Program Manager

Program Manager

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager, who aspires to join the Program management organization in a fast-growing international CDMO.

Do you thrive being the key contact for both our customers, with projects you lead as well as the internal Core team supporting our programs?

Then we hope you will join our Program Management Department.

Your New Role

You will lead Programs related to manufacturing of DS, DP, and Finished products for our customers and be the link between customer and the site in Denmark.

Program Management (PM) competences is required to be successful in this role as well as a comprehensive understanding of CMC.

As a PM you will lead Programs throughout the Program lifetime, starting at the commercial team level, before handover to Program Management and the rest of the FDBD organization within large-scale manufacturing.

The scope is to be the key contact for the customers programs you will be leading, including the internal Core team supporting programs. Strong communication skills are a must, as you will cover a broad variety of tasks related to customer interface, internal stakeholders, and senior management.

We continuously strive to identify opportunities to improve our systems, practices and provide direction to both our internal and external partners. Joining our journey to become the world’s largest CDMO could be your next clever career move to become a PM at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark.

There are opportunities to also support our large-scale manufacturing site in North Carolina, USA which will be operational ready in 2025.

Your primary tasks

• Lead the planning and execution of programs in alignment with FDB-Program Management business case (vision, mission, SWOT/SIPOC, strategy-goals-objectives)
• Onboard with Sales Team and transition to become the primary liaison for program planning & execution upon notification that a Verbal Win /Letter of Intent has been confirmed
• Engage impacted functional areas for inputs to ensure SOW elements are complete and realistic
• Ensure that the statement of work is organized based on revenue-generating segments of work delivering our promise to customers
• Ensure that financial activities & program milestones are aligned (SOW, PPS, revenue recognition milestones, change orders, invoicing/payment activities)
• Coordinate completion of the Contract elements (BSA-MSA, Quality Agreement, PPS, SOW)
• Develop and maintain Master Project Plan (MPP) including accurate durations & accountabilities for all revenue
• Define risks & mitigation actions (materials, equipment, long lead times, item specs, methods, etc.)
• Organize, lead, and facilitate cross-functional project teams for each program with a strong focus on One team
• Actively conduct risk management within and across programs
• Track and report program performance and partner with the Finance Team to ensure accurate & timely completion of financial transactions
• Drive team adherence to MPP milestones; monitor deliverables & ensure functional accountability; escalate to functional leaders as appropriate. Maintain and post a tracker of risks and action-who-when for functional deliverables
• Keep current on cGMP, regulatory and quality requirements that impact FDBD manufacturing and client guidance

Your Talent

• BS /MS in a scientific field,
• Knowledge in mAb manufacturing field DS, DP would be a plus
• +8 years of demonstrated project/program management experience
• Excellent interpersonal and proven customer relationship management skills
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills ability to comfortably and clearly articulate issues across the organization
• Knowledge of basic financial accounting

We hope you are a natural in building trust and respect as well as thriving in cross-organizational collaborations. You have a high level of energy and even more so a can-do attitude enabling you to handle tasks proactively in a very entrepreneurial environment. You are motivated by having a high impact position and passionately neutral in leading programs and teams and you are of course action oriented.

Your New Team

Program management is a core function within FDB. We are a growing team of currently 10 highly professional and dedicated Program Managers/Directors (PMs) with broad experience within pharmaceutical development and manufacturing of both DS, DP, and FG. We are consolidated in a Business unit (BU) set-up with the Head of PM for global large-scale operation represented in the BU.

We are team players, entrepreneurs, and people who like details without losing sight of the big picture. The work environment is international and informal. We keep a high pace and focus on a vital life balance while having fun. We put a strong emphasis on psychological safety through trust and empowerment within our teams and hope that this is something that speaks to you as well.

Your application

Has this sparked your interest? Then please upload your CV and cover letter as soon as possible as we will screen candidates on a continuous basis and call in for interviews.

The Company

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication, and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.

We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.

We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark (FDBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.

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