Job Id
291049
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Job Type
Full-time
Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.
Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That’s why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

• Leading a high-performing team of Client Project Managers (CPM) who ensure superior client experience when using CDMO services from the Indianapolis USA site through smooth delivery of projects and transparent/proactive communication.
• Ensure the team applies best project management practices and adopts systems, tools, and processes according to the CPM playbook for efficiency and scalability.
• Align CPM resources with existing and forecasted project portfolio & pipeline and ensure prioritization of resources in alignment with Business Unit (BU) commercial strategy.
• As member of the site leadership team facilitate alignment between commercial pipeline & site execution regarding commitment, schedule, timelines and resource needs across functions at the sites.
• Create connectivity to other sites that are part of delivering the full value chain of the respective modality.
• Along with the team, responsible for the identification and management of project risks & mitigation of client concerns through resolution of cross-functional resource, process & systems challenges.
• Responsible for driving resolution for client escalations, within Site & modality Leadership and key stakeholders ensuring organizational elevation when required.
• Potential direct management of high profile, key strategic client projects and/or influx programs to support workload of the overall team
• Accountable for management of forecasting / invoicing / revenue recognition and meeting commitments to quarterly and yearly landing targets & project KPIs
• Accountable for ensuring financial health of ongoing & executed projects. Provide lessons learned / feedback to Site, Contracts / Proposals, & Commercial teams to improve future engagements.
• Drive professional development of your team member, foster an entrepreneurial spirit and ensure high engagement of the team.
• Point on coordination of new client acquisition activities in alignment with global commercial organization including hosting potential client visits and contract review and approvals.
• Actively contribute to the Life Science Services-wide community of practice to support best practice sharing and further improve CPM practice, tools, and processes across organization.
• Other projects as required by global and site initiatives

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in basic science, engineering, Biochemistry or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project management (preferentially pharmaceutical CDMO), with a focus in highly regulated, parenteral drug product & finished product) development and manufacture
• Business fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct People Management experience
• Commercial-focused mindset with excellent communication skills, able to interface effectively with top internal and external management teams
• Ability to prioritize and allocate resources along business priorities and KPIs, demonstrating first class organization skills and time management as well as willingness to “roll up your sleeves”.
• Project management certification (e.g. PMP)
• Detailed and process-oriented, with the ability to deliver within a matrixed organization by instilling effective collaboration alongside efficient processes.
• Deep understanding of the relevant process & analytical development, clinical and commercial manufacturing activities of parenteral drug product (especially Liposomal, LNP formulations) & finished product incl. current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) regulations and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Extensive experience working for a clinical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and strong understanding of their respective client management and project execution processes.
• Ability to lead and influence across and up into the organization and motivate others in a dynamic matrix environment

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

• Leading a high-performing team of Client Project Managers (CPM) who ensure superior client experience when using CDMO services from the Indianapolis USA site through smooth delivery of projects and transparent/proactive communication.
• Ensure the team applies best project management practices and adopts systems, tools, and processes according to the CPM playbook for efficiency and scalability.
• Align CPM resources with existing and forecasted project portfolio & pipeline and ensure prioritization of resources in alignment with Business Unit (BU) commercial strategy.
• As member of the site leadership team facilitate alignment between commercial pipeline & site execution regarding commitment, schedule, timelines and resource needs across functions at the sites.
• Create connectivity to other sites that are part of delivering the full value chain of the respective modality.
• Along with the team, responsible for the identification and management of project risks & mitigation of client concerns through resolution of cross-functional resource, process & systems challenges.
• Responsible for driving resolution for client escalations, within Site & modality Leadership and key stakeholders ensuring organizational elevation when required.
• Potential direct management of high profile, key strategic client projects and/or influx programs to support workload of the overall team
• Accountable for management of forecasting / invoicing / revenue recognition and meeting commitments to quarterly and yearly landing targets & project KPIs
• Accountable for ensuring financial health of ongoing & executed projects. Provide lessons learned / feedback to Site, Contracts / Proposals, & Commercial teams to improve future engagements.
• Drive professional development of your team member, foster an entrepreneurial spirit and ensure high engagement of the team.
• Point on coordination of new client acquisition activities in alignment with global commercial organization including hosting potential client visits and contract review and approvals.
• Actively contribute to the Life Science Services-wide community of practice to support best practice sharing and further improve CPM practice, tools, and processes across organization.
• Other projects as required by global and site initiative