Project Manager III

THE COMPANY:

Formulated Solutions is redefining the Pharmaceutical and Self-Directed Consumer Healthcare CDMO experience through creativity and invention; delivering our world class Marketing Partners unmatched formulations, innovative packaging and cost effective, reliable supply.

Formulated Solutions is and shall always be a company of people with the knowledge and dedication to provide our Marketing Partners with a single source solution for delivering quality and innovative products to market. We shall embrace changes and new opportunities as a vehicle to continually develop and grow sustainable relationships. As a company we shall never accept anything less than a culture that fosters creativity, growth, and profitability for both our Partners and the company.

The Project Manager III is a senior-level project management professional responsible for leading the organization's most complex, high-value, and strategic customer programs from initiation through commercial execution. This position provides leadership across multiple cross-functional teams, drives portfolio execution, manages key customer relationships, and serves as a subject matter expert in project management methodologies.

The Project Manager III plays a critical role in advancing the Project Management Office (PMO), improving organizational project management standards, mentoring project managers, and ensuring successful execution of projects that support Formulated Solutions' strategic business objectives.

• Lead multiple complex, high-risk, and strategic customer projects simultaneously.
• Direct projects through all phases including business development transition, development, validation, commercialization, technology transfer, and lifecycle management.
• Develop comprehensive project strategies that align customer expectations with Formulated Solutions' operational capabilities.
• Serve as executive-level project leader for key strategic customer accounts.
• Anticipate project challenges and proactively implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure project objectives are achieved while balancing scope, schedule, quality, budget, and customer satisfaction.

• Manage a portfolio of projects with significant business impact.
• Prioritize competing business initiatives based on organizational objectives.
• Identify portfolio-level risks, resource constraints, and scheduling conflicts.
• Develop recommendations for executive leadership regarding project prioritization and resource allocation.
• Monitor project health through established KPIs and portfolio metrics.

• Serve as the primary strategic liaison for assigned customers.
• Build trusted partnerships with customer leadership teams.
• Lead executive-level project reviews and governance meetings.
• Manage customer expectations while balancing operational capabilities.
• Support business development efforts by participating in customer visits, technical discussions, proposal reviews, and commercial strategy meetings.
• Identify opportunities for account growth and expansion.

• Support continuous development of the Project Management Office.
• Develop, implement, and maintain project management standards, templates, tools, and best practices.
• Improve project governance processes across the organization.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean principles and operational excellence methodologies.
• Drive standardization across project execution.

• Identify strategic and operational project risks.
• Develop contingency plans and mitigation strategies.
• Escalate significant risks to executive leadership as appropriate.
• Monitor regulatory, supply chain, technical, and commercial…