Validation - Manager

This is a fully onsite role with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in DC-MD-VA and be willing to travel domestically, to meet client project requests.

The Manager is responsible for the technical performance of projects and the business development expansion of services at partner accounts. In this billable client facing role, they will identify, train, develop, coach, and mentor technical teams developing high performing project engineers and consultants. The Manager is responsible for client relationship management and acts as client liaison during delivery of Project Farma service engagements. They are strategically focused and responsible for client satisfaction through project delivery while maintaining and growing client relationships.

The Manager will direct, manage and build high performing teams executing projects within the Project Farma practice areas across various client sites/locations with overall responsibility for technical solutions, cost, quality, and client satisfaction. You will represent Project Farma by collaborating with clients as a trusted Partner, Account, Site and/or Project Owner.

Examples of our core services within the life science space, include: Capital Project Management (including Project Controls and Scheduling); Facility Management & Builds; Tech Transfers; Validation Life Cycle (including Commissioning and Qualification, Process Validation, Computer System Validation, etc.); GxP Automated Systems; Due Diligence & Business Strategy; Quality, Regulatory, & Compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Site Strategy

• Proactively identify client needs to foster site expansion.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders (e.g., client executives, decision-makers) to secure long-term partnerships.
• Drive site-level business expansion and development with a strategic focus to expand services and opportunities.
• Work with Project Leads to maintain dashboards and pursue expansion opportunities.
• Monitor and achieve operational KPIs and targets.
• Review and populate site dashboards providing direction resulting in project health and expansion opportunities.
• Monitor and manage budgets and planning needs to meet the necessary project requirements.
• Support the maintenance of new and existing client accounts, focusing on project delivery and actively seeking account growth.
• Work with client's business/technical leadership to facilitate workflow development, project scope development and risk assessment, issue resolution and work forecasting and planning.
• Provide direction and innovation in service and/or process improvement, cost reduction and recommendations for business process optimization.
• Thorough understanding of our target industries including how each sector works together, interdependence, emerging trends, and key challenges.
• Attend and represent Project Farma at ISPE or other networking events.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Partner with Market Directors to share best practices across sites.
• Direct and manage teams executing projects within the Project Farma practice areas with overall responsibility for technical solutions, cost, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Lead initiatives and projects by ensuring Team Members understand team and individual goals and responsibilities, managing priorities and ensuring timely and high-quality completion of work.
• Subject Matter Expert who provides technical direction, training, career development and performance assessments to ensure high quality delivery.
• Mentor, train, and coach team members in client engagement, relationship management, and leadership.

Resource Management

• Consult with the Market Director to forecast future resource needs and maintain a forward-looking resource plan.
• Proactively manage resource utilization and team mix to ensure high-quality project delivery within budget.
• Support project direction and strategy based on client vision and expected outcomes throughout the entire project delivery life cycle without oversight.
• Analyze, identify trends, and ensure performance of PO management tools; managing burn rates; need for new proposals and proactively communicate PO performance. Proactively identify and ensure success through earned value analysis for clients and maximizing performance for Project Farma.
• Drive efficiency through team member utilization and support cross-account / cross-region allocations.

Technical Delivery

• Oversee technical delivery for site or market projects, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate staffing to meet project requirements and client expectations.
• Builds dependence as a technical SME to the client and serves as an escalation point for technical issues.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality GMP Engineering services that meet client specifications and regulatory standards.
• Own and delegates project execution, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.
• Continually develop technical aptitude of Project Farma's core services within the life science space including but not limited to: Capital Project Management, including Project Controls and Scheduling, Facility Builds, Tech Transfers, Validation Life Cycle, including Commissioning and Qualification, Process Validation, Computer System Validation, Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance, GxP Automated Systems, Quality Control, including Clinical and Commercial.
• May be requested to assist with Project Controls and Scheduling to include, Budget estimates, Detailed project schedules and milestones, Feasibility estimates, risks, forecasts and scenario analysis, and Project cost reports and trend analysis

Operational Performance & Billability

• Maintain 100% individual billability while ensuring the site or market team achieves forecast hours & targets.
• Ensure team performance aligns to billable hours in support of operational goals.

Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree (and/or Masters) in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline (OR a combination of equivalent experience in CQV engineering, cGMP facility start-up, project management and/or comparable military experience).
• 7-10 years' advanced therapy, life science, pharmaceutical, or biotech experience.

Other Required

• Full-time on-site client presence
• Willingness to travel up to 100% or as required.
• Experience operating as a trusted strategic advisor to organization decision-makers on short and long-term organizational initiatives.
• Experience translating client visions to set the direction, frame the project, provide clarity to direct reports and client, and deliver results
• Proven technical/managerial capabilities in developing solutions to engineering and business problems and managing deliverables and client expectations

PerkinElmer/Project Farma is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer/Project Farma is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We will not sponsor applicants for current or future work visas for this position. This position may require significant travel to support project and business needs. We cannot employ anyone with an invalid driver's license

The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $105,000 - $120,000. The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.