Follow Your Genki to North America's largest, state-of-the-art Life Science Manufacturing Facility & CDMO

The work we do at FDB has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives. Join FDB and help manufacture the next vaccine, cure, or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. We are proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy and drive - what we call Genki.

Join us

We are growing our locations and are investing more than $2 billion into establishing a new large-scale manufacturing site for biopharmaceuticals in the United States to accelerate the growth of our Bio CDMO (Contract and Development Manufacturing Organization) business. This will be the largest end-to-end cell culture CDMO provider in North America.

The new site will offer end-to-end solutions to our customers looking to manufacture biopharmaceuticals in the US. In addition to drug substance manufacture, it will also provide automated fill-finish and assembly, packaging, and labeling services. The new state-of-the-art facility is located in Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States.

About This Role

The Project Manager 2 is responsible for collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to Environmental, Health & Safety(EHS), Maintenance, contractors, vendors, and clients. This role is responsible to handle administrative aspects of the project from start to completion, track and monitor the project status and milestones, and ensure projects meets all standards, timelines, and budgets.

What You’ll Do 

• Collaborates with management and client(s) to define project requirements, scope, and objectives that align with the company’s goals
• Partners with internal and external stakeholders to determine project budgets
• Facilitates and leads effective project meetings to evaluate work and productivity
• Develops a comprehensive project management workflow
• Provides regular updates to internal and external stakeholders on project schedules, change proposals, and other activities
• Monitors resources to improve project efficiency and maximize productivity
• Develops and maintains the project performance database to track progress and milestones
• Ensures project are on track to meet codes, standards, timelines, budget requirements, etc.
• Analyzes project(s) progress and notifies stakeholders to adjust timelines, as needed to achieve optimal results
• Identifies potential project risks and escalates to management or required stakeholders
• Contributes to the development and implementation of risk strategies to minimize impact and deviations from estimated budget and timelines
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with external stakeholders by providing prompt responses, updates, and support
• Coordinates the procurement of materials, supplies, and vendors necessary for project completion
• Organize and delegate tasks to project team members to ensure successful completion
• Assists with conducting any required training for project members
• Provides guidance and coaching to project members, as needed
• Other duties, as assigned

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or related field
• 5 years of experience in project management or planning

Preferred Requirements

• Experience interpreting complicated product documentation and
  standard operating procedures (SOPs) with attention to high-level
  concepts
• Experience creating work plans and detailed project schedules
• Experience working in a cGMP manufacturing facilities
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements 

• Ability to ascend or descend ladders, scaffolding, ramps, etc.
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time up to 120 minutes
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time up to 120 minutes
• Ability to conduct activities using repetitive motions that include writs, hands and/or fingers
• Ability to bend, push or pull, reach to retrieve materials from 18” to 60” in height, and use twisting motions
• Will work in warm/cold environments between 0-115 F 
• Will work in outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind