Project Manager

All of us at EFI are relentlessly focused on the growth and success of the print business. That’s why print providers worldwide turn to EFI to help build their brilliant future. Our worldwide team members are passionate about driving our customers’ business growth with a scalable portfolio of products, solutions, services, support, and world-class partnerships for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, building materials, commercial print, and personalized documents with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and workflow solutions. Our unwavering commitment is to increase their profits, cut costs, improve productivity, and optimize efficiency — job after job, year after year. We’re obsessed with our customers’ success. And we believe we have the right people, technology, and experience to help businesses achieve their goals.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and organized Project Manager to support formulation and R&D projects within a chemist-led environment. This role partners closely with chemists, engineers, quality, regulatory, and operations teams to help track projects efficiently throughout the product commercialization phases. This role will be based on-site in our Ypsilanti, MI office.

What You Will Do

• Support planning and execution of formulation and R&D projects, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables
• Coordinate cross-functional activities between formulation chemists, engineering, analytical, QA/QC, regulatory, and operations
• Track project progress, laboratory timelines, and key technical dependencies
• Maintain project documentation such as development plans, change logs, and technical summaries
• Schedule and facilitate project meetings; capture action items and follow up on deliverables
• Identify potential project risks (e.g., formulation challenges, raw material availability, testing delays) and escalate as needed
• Support sample management, stability testing timelines, and pilot or scale-up coordination
• Assist with change control, documentation reviews, and communication to stakeholders
  
  

This role might be a good fit if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5 years of experience in project coordination or project management, preferably in R&D, formulation, or laboratory settings
• Basic understanding of formulation development and laboratory workflows
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Hands-on experience in a formulation, lab, or product development environment
• PMP certification or project management coursework
• Ability to communicate effectively with scientists, engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong planning and prioritization skills
• Problem-solving and risk awareness
• Adaptability in a fast-paced R&D environment
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn technical concepts
  
  

EFI is an “Affirmative Action/EEO/Protected Veteran/Disabled Employer”