while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.
• Manage project scope, identify changes, evaluate impacts, and drive effective change control processes to minimize schedule and budget deviations.
• Establish and maintain a consistent communication cadence with senior leadership, including the Filtration General Manager, CFO, Operations Leaders, and other stakeholders, providing clear visibility to project status, risks, mitigation plans, and business outcomes.
• Prepare capital expenditure (CapEx) justifications, financial analyses, budget forecasts, and executive-level presentations supporting investment decisions.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Prefer 3+ years' experience managing large-scale manufacturing, facility, infrastructure, or equipment projects with budgets exceeding $10 million.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional projects in manufacturing, engineering, life sciences, medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, including scope management, scheduling, budgeting, resource planning, risk management, and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent projects and effectively prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong financial acumen, including capital planning, forecasting, return-on-investment analysis, and cost control.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• Ability to travel up 15% potentially international
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment and follow safety protocols/procedures

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Management of Change (MOC) processes within regulated manufacturing environments.
• Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) of manufacturing equipment and facilities.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or life sciences manufacturing operations.