Sr. Project Manager – Sterility & Capital Projects (Onsite)

Planet Pharma; Bradley (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma in Bradley, IL is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of engineering, facility, and manufacturing improvement projects supporting sterile pharmaceutical operations. This contract consultant role oversees multiple workstreams from planning through commissioning, qualification, and readiness, ensuring GMP compliance.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years in pharma/biotech capital projects, especially sterile manufacturing, aseptic processing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 15+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience.
• 10+ years leading large capital projects or engineering programs.
• Experience within sterile manufacturing or aseptic processing environments.
• Strong background in project engineering and design management.
• Experience supporting commissioning and qualification activities.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent capital and engineering projects.
• Direct project teams through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and qualification.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, and resource allocation.
• Facilitate design reviews and technical decision-making with engineering and operational stakeholders.
• Lead development of project execution plans, user requirements, risk assessments, and supporting project documentation.
• Coordinate activities across Engineering, Quality, Validation, Manufacturing, Facilities, and Operations groups.
• Drive issue resolution and escalation management.
• Ensure compliance with GMP and quality requirements throughout project execution.
• Develop and present executive-level project status updates.
• Manage external engineering firms, contractors, and service providers.

Skills

Project leadership

GMP compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Design management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Planet Pharma in Bradley, IL is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of engineering, facility, and manufacturing improvement projects supporting sterile pharmaceutical operations. This contract consultant role oversees multiple workstreams from planning through commissioning, qualification, and readiness, ensuring GMP compliance.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years in pharma/biotech capital projects, especially sterile manufacturing, aseptic processing, and