Senior Project Manager, Digital Manufacturing Transformation

Requisition ID:  34819  

 

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 8,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.

 

We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.

 

With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

 

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll lead a high‑impact global initiative to implement our Manufacturing Execution System (MES) across multiple factories worldwide. In this role, you’ll drive a major digital transformation, modernizing operations, connecting systems, and enabling real‑time visibility that will elevate how our plants run and how our teams work. You’ll partner with leaders across engineering, manufacturing, and IT to shape strategy, streamline processes, and deliver a unified MES platform that becomes the digital backbone of our global production network. This role drives enterprise adoption of digital capabilities (e.g., MES, IIoT/automation, workflow digitization, data platforms/analytics, and enterprise integrations) to deliver measurable value, strengthen compliance, and elevate operational excellence across multiple sites and functions. If you’re excited by complex international programs, cutting‑edge manufacturing technology, and the chance to influence enterprise‑level change, this is the opportunity to make a lasting mark.

 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Lead multiple large‑scale, multi‑site digital transformation projects, ensuring integration, rigorous planning/execution, process compliance, and prioritization aligned to strategy.
• Evaluate and manage inter‑relationships between projects and functional goals; ensure initiatives are executed within organizational capacity.
• Track organization‑wide metrics on project delivery and value/ROI; present insights to leadership to support decision‑making.
• Translate business outcomes into multi‑site digital roadmaps spanning MES, IIoT/automation, plant connectivity, data/analytics, and integration layers.
• Orchestrate the end‑to‑end lifecycle: discovery and requirements, architecture/design, implementation, verification/validation (IQ/OQ/PQ where applicable), deployment, hypercare, and sustainment in regulated operations.
• Establish KPIs and benefits‑realization plans; ensure business case targets are achieved and sustained post‑go‑live.
• Create and execute scalable project support plans; resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely manner.
• Lead cross‑functional dependency, risk, and decision forums; maintain auditable project documentation and governance records.
• Deliver clear, informative, and well‑organized project communications and executive‑level presentations on strategy, status, risks, and outcomes.
• Influence senior leaders and align global stakeholders across Operations, Engineering, Quality, IT, and Supply Chain to accelerate adoption and standardization.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure proper assignment and alignment with the project plan.
• Partner with HR and site leadership to design training, communications, and organizational readiness plans; ensure handoffs to sustaining teams with complete SOPs, knowledge assets, and support models.
• Drive standardization of digital processes, data definitions, and documentation across sites.
• Ensure project execution complies with internal QMS and applicable regulatory frameworks (e.g., GxP/ISO) through risk‑based validation strategies, traceability (URS → FDS → IQ/OQ/PQ → UAT), audit readiness, and robust documentation.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA desirable or equivalent education/experience sufficient