Danaher

Manager, Technical Project Management (CDMO, Client-facing RNA/ DNA Mfg., Method Development/ Validation)

Danaher • $90K — $120K *
Fargo, ND 58103In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field
  • 5+ years' experience in project management
  • 2+ years of leadership experience preferred
  • 3+ years managing client-facing projects in regulated biotech or pharma
  • Master's degree in project management or PMP certification preferred
  • Experience in building high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Technical Project Management team and client support activities
  • Serve as the escalation point for technical and operational issues
  • Drive TPM excellence through training and continuous improvement
  • Align resources with critical client and organizational priorities
  • Define and report TPM metrics to leadership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) plan options
  • Bonus/incentive pay eligibility
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth
Full Job Description
The Manager, Technical Project Management is responsible for leading and directing the Technical Project Management team and activities supporting Aldevron clients. This role requires strong knowledge of GMP biomanufacturing processes and demonstrated people leadership to lead TPMs responsible for technically complex, client-paid projects such as process development, analytical method development/validation, and process validation in support of client programs. The Manager drives TPM excellence through standard work, metrics, training, and continuous improvement, and serves as an escalation point for high-risk technical execution challenges.

This position reports to the Director, Project Management and is part of the Project Management team located in Fargo, ND and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
  • Lead and direct the Technical Project Management team and TPM activities supporting Aldevron clients, including coaching and developing Technical Project Managers on stakeholder engagement, task management, and clear internal and external communication.
  • Serve as an escalation point for technical and operational questions, barriers to success, project risks, and significant execution variances; partner cross-functionally to drive mitigation and resolution.
  • Drive TPM excellence through standard work, departmental policies and procedures, training, metrics, and continuous improvement of technical project execution.
  • Partner with Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Sales, and cross-functional leaders to align resources to critical client and organizational priorities and support on-time/on-budget delivery of technical project milestones.
  • Define, collect, and report TPM metrics to leadership; use metrics, project plans, timeline forecasting, and resource planning to identify capacity constraints, execution challenges, and improvement opportunities.


The essential requirements of the job include:
  • Bachelor's degree in the life sciences or related field
  • Prefer 5+ years' experience in project management with preference for 2+ years of leadership experience
  • Prefer 3+ years' experience managing client-facing projects or teams in a regulated biotechnology or pharmaceutical field required, CDMO experience preferred
  • Master's degree in project management or PMP certification strongly preferred
  • Successful experience building high performing teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment


Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role
  • This role may include up to 15% travel.


Aldevron, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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About Danaher

Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in both Diagnostics and Life Sciences laboratories on seven continents. For more than 75 years, our products have been making a difference in peoples' lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery.

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Learn more about Danaher
Size
78,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
$3.6 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+11.8%
Revenue
$22.2 billion
NASDAQ
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