Project Manager, QC Planning

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive project management for QC's early-stage planning activities, including timelines, deliverables, and interdependencies with the broader site build
• Build and maintain relationships across construction, engineering, automation, EHS, quality, and operations teams to understand how workstreams connect and where QC has dependencies
• Track progress against milestones and proactively identify, escalate, and help resolve risks b
• Support planning for QC lab and equipment readiness, including coordination with analytical instrumentation and equipment vendors
• Help map and manage the relationships between validation activities (equipment, method, facility) and the broader project timeline during early-stage construction and startup
• Bring organization and rigor to a function that is still being defined. Establish tracking tools, meeting cadences, and documentation as needed.
• Act as a connector across the site, networking effectively to identify the right stakeholders and keep information flowing between teams

Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting GMP facility startups/new builds and understands the phases, pressure points, and typical team structures involved
• Familiarity with the range of teams and functions involved in a pharma/biotech site build (construction, engineering, automation, quality, EHS, operations, supply chain, etc.)
• Strong natural networker that builds relationships quickly and knows how to find the right person to unblock an issue
• Highly organized and ops-savvy; comfortable creating structure where little exists
• Not afraid to escalate risk early and directly and comfortable delivering difficult updates to leadership
• Exposure to analytical instruments/lab equipment procurement, installation, or qualification is a plus
• Working knowledge of validation relationships (IQ/OQ/PQ, commissioning and qualification) in the context of early-stage builds