Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Seattle, Redmond OR Remote
Reports To: Vice President, Program and Portfolio Management

About Us:

At Just-Evotec, we believe that curiosity is the spark that drives innovation and success. As a forward-thinking team, we thrive on challenging the status quo, learning from each other, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We're on a mission to create a place where curiosity isn't just encouraged—it’s celebrated.

Are you someone who asks questions, seeks answers, and isn't afraid to go deeper? #BeCureious with us and see where your curiosity can take you!

The Role:

We’re looking for a passionate and curious Senior Project Manager to join our team. If you’re excited by new challenges, solving complex problems, and learning every step of the way, you might just be the perfect fit. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to drive impactful projects, collaborate with bright minds, and explore uncharted territories.

As a Senior Project Manager at Just-Evotec, you'll have the freedom to ask the hard questions, think outside the box, and find creative solutions that push us forward. It’s a role where your curiosity will fuel both your personal growth and the success of the team.

What You’ll Do:

• In partnership with internal and client/partner technical leaders and as part of the technical team, provide project planning, execution, monitoring and reporting support

• Enable and support information and data exchange between Just and its partners and clients.

• Daily project management activities: meeting planning, setting agendas, creating dashboards, documenting meeting minutes, tracking and follow up of action items and decisions, document management, ensuring overall team organization

• Communication:  ensuring smooth communication across teams, clients and up to leadership; ensuring regular updates to the appropriate stakeholders; managing escalation and decision-making processes.

• Meeting facilitation: facilitate meetings with internal and external project teams, leadership meetings, and on site client meetings

• Timeline management:   working with technical leads, functional leads and clients to ensure timelines are kept on track; ensuring quick communication of delays and issues; regular reporting on project status and risks to appropriate stakeholders

• Risk management: Identify project issues and facilitate resolution, conduct risk management and contingency planning including facilitation of risk assessments

• Development of best practices and business processes: Lead teams in the establishment of project management best practices and tools as well as business processes to establish efficiencies to project management organization

• As needed, management of more junior level employees

• Provide project management leadership and expertise within CMC technical teams

• Regularly share your findings, ideas, and solutions in both team settings and presentations.

• Ensure that curiosity-driven questions and exploration lead to measurable, impactful results.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, biochemistry, chemical engineering or related field

• Minimum 5 years of previous project management experience in biotech, GMP manufacturing or pharmaceutical industry. 

• Expertise in CMC, commercial technology transfer, GMP manufacturing and Quality Systems

• Expertise with MS Office tools, MS Project, OnePager, Smartsheet

• Excellent organizational, relationship and communication skills

• Motivation to be part of a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team

• Biologics contract manufacturing organization (CMO) experience preferred

• Proven record of implementing biopharmaceutical project management tools, methodologies, practices, and infrastructure

• A curious problem-solver with a passion for learning and growing in a dynamic environment.

• Someone who is not satisfied with “just good enough” and is always looking to improve, adapt, and innovate.

• A natural collaborator who loves sharing ideas and learning from others.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and thrives in environments where curiosity and experimentation are encouraged.

• A self-starter who takes initiative, owns your projects, and actively seeks out new challenges.

Why Join Us:

• Growth Opportunities: We’re a company that believes in continuous learning and development. Whether it’s professional courses, mentorship, or new projects, we’ll help you grow.