Project Manager, Bioprograms

What we do

About United Therapeutics

United Therapeutics Corporation focuses on the strength of a balanced, value-creating biotechnology model. We are confident in our future thanks to our fundamental attributes, namely our obsession with quality and innovation, the power of our brands, our entrepreneurial culture and our bioinformatics leadership. We also believe that our determination to be responsible citizens — having a positive impact on patients, the environment and society — will sustain our success in the long term.

We currently have five approved products on the market and a long-term mission of providing an unlimited supply of transplantable organs for those who need them.

Our company was founded by an entrepreneur whose daughter was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. She sought to find treatment options and a cure for her daughter and patients like her. We are founder-led, and relentless in our pursuit of “medicines for life”. We continue to research and develop treatments for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, pediatric cancers and other orphan diseases.

How you’ll contribute

M anage a large scale bio-production program and related scientific and engineering projects; oversee outsourced production projects; and oversee laboratory operations and logistics.

• Actively manage production efforts at third party vendors to ensure timely completion of contract requirements

• Apply best practices in project management to keep projects on schedule and within budget

• Help develop and maintain project management plans and overall timelines as needed; monitoring and communicating major shifts or changes in scope to relevant stakeholders as necessary

• Track completion of project deliverables to ensure quality and integrity of all project-related outcomes and work product

• Evaluate project goals and conduct analysis as needed to detect and review trends and to suggest process improvements as needed

• Identify potential risks and proactively develop mitigation plans to mitigate impacts; escalating critical issues as needed

• Establish rapport with teams at third party vendors and maintain a deep understanding of all aspects of the production process

• Serve as the OMG’s representative at third party vendors and lead meetings as required

• Conduct on-site inspections at production facilities; lead or facilitate GMP-level audits

• Travel 2-3 times per month to performance sites in the US and abroad

• Prepare reports and briefings on project status for team members and senior management

• Oversee OMG laboratory operations and logistics, including management of a laboratory operations direct report.

• Interact with senior level management at UT on manufacturing and FDA regulatory issues.

• Perform other duties as assigned

For this role you will need

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS degree, preferably in a scientific field.
• 10+ years of post-baccalaureate experience in life science, biopharma, biomanufacturing, or pharmaceutical production
• 5+ years of experience leading biopharma projects
• Must be comfortable working in interdisciplinary teams, leading programs, managing complex efforts, communicating with stakeholders, and addressing issues proactively
• Ability to utilize resources both internal and external to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Proficiency with MS Office suite
• Ability to travel up to 30% as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with plant-based agricultural production of recombinant proteins is preferred

Life as a Unitherian

At United Therapeutics, you’ll realize quickly that it is not an ordinary place to work! When you join our Company, you will learn, grow, contribute, have fun, and be challenged… all while making a difference in the lives of our patients.

We strive to be an organization that engages the minds, hearts, and most spirited efforts of each of our employees. Our sense of purpose transforms what we do from work into mission, occupation into vocation and achievement into success.

We challenge our employees with innovative and revolutionary projects, offer an environment which fosters high-level of job performance and provides state of the art facilities to flourish. This is what makes United Therapeutics a stimulating place to work.

United Therapeutics Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – EOE Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities