Sr Project Manager

Thermo Fisher ScientificTeterboro, New Jersey, USAonsite$114k–$170kView the original posting at Thermo Fisher Scientific ↗

Work Schedule First Shift (Days) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Discover Impactful Work: The Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful execution of sterile injectable drug product technical transfer projects from initiation through commercial manufacturing. This role is accountable for managing assigned client projects, ensuring technical, operational, timeline, budget, and quality objectives are achieved while delivering a strong customer experience. As a client-facing project lead, the Project Manager serves as a primary point of contact for assigned projects, maintaining clear and timely communication with client stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams. This includes aligning stakeholders on project scope, milestones, deliverables, risks, action items, and key decisions, while proactively managing expectations and escalating issues as appropriate. The Project Manager partners closely with cross-functional teams to drive project execution, support risk mitigation, facilitate project meetings and decision-making, track progress against approved plans, and ensure successful delivery throughout the project lifecycle. This position requires strong project management skills, technical understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, effective communication, and the ability to influence across multiple functional areas while representing the organization professionally with external clients. We have 2 positions available. Day in the Life: Independently manage multiple assigned sterile injectable technical transfer projects for client accounts. Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customers, building trusted partnerships and ensuring clear, proactive communication throughout the project lifecycle. Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project plans, timelines, deliverables, risks, and milestones. Ensure project deliverables and financial milestones are executed in accordance with contractual commitments and required timelines. Lead cross-functional project teams, including Manufacturing, MSAT, Quality, Validation, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Engineering, to ensure successful project execution. Drive technical transfer activities from project initiation through process validation, regulatory support, and commercial launch/readiness, as applicable. Lead risk identification, mitigation planning, issue escalation, and resolution by coordinating appropriate internal resources. Act as the internal customer advocate while balancing business objectives and customer expectations. Facilitate project meetings, customer updates, technical discussions, site visits, and project-level governance reviews as needed. Monitor project financial performance, including milestone achievement, accrual inputs, bill-backs, service charges, and forecast updates in partnership with Finance and Commercial teams. Ensure project activities are managed in alignment with contractual obligations between Thermo Fisher Scientific and clients. Utilize MySupply, SmartSheet, and other project management tools to monitor project health, identify variances, implement corrective actions, and communicate project status to stakeholders. Prepare and deliver accurate project reports, dashboards, status updates, and stakeholder communications. Share best practices and support onboarding or coaching of less experienced project managers as opportunities arise. Support additional project-related initiatives and continuous improvement activities as assigned. Keys to Success: Education: Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Pharmacy, Business, or a related discipline required. PMP certification or equivalent project management certification preferred. Experience: Minimum of 5 years' experience within the pharmaceutical industry. Experience managing sterile injectable drug product manufacturing and technical transfers strongly preferred. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Strong understanding of pharmaceutical manufactu

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