Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. MilliporeSigma’s Validation Services team is seeking a Project Manager to lead projects across its global laboratory network. The role plans, coordinates, tracks, and drives project execution across functions and stakeholders, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and business objectives are achieved.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, ensuring scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and ownership are clearly defined. Coordinate with global laboratory teams and cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, expectations, decisions, and next steps across functions
- Influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams and functions to maintain project momentum
- Manage project timelines, deliverables, follow-up actions, and dependencies to keep work progressing toward agreed objectives
- Track project progress, identify risks, delays, and resource constraints, and work with relevant stakeholders to prioritize mitigation actions and resolution plans
- Escalate issues, risks, or delays as needed to enable timely decisions, remove blockers, and support resolution
- Maintain accurate project updates, dashboards, and reporting materials that reflect milestones, risks, actions, overall project health, and progress for key stakeholders
- Facilitate project meetings and document decisions, actions, owners, and next steps to support follow-through
- Support resolution of issues that may impact quality, delivery, or timing
- Drive stakeholder accountability by ensuring commitments are clear, tracked, and followed through
Skills
- This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization
- External applicants must be eligible to work in the US
- 5-7+ years of experience managing projects from initiation to completion
- Strong ability to influence others, build alignment, and work effectively across functions
- Demonstrated ability to manage timelines, deliverables, and competing priorities in a structured way
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working in a global, cross-functional environment
- Proficiency with project tracking, reporting, and project management tools (e.g., smartsheet)
- Must be fluent in English
- PMP certification
- Experience in laboratory, technical, scientific, or regulated environments
- Familiarity with global project coordination across sites or regions
- Experience supporting process improvement or operational excellence initiatives
Benefits
- Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses.
- Health insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Retirement contributions
- Opportunities to develop and grow at your own pace
- A culture of inclusion and belonging
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