Senior Project Manager – Medical Device Manufacturing

DuPont; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 107,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont is seeking an experienced Project Manager in the United States to lead high-impact medical device manufacturing initiatives. You will coordinate Operations, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, R&D, Finance, and external partners to deliver complex projects on time, within scope and budget.

The role focuses on technology transfers, process validation, equipment qualification, automation, facility upgrades, and capacity expansion in a regulated setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
• At least 3 years in a regulated medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or similarly controlled environment.
• Proven success leading cross-functional projects with schedule, budget, risk management, and leadership communication.
• Knowledge of quality systems, change control, validation, risk management, and controlled documentation.
• Strong communication, facilitation and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with project scheduling, presentation, spreadsheets, and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional manufacturing projects from charter and planning through execution, implementation, and closeout.
• Develop project scope, schedules, resource plans, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
• Drive projects involving new product introduction, design transfer, process validation, equipment qualification, automation, and facility improvements.
• Monitor project schedules and critical paths, addressing issues affecting safety, quality, delivery, cost or compliance.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies while escalating critical decisions.
• Coordinate manufacturing readiness, including validation strategies, training, documentation, material availability, and production ramp-up.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance with cGMP, ISO 13485, FDA requirements, change-control, validation.
• Lead project governance and phase-review meetings, establish accountability, and drive timely decisions.
• Manage project financials, including capital requests, forecasts, purchase commitments, cost tracking, and variances.
• Collaborate with suppliers, contractors, and equipment vendors to meet quality, schedule, and cost goals.
• Provide clear updates to sponsors and senior leaders regarding progress, risks, decisions, and resource needs.
• Capture lessons learned and strengthen project-management practices across manufacturing.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Risk management

Project scheduling

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Life Sciences, Business, or related field

Tools

ERP

PLM

QMS

Project portfolio management systems

Microsoft Project

Excel/PowerPoint

Job description

DuPont is seeking an experienced Project Manager in the United States to lead high-impact medical device manufacturing initiatives. You will coordinate Operations, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, R&D, Finance, and external partners to deliver complex projects on time, within scope and budget.

The role focuses on technology transfers, process validation, equipment qualification, automation, facility upgrades, and capacity expansion in a regulated setting.