Manager Project Management

We are seeking a Manager, Project Management, who is an experienced leader with strong management capabilities, strategic thinking, and exceptional people development skills. The Manager, Project Management will report to the Director of Project Management and serve as a peer to the PMO Manager, leading a team of Associate Project Managers, Project Managers, and Senior Project Managers in delivering excellence across aseptic manufacturing, technology transfers, and new product launches.

Are you passionate about developing high-performing teams while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards? Do you have the leadership skills to inspire and guide project management professionals in a fast-paced biopharmaceutical environment? If so, we want to meet you!

Essential Job Functions

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Associate Project Managers, Project Managers, and Senior Project Managers, providing guidance, feedback, and career development opportunities to build a high-performing organization.
• Project Portfolio Oversight: Coordinate the portfolio team’s management of complex projects across entire Client’s portfolio of molecules, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and customer requirements.
• Spearhead Project Portfolio Governance activities, including Operational Steering Committee logistics, agendas and facilitation as well as consolidated portfolio performance metrics and summary reporting as needed.
• Performance Management: Conduct regular performance reviews, set clear expectations and goals, and implement development plans for direct reports while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Resource Planning & Allocation: Optimize resource allocation across the PM team, balancing workloads and ensuring appropriate skill sets are matched to project requirements and customer needs.
• Stakeholder Management: Interface with senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and customers on significant project matters, providing regular updates on team performance, project status, and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Quality & Process Excellence: Ensure consistent application of formal project management processes and tools across the team, working closely with the Project Management Leadership team to implement best practices and drive standardization.
• Customer Relationship Management: Support customer-facing activities including project reviews, business meetings, and issue resolution, maintaining strong relationships while ensuring customer satisfaction and retention.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with Project Management and Supply Chain Leadership on strategic initiatives, capacity planning, and organizational development to support business growth and operational excellence.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and manage significant risks across the project portfolio, developing mitigation strategies and ensuring proactive communication with stakeholders.
• Talent Acquisition: Participate in recruitment and hiring activities to build and expand the PM team, identifying top talent and ensuring cultural fit with INCOG's values.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Technical Services, Supply Chain, and Business Development to ensure seamless project execution and delivery.
  
  
  

Special Job Requirements

• Leadership Experience: Minimum 8 years of biotech/pharmaceutical experience with progressive project management responsibilities.
• Industry Expertise: Minimum 5 years of experience in injectable drug product development and manufacturing, with deep understanding of aseptic manufacturing processes, technology transfers, and regulatory requirements.
• Management Skills: Proven track record of successfully leading and developing formal or informal teams or mentoring project management professionals, with demonstrated ability to drive performance and foster professional growth.
• Project Management Excellence: Advanced knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and tools applicable to the biopharmaceutical environment, with experience managing large-scale, complex projects.
• Customer Focus: Proven ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships, with experience in customer-facing roles and managing escalated issues.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with ability to present to senior leadership and external customers.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Batchelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or related field preferred.
  
  
  

Additional Preferences

• Certifications: PMP/PgMP certification preferred, or ability and willingness to obtain certification.
• CDMO Experience: Previous experience in contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) environment preferred.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with FDA, EMA, and other regulatory requirements for sterile injectable products.
  
  
  

Additional Info About INCOG BioPharma Services

At INCOG BioPharma we have built a world-class CDMO for parenteral injectable drugs. Our culture and priorities are different by design: focused on building long-term value for our customers, we are committed to a service-culture mindset, technical excellence, and a collaborative and team-centered approach to doing business.

If you crave the challenge of creating systems from scratch and believe you have insights for a better way of doing business, which benefits customers by ensuring quality outcomes and accelerating their route to market, we want to hear from you. Unless otherwise specified, all positions are based out of our Fishers, IN offices. Please note, we are a smoke-free campus.

INCOG BioPharma is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.  All employment decisions at INCOG BioPharma are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical disability, sexual orientation, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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