Functional Project Manager Jobs in Godfrey, IL (NOW HIRING)

Our Work Matters

At Kindeva, we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

Why Kindeva?

• Purpose-driven work environment
• Significant growth potential
• Collaborative team culture
• Direct impact on patient care
• Industry-leading innovation

The Impact You Will Make:

Join a rapidly growing pharmaceutical CDMO where your expertise will directly support client partnerships, tech transfer execution, and operational success. Reporting to the Director of Client Project Management (CPM), the Senior Client Project Manager serves as the primary point of contact for an assigned portfolio of client tech transfer projects.

In this role, you will manage cross-functional project teams across several areas of the organization to ensure efficient, high-quality tech transfer execution throughout the product lifecycle. The Senior Client Project Manager executes the client engagement model and governance structure, facilitates routine operational communications and relationship management discussions, and supports performance management and business reviews with both internal Kindeva stakeholders and external client groups.

This role plays a critical role in business and operational planning at the site, ensuring that client requests align with organizational priorities and commercial supply objectives. The Senior Client Project Manager also partners cross-functionally to drive continual process improvement initiatives that enhance client satisfaction and support business growth.

Growth Opportunity

Our St. Louis facility continues to expand, creating exciting opportunities for professional growth and advancement. Join our team during this dynamic phase of growth and help deliver life-saving pharmaceutical products to patients worldwide.

Responsibilities:

Client Project Management & Governance

• Execute and manage client tech transfer projects, including client governance structure, operational communication plans, meetings, and periodic business reviews
• Execute routine client communications, including engagement messaging, escalation management, and notifications
• Interface directly between clients and Kindeva to ensure all relevant product and process information is received
• Support Product Steering activities to support new business development opportunities

Operational Project Execution

• Organize and support product transfer activities into manufacturing
• Create and maintain project trackers, schedules, process flows, and Gantt charts to support kickoff meetings and ongoing project execution
• Track project change controls and coordinate completion with assigned departments and owners
• Collaborate and communicate with other functional areas to achieve Client Project Management strategic objectives
• Promptly notify leadership and Quality leadership of potential issues or problems

Business Planning & Process Improvement

• Execute goals and accountabilities based on agreed objectives and results
• Share best practices across functional units
• Support continual process improvement initiatives to enhance client satisfaction and business growth
• Integrate business planning, technical transfer knowledge, and commercial supply considerations into project execution

Professional Development

• Pursue individual development, training, and workload management

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• B.S. / B.A. degree in Project Management, Business, or a related pharmaceutical sciences field, or equivalent experience in the regulated industry. PMP certification preferred
• 8+ years cGMP experience in a biotech, pharmaceutical, or bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing environment, ideally pre-clinical phases through commercial, and/or equivalent amount of experience managing commercial operations or client portfolio management roles. 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; Equivalent experience will be considered.
• Comprehensive understanding of business and operational planning, forecasting, and the impact of demand planning on biotech, pharmaceutical, or bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing operations
• 3+ years’ experience and strength in planning, orchestrating, and managing business-critical relationships between providers/suppliers and clients
• Experience working with the FDA and participating in regulatory agency inspections is desirable
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative/facilitative skills across functions, across internal business enterprise, and externally with multiple clients within a portfolio
• Proven, effective communication skills, oral and written, across stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting with minimal supervision
• Ability to foster a cross-functional technical team to make decisions regarding compliance-related issues; proactive in identifying risks and creating mitigation plans
• Demonstrated, proven record of personal accountability and responsibility with a delivery-focused mindset
• Proficiency in MS Office, Teams, and project management software (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet)

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