Senior Program Manager (mRNA LNP, Drug Product CMC/Development)

Aldevron, a Danaher operating company, is committed to delivering world-class CDMO services that accelerate the development of groundbreaking therapies. The Senior Program Manager will lead complex program execution and cultivate strategic client relationships while ensuring operational excellence and governance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Program and Project Execution: Lead highly complex, multi-program portfolios across strategic accounts, owning end-to-end delivery across multiple concurrent projects with significant revenue, risk, and cross-functional dependencies, ensuring alignment with timelines, budgets, and KPIs
• Cultivate Strategic Client Relationships: Own and influence senior-level client relationships and account strategy, acting as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, navigating escalations, and shaping program direction and long-term partnership outcomes
• Internal Team Alignment and Development: Drive enterprise-wide alignment and decision-making, leading cross-functional teams through ambiguity, resolving competing priorities, and influencing outcomes across functions and leadership levels
• Ensure Operational Excellence and Governance: Establish and maintain program governance structures, track project metrics, forecast capacity, and provide regular updates to senior leadership on project status, risks, and opportunities
• Support Business Growth and Continuous Improvement: Responsible for overall program health, capacity strategy, business growth, including forecasting demand, identifying risks, leading proposals and renewals, and influencing account expansion and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements:

• B.S. or B.A. required
• Experience managing programs and contracts in a regulated biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or medical device related field required
• Strong Drug Product mRNA/LNP and industry understanding
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to forecast risks and implement sustainable solutions
• Advanced degree in scientific field strongly preferred (e.g. molecular biology, biology, biotechnology, biochemistry)
• Prefer 7+ years of experience in a client-facing role as a project, program, or account manager within the life sciences, with preference for 5+ years in a CDMO environment
• Strong preference for late phase/commercial drug product experience