Account/Project Manager
Description
Is Kymanox the right fit for you?
You want to make a difference and have an impact…
You enjoy having an influence in your day-to-day work…
You are motivated by working alongside a team filled with
subject matter experts who will help you learn and grow…
You wake up every day and do what you do
… because patients deserve better.
If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
The Account/Project Manager bridges the gap between Account Management and Technical Operations, requiring you to navigate both client strategy and project execution.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Account Management & Sales Acumen
- Relationship Building: Act as the primary point of contact for assigned Life Science accounts, building trusted, strategic relationships with key decision-makers.
- Revenue Growth: Identify partnership and contract growth opportunities, follow up on warm leads, and help secure renewals to achieve revenue goals.
- Solution Design: Write technical proposals and develop action plans for project opportunities, ensuring they align with client needs and Kymanox capabilities.
- Reporting: Deliver quarterly business reviews and maintain accurate forecasting within the CRM.
Technical Project Leadership
- Project Oversight: Provide technical project management support, including scheduling, budget oversight, risk management, and resource allocation.
- Technical Excellence: Lead cross-functional teams of engineers and SMEs, ensuring deliverables comply with relevant standards and regulations (cGMP, FDA, etc.).
- Project Lifecycle: Manage a portfolio of projects covering focus areas such as combination product commercialization, process validation, and technology transfer.
- Methodology: Utilize the Kymanox PM Toolkit™ and PMI best practices to drive project success. Projects may include any of the following focus areas:
- Combination Product Commercialization (e.g., Biologic-Device, Drug-Device)
- Process and Product Development
- Process Validation and Validation Planning
- Process Improvement and Troubleshooting
- Technical Report Authorship, Review, and Formatting
- Manufacturing Investigations and CAPA/Deviation Closure
- Biologic Manufacturing Scale-Up and Technology Transfer
- FDA 483 and Warning Letter Remediation
- Process and Facility Design to Support Next Gen Drug Manufacturing
- Quality Management System Support
- Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
- Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical, Biomedical, or Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline from an accredited institution. Advanced degree or industry certificates in project management (e.g., PMP, CAPM), six-sigma, engineering, quality, or regulatory affairs preferred but not required.
Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in Account Management or Business Development, combined with at least 2+ years of direct Project/Program Management. Knowledge in two or more of the following practice areas:
- CGMP Manufacturing (Pharma, Biotech, Device)
- Validation (Equipment, Facility, Utility, Process, Cleaning, Method, Computer)
- Quality Engineering
- Process Engineering, Technical Services, Manufacturing Sciences
- Quality Control or Analytical Science
- Quality Assurance
- Regulatory Affairs
- Technology Transfer
- Clinical or Medical Services
- Late Stage Process or Product Development (Pharma, Biotech, Device)
Desired Aptitude and Skill Set:
- Project Management in accordance with PMI.org and Kymanox best practices
- Experienced in use of Project Management tools, such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, and Office Timeline
- Works cooperatively in a matrixed team environment
- Seasoned soft skills with the ability to motivate teams and navigate client conflicts with diplomacy.
- Strong professional presence with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Self-starter who balances "doing things right" (managerial) with "doing the right thing" (leadership).
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growing, and dynamic work environment.
- Able to lead high-profile projects with minimal supervision
- Extremely detail-orientated and highly organized
- Fast learner with initial confidence tackling new material
- Tackle problems proactively, not waiting for problems to grow unnecessarily
- Thrive in a fast-paced, growing, and dynamic work environment
- Value and understand quality
- Uncompromised honesty and integrity
Travel:
Local travel within the assigned region and surrounding areas is required. Up to 30% domestic and international travel may be required from time to time.
Career Development:
The position will evolve over time and more responsibilities may be added. Since Kymanox is a growing company, there are opportunities for advancement both within the currently defined role and in other functions within the organization.
Compensation:
Base salary is commensurate with experience, qualifications, and other intangibles evident during the interview process – as well as market conditions. Eligible for incentive program after 6 months of outstanding work.
Benefits:
Medical healthcare including dental and vision, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, matching 401(k) retirement plan, continuing education assistance, and other benefits.
About Kymanox:
Join Kymanox – a life sciences professional services company dedicated to life sciences who has successfully delivered over 4000 projects across 20+ countries. Become a member of a dynamic, fulfilling team that helps a broad range of life science products get to market more quickly, more affordably, and with the highest quality and safety standards possible in today’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and combination product industries. With a reputation of providing unparalleled professional services and our highly collaborative team of engineering, compliance, and project management experts, Kymanox provides an outstanding opportunity for learning and career advancement. Kymanox encourages team members, especially new graduates, and young professionals, to work on a variety of projects to gain increased learnings in Kymanox’s service offerings and the life science industry as a whole.
Kymanox is looking for motivated individuals who want to solve problems in the life science industries while doing the work they love and helping get modern medicines that enhance and save patient lives to market. Kymanox provides professional services related to engineering, compliance, and project management. We service clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to virtual start-up companies. The company was founded in 2004 and has been growing steadily since its inception. Our corporate HQ is based in Research Triangle Park, NC.
To learn more about our company, please visit our website: Life Science Solutions | Kymanox
Kymanox is an equal-opportunity employer and works diligently to protect the rights of job seekers by following all local, state, and federal laws as well as best Human Resource (HR) practices in the Life Science industry.