Senior Project Manager

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager for our client based in Neuchatel. You will provide strategic and technical direction to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) concerning timing of major milestones and critical path deliverables, including budget and resource planning, implementation, and variances.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the finalization of a major capex project including in assuring the success of the engineering runs (ER) and the process & performance qualification (PPQ) in collaboration with the site's Manufacturing team.
• Responsible for communicating project performance information to the SLT, stakeholder above site (OpU Biologics, Global Engineering), and external stakeholders (contracted teams, suppliers).
• Ensure that all project customers are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status, including high-level project planning to detailed meeting minutes communicating outcomes and decisions.
• Verify, control, and endorse complex inter-program related Gantt charts, budget forecast and variance reports, resource plans, communication plans, and risk mitigation plans.
• Ensures project work complies with established practices, policies and processes.
• Guide project teams in always working towards a clear scope of work and the delivery of project milestones on time, on budget and within scope through utilization of project management tools.
• Proactively lead change management during the handover of the project to the Lead End User.
• Create contingency plans for risk mitigation due to the nature of the project's complexity and high stakes.
• Experience in all the capital phases of a major construction project with emphasis on ER and PPQ in state-of-the aseptic filling lines in biologics.

Qualifications

• B.A. / B.S. and/or M.S. Combination of advanced degree, specifically in engineering, biological sciences or other relevant discipline with capex project management is required.
• Minimum of 15 years' project/operational management experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries, in a multi-disciplinary, global environment.
• Minimum of 10 years of people/matrix management experience required. Experience managing a global, matrix team is required.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of aseptic filling processes, commercial filling lines, preferably in biologics, and knowledge of cGxP.
• Experience interacting with external collaborators with ability to build strong relationships.
• Knowledge of risk management, project reporting, and project management tools.
• Project management certification (PMP, Prince2, SCPM, etc.) or similar experience is required.
• Required languages: English and French

Work Location: Neuchatel

Country: Switzerland

Schedule: Fulltime

Job Type: Until 31.08.2026

Start date: ASAP

*While we appreciate every application, please note that due to the high volume of responses, we may only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.

**Please note that we can only consider EU/Schengen applications