Highlights
Senior Project Manager – Medical & Pharmaceutical Automation Sterling Engineering is partnering with a leading custom automation company that is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee complex automation projects supporting the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. This role is ideal for a project leader who has experience managing highly engineered equipment projects and understands the unique requirements of regulated industries, including documentation, validation, customer communication, and strict project timelines.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Rochester Hills, MI |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $120,000–$145,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Rochester Hills, MI
Hire Type:Direct
Compensation:120-145k.
Job Duties:
Senior Project Manager – Medical & Pharmaceutical Automation
Sterling Engineering is partnering with a leading custom automation company that is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee complex automation projects supporting the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. This role is ideal for a project leader who has experience managing highly engineered equipment projects and understands the unique requirements of regulated industries, including documentation, validation, customer communication, and strict project timelines.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Own the execution of multiple custom automation projects from concept through customer acceptance
- Partner with customers to understand project goals, requirements, timelines, and expectations
- Lead cross-functional teams including mechanical engineering, controls engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and quality
- Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables
- Coordinate design reviews, build milestones, factory testing, and customer installations
- Identify project challenges early and drive solutions to maintain successful delivery
- Ensure proper documentation and compliance throughout the project lifecycle
- Provide clear communication and project updates to customers and internal leadership
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of project management experience within custom automation, capital equipment, or engineered manufacturing environments
- Experience managing equipment projects for medical device, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated industries
- Strong understanding of machine development, engineering processes, and equipment lifecycle
- Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams
- Strong customer-facing communication and leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects in a fast-paced environment
Ideal Candidate Background
Candidates with experience from companies involved in:
- Medical device automation
- Pharmaceutical equipment
- Life sciences automation
- Custom machinery
- GMP-regulated manufacturing environments
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.