Project Manager (Biotechnology)

Location: Portsmouth, Harbourgate, United Kingdom; on-site role

Company

hirify.global’s Cytiva operating company develops solutions for life sciences, diagnostics, biotechnology, vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

What you will do

• Lead multiple technical projects from initiation through completion across R&D, engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, product management, and other functions.
• Ensure delivery against agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business objectives.
• Coordinate site requests and business priorities into clear actions, owners, deliverables, and execution plans for UK technical teams.
• Facilitate project reviews, decision-making, and structured problem-solving sessions.
• Identify risks, resource constraints, and execution barriers; develop mitigation plans and escalate issues when needed.
• Provide project updates to sponsors and functional leaders, capture lessons learned, and improve project management practices and technical workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, life sciences, chemistry, bioprocessing, biotechnology, or a related technical discipline.
• Relevant experience managing technical, R&D, product development, engineering, or operational improvement projects in a cross-functional, matrixed organization.
• Knowledge of project planning, resource management, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to guide teams, facilitate decisions, resolve roadblocks, and drive work to completion without direct reporting authority.
• Fluent written and spoken English capability.
• Periodic travel is required for projects and project-related events.

Nice to have

• Experience with hirify.global Business System tools, including Visual Project Management and Problem Solving Process, and familiarity with the Project Life Cycle process.
• PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience with new product introduction or stage-gate product development in a regulated industry.
• Familiarity with quality management systems such as Veeva or Magic.
• Experience working with local site teams and global functions.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work at the Portsmouth, Harbourgate location.
• Work within a cross-functional global R&D organization using hirify.global’s continuous improvement system.
• Benefits include health care programs and paid time off.
• Work contributes to solutions for biological research, vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.