Senior Program Manager

US02 Lonza Biologics Inc.; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Professional growth

Global career opportunities

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Program Manager in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (onsite) to lead biologics manufacturing programs with a focus on quality, timeline, and cost. You will serve as the critical link between Lonza, customers, and patients, driving cross-functional collaboration and exceptional program outcomes.

Responsibilities include managing scope, budgets, and timelines, building strong customer partnerships, and mentoring PMP peers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Biotechnology or related STEM field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or related industries.
• PMP certification or comparable project management certification preferred.
• Experience in Program Management, Project Management, manufacturing operations, or related disciplines.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and align multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary interface between customers and Lonza, ensuring successful program execution and delivery.
• Build strong customer relationships and advocate for customer needs while aligning with Lonza's business objectives.
• Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams to achieve program scope, quality, timeline, and budget objectives.
• Apply Program Management Standard Work processes and tools to effectively manage and track program performance.
• Drive customer satisfaction through proactive communication, issue resolution, and collaborative relationship management.
• Support onboarding and mentoring of new Program Management team members as a PMP Peer.
• Promote and share best practices, ensuring adherence to global Program and Project Management Center of Excellence standards and data integrity requirements.

Skills

Program Management

PMP certification

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences/Engineering/Biotechnology

Job description

Program Manager Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA Onsite

Managing complex programs requires a unique blend of leadership, collaboration, and strategic execution. As a Program Manager at Lonza, you will serve as the critical link between Lonza, our customers, and ultimately the patients who benefit from life-changing therapies. This role offers the opportunity to lead cross-functional teams, build strong customer partnerships, and drive the successful delivery of biologics manufacturing programs with excellence in quality, timeline, and cost.

What You Will Get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development within a global life sciences leader.
• Exposure to innovative biologics manufacturing programs and industry-leading technologies.
• Collaborative, customer-focused environment with global career opportunities.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the primary interface between customers and Lonza, ensuring successful program execution and delivery.
• Build strong customer relationships and advocate for customer needs while aligning with Lonza's business objectives.
• Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams to achieve program scope, quality, timeline, and budget objectives.
• Apply Program Management Standard Work processes and tools to effectively manage and track program performance.
• Drive customer satisfaction through proactive communication, issue resolution, and collaborative relationship management.
• Support onboarding and mentoring of new Program Management team members as a PMP Peer.
• Promote and share best practices, ensuring adherence to global Program and Project Management Center of Excellence standards and data integrity requirements.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Biotechnology, or another STEM-related field preferred.
• Experience in Program Management, Project Management, manufacturing operations, or a related discipline preferred.
• PMP certification or comparable Project Management certification is preferred.
• 5+ years of professional experience within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, life sciences, contract manufacturing, or related industries preferred.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and successfully align multiple stakeholders toward shared objectives.
• Strong communication, relationship management, and customer-facing skills.
• Technical understanding of biologics manufacturing, mammalian cell culture, or biopharmaceutical processes is advantageous but not required.

About Lonza

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of. At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With globally connected teams working together every day, we manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone's ideas have the potential to improve millions of lives, and we are committed to creating an environment where innovation thrive. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table.

At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Why Lonza

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, you will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters. We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow.

Every day, our teams across the world work together to turn scientific breakthroughs into life-changing medicines that reach up to 100 million patients a year. Lonza is a place where people can make a unique impact, grow their careers and belong. You will feel at home at Lonza if you: Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment Are curious, always looking to learn and improve Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients.

Join us. Be you.