Technical Project Manager, Product Engineering

Were building equipment that impacts patient outcomes. As our Technical Project Manager youll own critical delivery timelines across engineering teams in a fast-moving biotech environment. If you thrive managing complexity and shipping quality on time lets talk.

Who is Meissner

The goal at Meissner is to be more than simply good; it is to be extraordinary. Extraordinary performance comes from extraordinary people.

Meissner as a group is passionate about helping our clients manufacture lifesaving and life enhancing drugs therapies and vaccines. We develop manufacture supply and service advanced microfiltration products and single-use systems worldwide.

We know that when you are passionate about what you do its more than just a job.

Meissner is focused on the development of the whole individual and we have programs and tools in place to help us stay at our best mentally and alignment with our commitment to support the growth and development of the whole individual Meissner has inaugurated a Learning and Development department to solely focus on cultivating our team. When you grow we grow.

How you will make an impact:

As a Technical Project Manager for Product Engineering you will driveand deliveron-timehigh-quality delivery on product development and customer projects supporting biopharmaceutical manufacturing equipmentandinternal initiatives in a high-velocity cross-functional environment. You will shape charters and plans alongside the project team enforce accountabilitymanage schedule cost and scope change as projects evolveand keep stakeholders will tailor the project management approach to the project and stakeholders to keep overheadleanbut the approach robust while enshrining a high-ownership system. Success in this role requires a nimble and a customer-centric approach;advanced communication skills and technical fluency;and the initiative to bring high-quality projects to completion at speed.

• Synthesize stakeholder input into a project charter thatestablishespurpose deliverables and scope equipping leadership to secure organizational buy-in.
• Identifyproject stakeholders and affected departments. Manage their expectations throughout the project aligning them on scope priorities and timing as the project evolves. Address misalignment as soon as it appears and resolve cross-functional obstacles that hold up delivery.
• Facilitate and synthesize a coherent project plan with the project team applying a level of planning rigorappropriate tothe projects complexity risk and stakeholders. Capture the necessary requirements deliverables schedule risks and resource needs to support successful execution.
• Build andmaintaina project management system that drives ownership through transparency; making commitments progress dependencies and risks visible and self-reportable so that teams proactively manage issues early.
• Communicate priorities decisions and status clearly within the project teamfacilitatethe discussions and reviews that keep work moving and ensure the team has the information it needs to act.
• Track issues and challenges across active projects. Ensure that emergent issues are triaged and prioritized by impactresolutionownership is clear andappropriate issuesare escalated rapidly.
• Provide reliable visibility into progress dependencies and forecasted delivery.
• Track project cost against budget and flag variances as they develop.
• Foster proactive risk management by encouraging early identification of uncertainties andcommensuratemitigation efforts based on likelihood and impact.
• Control changes to scope budget and timeline ensuring each is assessed for impact and appropriately approved before it alters aprojectsbaseline.
• Identifyand resolve resource and capacity conflicts across the project portfolio surfacing trade-offs early enough for leadership to act on them.
• Own project reporting and status communication including dashboards ad hoc updates and presentations to departmental and organizational leadership giving stakeholders current visibility into project health.
• Define andmaintainthe metrics that measure delivery performance including schedule adherence estimate accuracy and cycle time. Report against them to drive improvement feedback loops.
• Plan and manage projects in alignment with the quality and regulatory requirements governing Meissner products accounting for the validation qualification and documentation activities theyrequire including FAT SAT IQ/OQ/PQ and GAMP 5 where applicable.
• Evolve the departments project management practice by designing preventative processes adopting high-impact tools retiring low-value practices and mentoring the team on lean delivery communication and prioritization. Apply working knowledge of Meissners products platforms and the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry to plan realisticallyanticipaterisk and engage credibly with engineers customers and cross-functional partners.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging project management tools and AI-based approaches that accelerate planning reporting and risk management applying soundjudgmenton where they genuinely add value.
• Capture lessons learned throughout the project and at closing so that the team canleveragethem on future work.
• Drive project closeout to completion confirming the project delivered its intended scope documentation is captured in the correct locations and states information and deliverables have been transferred resources are released and open items are resolved.
• Travel may berequiredfor up to 10% of the time both domestically and internationally.

This is an on-site role based out of our headquarters in Camarillo CA.

The skills and experience youll need:

• Bachelors degree inan engineeringdiscipline such as Mechanical Electrical Manufacturing or Biomedical Engineering.A related technical degree paired with hardware project delivery experience will be considered.
• 5 years of experience in project delivery within an engineering manufacturing or other technical regulated industry environment.
• Has delivered hardware or consumable projects through a full development and qualification cycle including design build test and launch.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry is preferred.
• PMP CAPM oran equivalentproject management certification is preferred but notrequired.
• Proficient with MS Office software including Outlook Word PowerPoint and Exceland withproject management software such as Microsoft Project orClickUp. Experience building andmaintainingproject dashboards is preferred.
• The ability to read and interpret engineering specifications drawings and test protocols isrequired. Must be able to hold substantive technical conversations with engineers without translation.
• Demonstrated ability tofacilitateinput from multiple stakeholders and synthesize it into a clear actionable plan.
• Ability tohold cross-functional teams accountabletotheir commitments anddriveambiguous or contested decisions toward resolution.
• Experience applying AI-based and other emerging tools to improve planning reporting or risk management with sound judgment onappropriate useis preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to lead cross-functional discussions and convey project status risk and decisions credibly to engineering leadership customers and cross-functional partners.
• Customer-centricnimbleanddrivento tackle high-leverage work status quoprioritizes team ownership and autonomy over direct controland adapts approach and tooling to each project team and stakeholder.

Dont meet every single requirement Apply anyway.

What we can offer you:

• Full Medical Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans
• Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym Ultramodern Coffee Bars Free EV Charging Stations Employee Discounts
• 401k Profit Sharing 401k Advisory Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off Paid Holidays Anniversary Holiday

Ready to make an impact Lets talk.

This position may require you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.

Meissner is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

US BASE PAY SCALE $109400 - 145100

The base pay scale for this role is what Meissner reasonably expects to pay for the position although actual pay may vary from this scale depending on an applicants experience.