Senior Project Manager - Onsite

ProPharma; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ProPharma in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Project Manager to lead commissioning, qualification, and turnover activities to ensure facility occupancy and operational readiness. You will coordinate with the Engineering PM, contractors, and stakeholders to keep the project moving and aligned with milestones.

The role emphasizes schedule control, risk management, and governance, with regular leadership communications and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Engineering PM to support commissioning, qualification, and turnover activities required for facility occupancy and operational readiness.
• Coordinate project activities among contractors, stakeholders, and the Engineering PM to facilitate issue resolution, drive accountability, and maintain project momentum.
• Support maintenance of the integrated project schedule, including tracking milestones, commitments, dependencies, and critical-path activities.
• Maintain project controls and deliverables, including issue and risk logs, action-item tracking, communications plans, governance materials, and project status reporting.
• Monitor project progress against key objectives and escalate schedule, resource, and stakeholder issues as appropriate to support achievement of occupancy and operational readiness goals.
• Develop project updates and other communications for leadership stakeholders (as requested) and CCE departmental leadership.
• Facilitate project governance and stakeholder meetings, document decisions and action items, and monitor follow-through on commitments.
• Leverage knowledge of Cell and Gene therapy processing for commissioning, qualification, and validation of processes to proactively identify project risks, remove obstacles, and support successful execution of CQV and EMPQ activities.

Job description

For the past 25 years, ProPharma has improved the health and wellness of patients by providing advice and expertise that empowers biotech, med device, and pharmaceutical organizations of all sizes to confidently advance scientific breakthroughs and introduce new therapies. ProPharma partners with its clients through an advise-build-operate model across the complete product lifecycle. With deep domain expertise in regulatory sciences, clinical research solutions, quality & compliance, pharmacovigilance, medical information, and R&D technology, ProPharma offers an end-to-end suite of fully customizable consulting solutions that de-risk and accelerate our partners’ most high-profile drug and device programs.

Responsibilities

The role of the Project Manager will focus on project management leadership, coordination, communication, and project execution support. In scope responsibilities are as follows:

• Partner with the Engineering PM to support completion of commissioning, qualification, and turnover activities required for facility occupancy and operational readiness.
• Coordinate project activities among contractors, stakeholders, and the Engineering PM to facilitate issue resolution, drive accountability, and maintain project momentum.
• Support maintenance of the integrated project schedule, including tracking milestones, commitments, dependencies, and critical-path activities.
• Maintain project controls and deliverables, including issue and risk logs, action-item tracking, communications plans, governance materials, and project status reporting.
• Monitor project progress against key objectives and escalate schedule, resource, and stakeholder issues as appropriate to support achievement of occupancy and operational readiness goals.
• Develop project updates and other communications for leadership stakeholders (as requested) and CCE departmental leadership.
• Facilitate project governance and stakeholder meetings, document decisions and action items, and monitor follow-through on commitments.
• Leverage knowledge of Cell and Gene therapy processing for commissioning, qualification, and validation of processes to proactively identify project risks, remove obstacles, and support successful execution of CQV and EMPQ activities.

We celebrate our differences and strive to create a workplace where each person can be their authentic self. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Employees are encouraged to unleash their innovative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial spirits. With a holistic approach as an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide a safe space where all employees feel empowered to succeed.

All applications to roles at ProPharma are personally reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not rely on AI screening tools to support our hiring process. You will always receive an outcome to your application so that you have an answer from us - whether you're successful or not.

Whilst ProPharma supports remote working, we also recognise the value that comes from in person collaboration. As such, we encourage any new hires that are based within a reasonably short commute of one of our offices to work on a hybrid basis and spend some time working from that office location, as agreed with your manager. All applications will be treated on their own merit and candidates will not be at any advantage or disadvantage based on their proximity to an office.

***ProPharma Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters/third parties. Please, no phone calls or emails to anyone regarding this posting.***