Asset Delivery Lead​/Molecule

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Huntsville, Alabama

We are seeking an experienced Asset Delivery Lead – Small Molecule to provide area-level project management and delivery leadership for the Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) facility within a major pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Huntsville, Alabama. The Small Molecule API facility is a core component of the campus and will operate within a highly integrated network of utilities, logistics, storage, laboratory, and support infrastructure.

The Asset Delivery Lead will serve as the Area Project Manager
, accountable for successful delivery of the Small Molecule API facility from design and procurement through construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and handover. The role will operate within the Owner’s Representative/Project Management Contractor organization and coordinate activities across project management, engineering, project controls, procurement, construction/site management, commissioning and qualification, and permitting/AHJ coordination.

• Lead overall area delivery of the Small Molecule API facility.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, and operational-readiness activities.
• Integrate process, mechanical, piping, electrical, controls, HVAC, CSA, and supporting utility requirements.
• Manage interfaces among designers, contractors, equipment suppliers, adjacent facilities, and project stakeholders.
• Drive performance against safety, quality, scope, schedule, cost, risk, and key milestones.
• Identify design, construction, and interface risks and lead timely resolution and escalation.
• Coordinate equipment installation, utility connections, construction sequencing, system turnover, and commissioning readiness.
• Provide independent assessment of contractor progress and maintain clear accountability for delivery outcomes.
• Ensure project requirements and applicable technical standards are consistently incorporated throughout execution.

The successful candidate should have significant experience delivering large-scale pharmaceutical, API, chemical, life sciences, or advanced manufacturing capital projects
. Experience with complex process facilities, cGMP environments, multidisciplinary engineering, construction management, and commissioning is strongly preferred.

This position requires a highly engaged project leader capable of coordinating complex technical interfaces, managing multiple contractors, and driving safe, predictable, high-quality delivery of a mission-critical pharmaceutical manufacturing asset.

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