Senior Project Manager
INCOG BioPharma Services
Summary
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager who has extensive experience managing projects in aseptic manufacturing, technology transfers, and/or new product launches of commercial products or large budget projects.
Job description
Essential Job Functions
- Independently manage day to day project and/or team activities and issues on global projects across multiple organizations, geographies, and business areas.
- Ensure the use of formal project and program management processes and tools.
- Take on critical projects at the request of, and report to, the Senior Leadership Team.
- Interface with senior management on significant matters, often requiring the coordination of activity across organizational units.
- Participate in the development of teammates by facilitating training, providing feedback and guidance.
- Actively manage projects to achieve key performance indicators and proactively discuss any corrective courses of action with customers and internal team.
- Identify and manage significant risks, develop mitigation plans, bring clarity and solutions to complex situations that have high ambiguity, and lead the delivery of several, diverse projects at the same time.
- Work closely with Business Development to generate Project Plans from Project Proposal documentation.
- Assess project management training needs and select training tools for team members.
- Act as a mentor to less-experienced staff and may provide work direction or supervise other employees.
Special Job Requirements
- Proven consummate customer service professional; ability to forge strong customer relationships.
- Advanced knowledge of all phases of drug development, of the functions and processes relevant to drug development, and project management principles applicable to the biopharmaceutical environment.
- A minimum of 8 years total relevant industry work experience including a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible project management experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing services.
- 3+ years of experience managing large budget &/or commercial projects.
- Ability to inspire others to share their vision and support them to reach a common goal.
- Aptitude in supporting a patient-centered best in class service organization.
- Strong cross-functional negotiating and decision-making skills.
Additional Preferences
- PMP/PgMP certification required, or ability and willingness to obtain certification.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years total relevant industry work experience
- Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible project management experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing services
- 3+ years of experience managing large budget and/or commercial projects
- Advanced knowledge of all phases of drug development and project management principles in biopharmaceutical environment
- Proven customer service professional with ability to forge strong customer relationships
- Strong cross-functional negotiating and decision-making skills
- PMP/PgMP certification required, or ability and willingness to obtain certification
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Company overview
INCOG BioPharma Services is a US-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in sterile injectable drug products. Founded in June 2020 by industry veteran Cory Lewis, the company operates from a state-of-the-art facility in Fishers, Indiana, that is FDA-approved and Annex 1-compliant. INCOG provides comprehensive end-to-end solutions for clinical through commercial phase sterile injectables, including formulation development, analytical method development, process scale-up, and fill/finish services for vials, syringes, and cartridges. The company's service portfolio extends to auto-injector device assembly, final packaging solutions, and in-house analytics. With a current capacity of 140 million units annually and ongoing expansion efforts, INCOG focuses on creating accelerated paths to market for life-saving drugs while maintaining a customer-centric approach. The company has been recognized as one of Indiana's Best Places to Work for four consecutive years (2022-2025), reflecting its values-based culture and commitment to employee development.