Project Manager II

Planet Pharma; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead cross-functional workshops and align workstreams within a cGMP bio/pharma site startup environment.

The role requires 5–7 years of project management experience, PMP preferred, and advanced skills in monday.com, MS Project, Excel, and Google Workspace. You will support governance reporting and cost control while coordinating with multiple teams to ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Education: B.S. in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related technical field; PMP certification preferred.
• Industry Experience: 5–7 years of project management in cGMP BioPharma/Pharmaceutical Site Start-Up, commissioning, or tech transfer operations.
• Platform Expertise: Advanced proficiency in monday.com, MS Project, Excel, and Google Workspace.
• Key Competencies: Strong workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, cross-functional risk mitigation, and fluency in pharma manufacturing terminologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead high-value cross-functional workshops and alignment sessions.
• Build and baseline workstream schedules on monday.com with milestone alignment to the Master IS.
• Track workstream costs including PO drawdowns, vendor spend, and variances.
• Assist with resource loading and capacity planning to prevent bottlenecks.
• Maintain RAID logs and drive resolution of risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
• Draft standard status reports and governance materials for Tier 2/3 forums.

Skills

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional risk mitigation

Education

B.S. in Engineering/Life Sciences/Business

PMP certification preferred

Tools

monday.com

MS Project

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

Key Responsibilities & Objectives

• Workstream Facilitation: Plan and lead high-value cross-functional workshops, alignment sessions, and recurring Tier 2 workstream execution huddles.
• monday.com Schedule Management: Build, maintain, and baseline workstream-level integrated schedules on monday.com, ensuring logic ties and milestone alignment with the Master Integrated Schedule (IS).
• Workstream Cost Control: Track financial performance for assigned workstreams, monitoring PO drawdowns, invoice approvals, vendor spend, and cost variance reporting.
• Resource Loading Support: Assist Workstream Leads in resource loading and capacity planning to prevent operational bottlenecks during ramp-up phases.
• RAID Log & Action Management: Maintain and actively drive resolution for assigned workstream RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and Action Item registers.
• Governance Reporting: Support Workstream Leads in drafting standard 3-page status reports, 4-pillar health checks, exception reports, and executive summaries for Tier 2 and Tier 3 governance forums.

B. Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Education: B.S. in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related technical field. PMP certification preferred.
• Industry Experience: Minimum 5-7 years of project management experience within cGMP BioPharma / Pharmaceutical Site Start-Up, commissioning, or tech transfer operations.
• Platform Expertise: Advanced proficiency in monday.com, MS Project, Excel, and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive).
• Key Competencies: Strong workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, cross-functional risk mitigation, and fluency in pharma manufacturing terminologies.