Consultant, Data Science Manager, IT​/Tech

Overview

Project Farma (PF) is the leading advanced therapy technical operations consulting company in the life science industry. We provide biomanufacturing strategy and execution to start up and established gene and cell therapy, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies. We are an industry leader in providing project management, validation, engineering, quality/compliance, and consulting services to support our partners in finding ground-breaking treatments and solutions.

Our culture emphasizes philanthropy, teamwork, training and development, and a commitment to the long-term success of our teams and partners.

Project Farma is a wholly owned subsidiary of Precision Medicine Group, LLC, a global life sciences company with over 2,000 employees.

The Consultant will work collaboratively with clients, vendors, contractors, and other Manufacturing Solutions Team Members to lead and support projects related to biomanufacturing across the entire project lifecycle. They are responsible for leading and mentoring small project teams through Manufacturing Solution’s Patient Focused and People First platform. This is accomplished by overseeing high-quality deliverables, supporting and escalating business development opportunities, and continually strengthening technical and industry knowledge.

Project Performance and Delivery

• Coordinate with cross-functional client departments including Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to lead, oversee, and execute client project initiatives, plans, or work streams, ensuring team deliverables are completed in a timely and high-quality fashion.
• Coach Team Members on identified knowledge gaps and direct them to materials to develop project-driven technical and problem-solving skills.
• Develop, execute, and delegate project strategy, initiatives, and vision to effectively lead a small project team.
• Provide hands-on support for both clients and PF Team Members in navigating the life cycle of cutting-edge equipment and manufacturing processes, proactively identifying roadblocks and utilizing critical thinking to identify creative solutions.
• Create, update, and present work projections and progress reports.
• Develop technical documentation such as SOPs and protocols.
• Build internal and external understanding, buy-in, and commitment to decisions through collaboration and effective presentations.
• Mentor and train internal PF Team Members on assigned duties, industry best practices, and project-driven technical skills.
• Generate project succession plans as identified by leadership.
• Maintain and present site dashboards to communicate project health and maintenance.
• Support Site and Account Leads in proposal generation.
• Maintain PO management tools and proactively communicate PO performance.
• Coordinate Team Member utilization with Site and Account Leads and communicate escalations between actual and forecasted utilization.
• Maintain internal site tools such as site dashboards and deliverable trackers.

• Continually develop technical aptitude of Manufacturing Solution’s core services within the life science space, including:
  Capital Project Management (Project Controls and Scheduling), Facility Builds, Tech Transfers, Validation Life Cycle (Commissioning and Qualification, Process Validation, Computer System Validation), Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance, GxP Automated Systems, and Quality Control (Clinical and Commercial).

• Contribute to and embody our Patient Focused and People First Mission, ensuring philanthropic and professional development opportunities are available for their site.
• Coach and mentor Team Members on solution-driven mindset.
• Support succession of future Project Leads through training, mentorship, servant leadership, and technical skill development.
• Build and maintain professional networks for business development and recruiting.
• Seek opportunities to enhance Manufacturing Solution’s culture, support internal initiatives, and develop servant leadership skills.
• Build and maintain meaningful internal and external relationships.
• Provide continuous performance feedback and proactively manage Team…