Project Manager

Bacthera is a leading contract development and manufacturing partner (CDMO) for biotech and pharma customers. We enable our customers to bring life-changing treatments to patients. We operate from our headquarters in Basel (CH) and have production facilities in Denmark and Switzerland. We bring together best-in-class, complementary capabilities and we are the first CDMO globally to provide a full supply chain that offers manufacturing of live bacteria strains for therapeutic use.

**Create your own future as**:
**Project Manager - global projects (f/m/d) 100%**:
***You will drive coordination, planning, and execution of global projects (e.g., planning, SAP, etc.) across Bacthera. This is an exciting opportunity, and you will drive coordination, planning, and execution of group-wide strategic projects regarding implementation and optimization of existing and new processes, workflows, systems, software, guidelines and templates and support customer projects in a CDMO environment.

**My main tasks will be**:

- Plan and manage project flow end-to-end, including contract management and scope changes, planning, execution, delivery, completion and review
- Communicate with customers (internal or external stakeholders) and contractors during contract negotiation and project execution to optimally understand their requirements from a scope, timing, and budget perspective
- Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets based on customer needs and support planning and long-range forecasting activities
- Build effective project teams, manage day-to-day communications, report project progress to key stakeholders, and serve as the liaison with customers and contractors
- Secure execution of milestones and deliverables to meet the required specifications on time and within budget
- Manage project risks, flag issues related to resources or competencies and proactively develop plans and recommendations to overcome delays or address drift from the original project plan
- Provide necessary program direction for planning, organizing, developing, and integrating projects across multiple functional areas
- Collaborate closely with colleagues in Development, Commercial, Operations, Quality, and Finance to secure timely execution of projects, incl. planning, sign-off of deliverables, and revenue recognition
- Mentor and develop project team members

**I bring with me**:

- Advanced-level degree (B.A., BSc or equivalent) within project management, marketing, biotechnology, microbiology, manufacturing, or similar
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in Project Management / Coordination in a cross-functional environment is required
- Experience with MS Office packages and planning tools required
- Project management certifications (e.g., IPMA, CAS, Lean Six Sigma or similar) desired
- Experience in a Contract Research Organization (CRO) or Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and with S&OP is preferred
- Solid leadership experience in driving and leading large projects and managing multiple stakeholders in different areas and businesses (biotech, start-up environment, big pharma, SAP, etc.)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate with, influence, and manage expectations of customers, contractors, and colleagues across functions and at all levels of an organization
- Ambitious, yet team-oriented and able to lead and motivate cross-functional teams
- Result
- and quality-orientated, with a continuous improvement mindset, you have a strong drive and commitment to drive customer and internal projects forward
- Flexible, able to prioritize and deal with conflicting interests and willing to make trade-offs and compromises to ensure progress
- Experienced in using project, portfolio, and resource management tools and software.
- Solid knowledge of contract and budget management, and financial reporting in relation to project execution
- Flexibility to travel between Swiss and Danish sites and to visit key stakeholders is required

**My reasons for choosing Bacthera**:

- Innovative and fast-growing start-up company with short decision-making processes
- Flexible working hours (possibility of Home Office)
- Motivated, agile and multinational team
- Very good pension fund and attractive salary
- Fringe benefits (e.g., Lunch card, deduction at different stores, Job ticket for public transport)

**This is the opportunity to be part of a fast-growing start-up company, where decisions are taken fast and where you can actively participate in shaping our future. If this sounds exciting to you, we are looking forward to hear more about you.**

**ONLY DIRECT APPLICATIONS ARE CONSIDERED**

Céline Künzi
HR Business Partner