Sr. CMC Project Leader

Bachem•Vista, CA

62d

About The Position

The Sr. CMC Project Leader is responsible for the coordination and proactive management of ongoing active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing campaigns for Bachem customers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The Sr. CMC PL reports to the Group Leader or Director of Project Management and liaises externally with the customers as well as internally with Bachem Sales and site-specific Operations (QC, QA, Logistics, and Production/Manufacturing) teams to ensure that the clients' milestones and deliverables are met.

Requirements

Master's degree in science (chemistry, biochemistry, biology or similar) with 5 years of relevant work experience or
Bachelor's degree in science with 10 or more years of related work experience or
PhD in science or MBAPMP Certification (preferred)
Minimum of 5 years in a customer-facing or CMC project management role
Ability to understand financial aspects of customer accounts (Payment terms, pre-payment requirements, forecasting)
Excellent computer skills, especially MS Office, CRM (Salesforce), Master Control, Document-sharing (SharePoint, ShareFile), ERP (SAP), Online and video-conferencing meetings; MS Project
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to effectively organize, multitask, and work in a fast-paced, deadline driven work environment with minimal supervision
Ability to communicate in a proactive and solution-focused manner, including keeping management aware of potential issues
Detail oriented with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems
Ability to work independently and manage one's time
Communicate effectively and ability to function well in a team environment

Responsibilities

Leading project teams (10-20 internal and additional external members; high technical complexity) for customer and in-house R&D projects operationally; developing CMC strategies to expand client relationships
Acting as business lead in ongoing collaborations: contract negotiations, business proposals and forecasting, risk-sharing options
Accountable for adhering to project scope and reaching deliverables on time by considering associated agreements/contracts with the customer
Go-to person for project-related tasks, questions and issues (in line with roles and responsibilities as defined in the PM Guide)
Structuring, leading, and monitoring activities together with the project team members by using available tools and systems
Compiling accurate and fit-for-purpose documentation (minutes, plans, actions, summaries, strategic options, etc.) using existing templates
Demonstrating professional written and verbal communication on an advanced level
Representing Bachem in project-related context towards senior and/or executive leadership of Bachem's customers, including representation in joint governance committees
Reporting accurate project data in existing tools for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and document exchange platforms (e.g. Salesforce, Teams)
Business partner to Bachem senior and/or executive leadership to secure necessary capacity and/or support for customer projects
Recognizing opportunities within project operations to expand scope of the existing collaboration, and proactively taking those up with the project team for presentation to the customer with the target of generating significant additional business
Coaching of more junior colleagues in the context of the technical career path