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Your Role:
The Project Manager I is responsible for managing internal and client-sponsored cell and gene therapy projects across process development, analytical development, technology transfer, GMP manufacturing, and process improvement initiatives. This role leads projects through the full project lifecycle, from contract execution through project closure, ensuring successful delivery of scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. Partnering with cross-functional teams and external clients, the Project Manager I develops and executes project plans, manages project scope, contracts, and change orders, oversees project financials, mitigates risks, and maintains effective stakeholder communication. The role drives compliant, high-quality project execution while meeting customer expectations and business objectives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned client and internal projects through the full lifecycle, from project initiation through closeout.
• Serve as the primary liaison between clients and cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution and customer satisfaction.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and resource plans.
• Coordinate activities across development, tech transfer, and manufacturing to ensure alignment across all functional groups and stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance and manage risks, issues, changes, and dependencies to ensure achievement of project objectives.
• Lead project meetings through clear agendas and document key updates, risks, decisions, and actions with accurate meeting minutes.
• Manage project financials, including forecasting, invoicing, and revenue recognition.
• Support contract administration and ensure project execution remains aligned with approved contractual scope and obligations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable GMP, regulatory, quality, and company requirements while maintaining complete and accurate project documentation.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement to support successful project and business outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a science-related discipline, e.g. biology, chemistry, biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, pharmaceuticals, engineering, etc. and a minimum of 2 years of relevant project management experience.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience in a wide range of project management skills, including complex scheduling, project budgeting, contract management, cross-team leadership, risk mitigation, gap analysis, internal/external communications and GMP requirements is required. Previous experience in biotechnology, research and development, and/or technology transfer experience. PMP Certification preferred.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee is required to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have ability to handle more than one task at a time and must work at a rapid pace while maintaining attention to detail.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job is performed in a temperature controlled, handicap-accessible facility without exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures. Generally, this job is performed in an office environment.
The hiring range for this position is expected to fall between $95,512 - $112,361/year, reflecting the range candidates can reasonably expect to be considered for at time of offer, based on factors such as experience, internal equity, and qualifications.
The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of considerations, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, location, specialization, skills, abilities, and training. The above range represents the Company's good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting.
In addition to your salary, the Company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as a 401(k) plan. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Certain positions may also be eligible for additional compensation such as bonuses or commissions.
Miltenyi Biotec, Inc is an EO Employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Miltenyi Biotec, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
The Company will provide reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company, in accordance with applicable law.
Are you ready to start revolutionizing biomedical research? When you join Miltenyi Biotec, you join a family that is passionate about making a real impact - one breakthrough at a time. One integral division of that Miltenyi Biotec family is Miltenyi Bioindustry - our contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). As a full-scale CDMO, we provide customers with services for the development and manufacturing of lentiviral vectors and cell and gene therapy products. This crucial arm of our enterprise bridges the gap between research and mass bioproduction, ensuring that our solutions are accessible on a global scale. Miltenyi Bioindustry plays a unique role as both the producer and the service provider, relying on our instruments and reagents for each workflow step, controlling the entire supply chain and thus delivering greater security and planning clarity to our customers.
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