Digital Project Manager (Industrial AI)

Location: On-site, full-time at the Frederick, Maryland manufacturing site; candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of a hirify.global office or approved coworking location.

Base salary: $75,000–$115,000 per year, plus an annual performance bonus.

Company

Global management consulting group supporting clients with strategy, data science, creativity, and transformation services across multiple industries.

What you will do

• Own and prioritize a backlog of approximately 40 digital and AI use cases through the site's planning cycle.
• Manage digital, non-capital initiatives covering asset intelligence, process intelligence, and maintenance planning.
• Coordinate deployment and adoption of industrial AI platforms such as Cognite, HighByte, and Seeq.
• Partner with maintenance and reliability teams on scheduling, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and prioritized OEE initiatives.
• Organize asset intelligence documentation, including P&IDs, equipment availability, and breakdown history.
• Track risks, dependencies, timelines, and progress while coordinating with engineering, quality, operations, and digital leadership.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of project management experience supporting digital, technology, or data-enabled initiatives.
• Experience managing multi-workstream backlogs and prioritizing a portfolio of digital use cases.
• Familiarity with industrial AI or asset-intelligence platforms such as Cognite, HighByte, Seeq, or comparable tools.
• Experience collaborating across engineering, maintenance, quality, IT, and digital functions.
• Ability to work in a GxP-regulated manufacturing environment; formal GxP certification is not required.
• Willingness and ability to work on-site, full-time, at the Frederick, Maryland site; applicants must already be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Experience with Vertex or other maintenance scheduling and CMMS platforms.
• Knowledge of OEE, predictive maintenance, P&IDs, LOTO procedures, and equipment breakdown management.
• Experience supporting FDA inspections or Process Performance Qualification campaigns.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, supplemental insurance, and EAP benefits.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting, plus HSA and FSA options.
• Paid parental leave, generous PTO, nine company holidays, and one floating holiday.
• Cell phone stipend, college savings and student loan repayment programs, and professional development support.
• In-person collaboration is valued; consultants may work at client sites and are expected to use a hirify.global office or approved coworking location between engagements.

Hiring process

• Applicants must meet U.S. work authorization requirements at the time of application and throughout employment.
• Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.