What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Pharmachem Innovations?
Job Summary
Pharmachem Innovations is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Project Manager to lead and oversee complex infrastructure and construction projects from inception to completion. The Project Manager is responsible for leading critical cross-functional projects from initiation through successful launch, ensuring priorities remain on track and business objectives are achieved. Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), this role serves as the central coordinator across departments, driving alignment, accountability, and timely execution to accelerate product launches and revenue generation. This is a full-time onsite position.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead key company projects end to end, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risk.
- Build and maintain project plans with clear milestones, owners, and decision points.
- Find and remove bottlenecks to shorten cycle time from concept to completion.
- Track progress against plan and set in early when work slips.
- Coordinate new product introductions across R&D, Quality, regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing.
- Manage launch readiness, including stage gates, checklists, and go/no go reviews.
- Prioritize work that speeds time to market and accelerates revenue.
- Acts as the central point of contact between departments on shared projects.
- Runs effective project meetings with clear agendas, decisions, and follow-ups.
- Surface and resolve conflicts, unclear handoffs, and competing priorities.
- Gives leadership regular, concise updates on status, risks, and results.
- Leads post-project management standards, identifies process improvements, standards, tools, and templates as needed.
- guidelines ensuring a safe complaint and audit-ready work environment.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain, engineering, or a related field is required.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a customer-centric work environment leading cross-functional projects from start to finish.
- Proven record of delivering projects on time and on budget.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence people you do not manage directly.
- Ability to prioritize and eagerness to learn.
- Self-motivated and desire to create solutions without waiting for direction. Proven initiative-taker with urgency for delivering results.
- Calm, practical approach to resolving conflict and aligning competing priorities.
- Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com) and Microsoft Office.
- Experience with new product launches in nutraceutical, dietary supplement, food, pharmaceutical or consumer products companies.
- Working knowledge of GMP, FDA and other regulated manufacturing requirements.
- Familiarity with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
- Authorized to work in the United States.
- Domestic travel – 5-10%
Pharmachem Innovations offers a competitive salary that include bonus potential. Excellent benefits, including medical plan choices, vision, and dental insurance with coverage for both employees and dependent family members. Medical and dependent care flexible spending benefits, health savings accounts, company paid for long-term disability and life/ADD insurance plans. We offer paid time off including vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick days. Our retirement plans include a 401(k) plan (with company match).
Disclaimer: Pharmachem Innovations is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As such, we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.
Pay: $90,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
- Ogden, UT 84404 (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $90,000 - $105,000