CMC Project Director

Role Overview

• Leading large project teams (10-20 internal and additional external members, high technical complexity) for customer and in-house R&D projects operationally; developing CMC strategies to expand client relationships, involving strategic (shared) CAPEX opportunities with long term impact.
• Acting as part of the extended Project Management Leadership Team
• Acting as business lead in ongoing strategic collaborations: support contract negotiations, business proposals and forecasting, risk-sharing options
• Accountable for adhering to project scope and reaching deliverables in time by considering associated agreements/contracts with the customer
• Showing strong ownership for all project team deliverables
• Go-to-person for project-related tasks, questions, and issues
• Structuring, leading, and monitoring activities together with the project team members by using available tools and systems
• Compiling accurate and fit for purpose documentation (minutes, plans, actions, summaries, strategic options, etc.) by using existing templates
• Representing Bachem in project-related context towards senior and/or executive leadership of Bachem's customers, including representation in joint governance committees
• Business partner to Bachem senior and executive leadership to secure necessary capacity and/or support for customer projects
• Recognizing opportunities within project operations to expand scope of the existing collaboration, and proactively taking those up with the project team for presentation to the customer with the target of generating significant additional business
• Coaching more junior colleagues in the context of the technical career path; acting as mentor or dotted-line manager
• Supporting the organizational development of Global PM

Requirements

• BSc/MSc/PhD or similar in a technical/scientific discipline with extensive (bio-)pharma/CDMO/chemical industry experience
• MBA, PMP or similar certification of advantage
• Extensive customer-facing or CMC project management experience
• Advanced knowledge of general important GMP principles (e.g. ICH Guidelines) and understanding key requirements of quality systems (e.g. material qualities, setting of specifications, qualification of equipment, …)
• Having extensive knowledge of clinical development (phases, key goals, requirements) and associated regulatory compliance/filings for drug substances
• Proven track record of independently managed CMC projects, e.g. from preclinical, clinical to commercial
• Experience of synthetic TIDES manufacturing and control preferred
• Demonstrating professional written and verbal communication on an advanced level
• Capable of working independently, reliably, and efficiently under pressure
• General IT skills including MS Office/Teams and MS Project
• Advanced knowledge of Bachem specific IT tools such as Salesforce, MasterControl, SAP or similar CRM, QA, or business tools
• Excellent English skills, German skills of advantage.

Tech Stack

• PMP
• Go

Benefits

• Flexible working hours with home office days and an option for obtaining additional vacation days through workload reduction
• Company‑run daycare center on the Bachem Campus in Bubendorf
• 60% coverage of pension fund contributions by Bachem AG as well as option for extra-mandatory pension provision with our Pension Plan Plus
• Access to benefits platforms with discounts from external partners
• Fresh, healthy and varied food in our staff restaurant
• A wide range of free sports activities on the Bachem Campus