Strategic Manufacturing Transfer Leader

Actalent; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Sr. Project Manager, Manufacturing Network & Process Transfer to lead cross-functional relocations of medical-device products and processes.

You will partner with executive leaders across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Finance to evaluate options, build business cases, and execute transfers. Responsibilities include defining strategies, managing scope and budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering transfers with minimal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of progressive project or program management experience, including responsibility for complex cross-functional initiatives.
• 5+ years of project or program leadership within medical device, life sciences, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation, planning, and execution of large-scale manufacturing process and production transfers across internal sites and external manufacturing partners.
• Develop and compare scenarios including insourcing, outsourcing, contract manufacturing, site consolidation, and transfer to alternate internal facilities.
• Establish decision criteria and evaluate capital requirements, operating costs, capacity, labor availability, technical capability, quality, regulatory requirements, supply risk, timing, and long-term strategic fit.
• Facilitate cross-functional trade-off discussions and convert findings into clear recommendations for leadership approval.
• Maintain business-continuity and supply-risk mitigation as core considerations throughout the transition.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Risk management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations/Business/Supply Chain

PMP certification

Tools

Financial modeling tools

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Sr. Project Manager, Manufacturing Network & Process Transfer to lead cross-functional relocations of medical-device products and processes.

You will partner with executive leaders across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Finance to evaluate options, build business cases, and execute transfers. Responsibilities include defining strategies, managing scope and budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and delivering transfers with minimal