Project Manager – Clinical Projects - Torrance
About The Position
PolyPeptide is seeking a Project Manager, Clinical Projects to lead customer-owned clinical projects from kickoff through successful delivery. This high-impact, customer-facing role is based in Torrance, California, and involves working in a fast-paced, regulated environment. The Project Manager partners with customers and internal technical teams, Supply Chain, Commercial Operations, Quality, and Site Leadership to translate customer agreements into action plans and coordinate complex deliverables. The role is responsible for balancing project scope, cost, quality, timelines, regulatory expectations, and customer satisfaction. The Project Manager builds trusted relationships with internal partners and external customers, supports clinical and pharmaceutical development programs, and contributes to improvements in workflows and project execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, business, or related discipline.
- 3 to 5 years of project management experience.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a complex, regulated environment.
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, CDMO, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
- PMP or other project management certification.
- Advanced degree in a related discipline.
- Experience working directly with customers or external partners.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of customer clinical projects from initiation through completion.
- Build and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
- Serve as the central point of contact for customers and internal project teams.
- Lead cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams to keep work aligned, accountable, and moving forward.
- Monitor project scope and identify risks, bottlenecks, and out-of-scope activities.
- Drive milestone adherence and support on-time delivery.
- Coordinate with Supply Chain on deliveries and Commercial Operations on invoicing.
- Organize and lead internal and external project meetings.
- Prepare agendas, meeting minutes, project updates, status reports, and presentations.
- Communicate project progress clearly and consistently to customers and stakeholders.
- Escalate blocking issues and support timely decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, communication, and project execution.
- Share lessons learned and contribute to local and global continuous improvement initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
