Director, Project Controls

Project Farma (PF) is the leading advanced therapy technical operations consulting company in the life science industry.  We provide biomanufacturing strategy and execution to start up and established gene and cell therapy, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies.  We are an industry leader in providing project management, validation, engineering, quality/compliance, and consulting services to support our partners in finding ground-breaking treatments and solutions.  We are committed to advancing manufacturing to achieve operational excellence and accelerate speed to market for next-generation medicines.  Our culture of philanthropy, teamwork, training and development and commitment is the foundation to our teams’ and partners’ long-term success.  

Project Farma is a wholly owned subsidiary of Precision Medicine Group, LLC, a leading global life sciences company with over 3,000 employees. 

Position Summary:       

The Director Project Controls plays a strategic leadership role with relentless focus on Business Development and organizational growth while ensuring Project Delivery via their own billability, as well as, training, mentoring, and coaching their teams in both the evolution and continued operational excellence of Precision for Medicine’s Manufacturing Solutions practice area.  Specifically, they are responsible for individualized Business Development activities and organizational growth.  This role is primarily client facing with individualized billability to ensure the timely delivery of innovative solutions while keeping abreast of market and technology trends in the industry.  In addition, this role is central to identifying and developing resources within the practice area to ensure a high level of expertise, performance, and client focus to stay ahead of the competition.  Success in this role requires proven technical expertise combined with business acumen, advanced people and team-building skills, and a consulting mindset to deliver technical and business solutions that align with our Patient Focused and People First mindset. 

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

Business Development & Strategy 

• Own, review, present, and analyze Business Development, Project Delivery, and Team Member activities to Leadership.
• Develop, implement, and execute strategic plans to meet the Manufacturing Solutions Business Development and growth targets.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to meet the Manufacturing Solutions practice area goals of client satisfaction, business and technical performance, and employee engagement.
• Collaborate across the Manufacturing Solutions practice teams to develop solutions for joint business opportunities that meet business objectives.
• Monitor and manage department budgets and planning needs to meet the necessary project requirements.
• Manage new and existing client accounts, focusing on project delivery and actively seeking account growth.
• Work with client’s business/technical leadership to facilitate workflow development, project scope development and risk assessment, issue resolution, and work forecasting and planning.
• Provide direction and innovation in service and/or process improvement, cost reduction, and recommendations for business process optimization.
• Stay current with the latest trends in the biomanufacturing industry and implement strategies that leverage changes in the marketplace into new business opportunities.
• Thorough understanding of our target industries including how each sector works together, interdependencies, emerging trends, and key challenges.
• Maintain Business Development data within customer relationship management (CRM)
• Support strategic creation of cross-site/cross-account Business Development tools creating a force multiplier impact.
• Attend and represent Manufacturing Solutions at ISPE or other networking events.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

Project Delivery and Team Member Development 

• Build and oversee teams at various client sites/locations to ensure consistency of services, compliant with client and Manufacturing Solutions processes and standards and responsiveness to both client and employee requirements.
• Develop and implement employee performance and development plans to meet individual development and growth, and overall program goals; includes primary responsibility for talent management including overall hiring and termination decisions in collaboration with human resources.
• Direct and manage teams executing projects within the Manufacturing Solutions practice area with overall responsibility for technical solutions, cost, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Lead, inspire, and engage in strategic suc