Senior Innovation Project Management

Opella; Morristown (TN); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Opella is seeking a Senior Innovation Project Manager in North America to lead end-to-end new product development initiatives that drive brand growth and market impact. You will coordinate with Marketing, R&D, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to move programs quickly and efficiently.

You’ll mentor teams, manage risks, and optimize processes, while upholding an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture across global partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree and PMP certification preferred.
• 8+ years of CPG New Product Innovation Project Management experience, managing multiple complex projects.
• Experience within regulated industries such as Pharma, OTC, Medical Devices, Cosmetics, Consumer Health, or Food Supplements.
• Experience supporting NDA and 510(k) related projects; Manufacturing, R&D, or Regulatory experience is preferred.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional teams across Regulatory, Medical, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Legal, R&D, and Business Development.
• Excellent communication, planning, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.
• Comfortable working in complex, decentralized environments, interacting with VP to C-Suite leadership, and bringing an entrepreneurial and agile mindset.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the project strategy in alignment with functional partners to deliver scope, schedules, risks, and resources.
• Lead project kick-offs, workshops and regular meetings to drive effective execution and timely decisions.
• Represent the project team in global/regional governance and project/portfolio reviews.
• Leverage technology to communicate status and enter information into tracking systems on time.
• Maintain Project- and Portfolio-Management-Systems with weekly updates and accuracy.
• Conduct after-action reviews and continuous process improvements assessments.
• Assess organizational capabilities and drive cross-functional improvement in project execution.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Strategic problem solving

Agile mindset

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PMP certification

Job description

You’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and wants experts ready to shape what’s next. As a Senior Innovation Project Manager, you’ll bring your skill, your curiosity and your drive to make health simpler, smarter and more human.

About The Job

• Lead complex, end-to-end New Product Development (NPD) innovation projects that drive brand and sales growth.
• Serve as the “air traffic controller” across Marketing, R&D, Sales, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, and external partners.
• Manage project risks, priorities, timelines, and key decisions to keep programs moving quickly and efficiently.
• Use agility, problem-solving, and simplification to remove roadblocks and help teams make smart trade-offs.
• Drive NPD process improvements across innovation, product optimization, and sustainability initiatives.
• Mentor and develop Project Management talent while strengthening collaboration and accountability across teams.
• Demonstrate a challenger mindset by questioning complexity, acting with integrity, and helping create an ambitious and collaborative culture.

Main Responsibilities

• Define and execute the project strategy in alignment with the functional partners to deliver critical aspects of each project on time: scope, schedules, risks mitigation, budget & resources; Provides Project Reporting and KPIs as required
• Lead project kick-offs, workshops and regular meetings to effective project execution; structure team discussions and escalations that drive timely decision making within the team
• Represent the project team in global/regional governance and project/portfolio reviews.
• Leverage technology to proactively communicate project status to key stakeholders, enter key information into tracking systems on time, and summarize performance/risks.
• Maintain Project- and Portfolio-Management-Systems Weekly: data entry, updating and accuracy
• Conduct after-action reviews and continuous process improvements assessments
• Assess organizational capabilities and team mindset driving improvement to the way we work cross functional. Deliver project execution improvements.
  

About You

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree and PMP certification preferred.
• 8+ years of CPG New Product Innovation Project Management experience, managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Experience within regulated industries such as Pharma, OTC, Medical Devices, Cosmetics, Consumer Health, or Food Supplements.
• Experience supporting NDA and 510(k) related projects; Manufacturing, R&D, or Regulatory experience is preferred.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional teams across Regulatory, Medical, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Legal, R&D, and Business Development.
• Excellent communication, planning, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.
• Comfortable working in complex, decentralized environments, interacting with VP to C-Suite leadership, and bringing an entrepreneurial and agile mindset.

This is more than the next step in your career, it’s a chance to lead change and help reinvent self-care for the world. If you’re ready to challenge, inspire and deliver impact that matters, we’re ready for you. We are challengers. We are Opella.

Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds .

North America Applicants Only

The salary range for this position is: $127,500.00 - $184,166.66

About Us:

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

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