Senior Project Manager - Sterile Pharmaceutical Projects - Pharma

Position: Senior Project Manager / Project Lead

Location: Vizag

Qualification: Engineering graduate preferably from Industrial / Mechanical / Instrumentation / Chemical / Pharmaceutical specializations.

Experience: 10+ years of experience in the relevant domain of executing sterile pharmaceutical projects

Reporting: Head of Projects / Project Consultant, Head of Operations

Context:

We are planning some major expansions at Vizag both within our existing facilities and also setting up new greenfield projects. We need a strong professional Project Lead who can independently head the projects from concept and design through execution, qualification and final handover.

- The proposed expansions will have strong focus on isolator-based sterile filling lines, lyophilizers and fully automated packing lines with a clear focus on maximizing automation and minimizing human interventions while meeting stringent cGMP and regulatory requirements.

- The candidate should possess strong experience in isolator-based aseptic filling lines including integration with lyophilizers, fully automated inspection, labelling, packing, serialization and aggregation lines, including automated material handling wherever possible.

- In general, the candidate should be tech savvy and have a strong inclination towards automation philosophy including robotics, automated transfers and integrated production/packaging systems. Should be a good team player who can coordinate with multiple stakeholders to get things moving and capable of coordinating with equipment OEMs, consultants, civil/MEP teams, QA, Production, Validation and other stakeholders and controlling project schedule and budget. Should have experience in URS preparation, vendor evaluation, technical negotiations, design reviews, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, qualification, and project handover.