Life Sciences Project Manager

Our employees are our biggest asset and the competitive advantage that sets us apart from the rest. These values-driven, self-motivated, and highly skilled employees blend as teammates into client organizations to bring leadership, discipline, and expertise to bear on the challenge at hand. With a passion for excellence, honest and ethical conduct, and uncompromising integrity, IPM achieves high quality results and consistently exceeds its commitments to its clients.

Among our accomplishments, IPM is proud to have helped R&D teams cut research time in half, getting critical medicines to patients faster; to have helped a multinational consumer products corporation emerge from bankruptcy through strategic reorganization of manufacturing operations; and to have taken the kinks out of supply chains, shrinking product time to market by as much as 75%.  Multiple opportunities to assist clients with projects such as these have enabled IPM to grow rapidly in the last few years, earning us recognition in 2007 and 2008 as one of Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest growing private companies.  We’ve also been recognized as one of fifteen companies nationwide to be named a “Top Small Workplace" by The Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces.

If this sounds like the type of environment that you’ve been searching for, then come join the IPM family, and help us build on our success!

The project manager is an experienced project leader and is accountable for overall project implementation activities.  The project manager is a change agent who is passionate, high energy, and results oriented with a creative and analytical mind.  Is experienced with advanced PM tools and processes, and has the ability to manage critical situations. 



• Integrate self into client environment in order to effectively lead project team while also building positive professional relationships with clients and associates.
• Define the objective, requirements, and assumptions necessary to structure a project or activity. 
• Plan, schedule, and control activities to fulfill identified objectives applying technical, theoretical, and managerial skills to satisfy project requirements.
• Drive and develop integrated development plan that represents the appropriate level of detail and task interdependency and aligns project tactics with overall project strategy.
• Establish and maintain a high performing team and serve as a project advocate within the organization.
• Lead (coordinate, facilitate, and motivate) the efforts of the individual, team, client, and other resources associated with project activity.  Ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables.
• Manage projects within the established scope, schedule, and budget while meeting or surpassing IPM standards of quality.
• Lead risk management within the project team.  Ensure risks have appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.

Required Experience and Training:          

• Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline.
• Industry and project experience related to IPM business offerings.
•  Industry related experience.  Preferably 8-15 years of project management experience in the pharmaceutical biotechnology, and/or medical device industries.
• Life Sciences project experience must be related to product development and launch, business process optimization, capital projects, technology transfer, regulatory submission/regulatory compliance, quality assurance, alliance management and/or supply chain manufacturing optimization projects.
• Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process (Six Sigma and PMP certifications are a plus, though not a requirement).

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.  Capability to utilize these skills with a broad spectrum of audiences, ranging from laborers to senior level executives.
• Technical aptitude and displayed ability to grasp a general knowledge of multiple disciplines and technologies.
• Strong competencies in planning, project management, leadership, and organization.
• Ability to produce and present clear, concise, and professionally written communications and presentations.
• Ensure a professional perception founded in neatness, organization, and maturity.
• Strong analytical capabilities and business acumen.
• Ability to grasp strategic concepts and strategy development skills.
• Ability to lead and facilitate multiple activities and resources.
• Demonstrated work ethic, integrity, and professional conduct.
• Superior computer usage skills.

Working Conditions:           

Project work may require:

• Interstate, intrastate, or international travel up to 50%
• Field exposure to various manufacturing, industrial, commercial, or institutional environments.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

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