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Project Manager - Life Sciences

JR Automation
Nashville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/24/2026

Description

JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, is driven to deliver customer success worldwide. We provide intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions that transform how the world's leading manufacturers make and distribute products. Our strength is our people and we’re always looking to get stronger across North America, Europe, and Asia. Join us as a Project Manager in Nashville, TN as we work together to bring innovative automation solutions to life. You will have project ownership from quote hand off to project close, providing customer support & communication, and ultimately responsible for the related activities performed by multi-disciplined cross functional teams. We take a disciplined approach to project management, clearly defining objectives, timing, and critical elements to ensure success.

Location Type: This is an onsite position in Nashville, TN.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

  • Responsible for the overall leadership of the project including managing scope, change, schedule, cost, quality, open issues, risks, resources, and overall project communications.
  • Builds relationships with key customer contacts and acts as primary point of communication to the customer for assigned projects. Understands customer's business and speaks their language. Develops credibility, loyalty, trust, and commitment.
  • Leads a cross-functional project team through JR’s Project Execution Process (PEP) with overall responsibility and authority for project performance throughout the project life cycle.
  • Acceptance and sharing of best practices and lessons learned, continuously improving the JR Project Execution Process (PEP).
  • In-depth understanding of the financial details and budget of each assigned project.
  • Proactive decision analysis capabilities; takes into consideration size, complexity, visible and unknown risks, timelines, etc.
  • Uses assigned systems to communicate current and future state of project performance.
  • Coordinates and monitors project documentation, timelines, technical performance, budget, production, quality deliverables, and corrective action initiatives.
  • Supports and adheres to policies, procedures, and operational guidelines related to established quality management system (ISO 9001:2015).
  • Maintains working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.
  • Create technical manuals using layout and graphics software to accompany machinery built in our facility.
  • Use cameras to create and maintain photographic and video references for machinery.
  • Communicate with project teams to ensure accurate documentation.
  • Ensure your documents meet project specifications.
  • Assemble hard copy and digital manuals and other documentation.
  • Write business correspondence to accompany documentation.
  • Write and ship revisions to documentation as necessary.
  • Assist with general documentation and business unit tasks and activities.
  • Handle internal and external communications as assigned, including but not limited to reference documentation, newsletters, marketing, and ISO procedures.

Note: This list of responsibilities is inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities.

What You’ll Bring:

  • Experience in direct customer commercial management and cross-functional team leaderships preferred
  • Strong technical background
  • Moderately advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and MS Project
  • Ability to become proficient in company systems, processes, and tools

Disclaimer: JR Automation requires candidates to successfully complete a 10-panel drug screen, physical examination, and background check.

Company Overview:

At JR Automation, A Hitachi Group Company, we discover potential, reimagine limits, and advance industry. When faced with a problem, we find a solution. Together, we push what’s possible to automate for tomorrow.

Join our team of 2,000 at one of our 20 facilities around the world and be a part of the most experienced team of advanced automation integrators.

Fueled by Possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at JR Automation, please send the nature of request and contact information to jrcareers@jrautomation.com. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.

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