Senior Production Project Manager

Our Work Matters

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

The Impact You Will Make 

We are seeking a results-driven Senior Manufacturing Project Manager to support manufacturing and technical operations for transdermal and inhalation drug delivery systems. This role will lead process development, scale-up, and technology transfer activities, while serving as the technical bridge between R&D, production, quality, and external partners. The successful candidate will also manage critical projects to ensure robust, complaint, and efficient manufacturing of complex dosage forms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technical SME for transdermal patches, metered dose inhalers (MDIs), and potentially other complex drug delivery systems.
• Lead technology transfer projects from R&D to commercial manufacturing, including protocol development, execution, and documentation.
• Collaborate with formulation scientists, manufacturing teams, and quality units to ensure successful scale-up, qualification, and process validation.
• Design and execute process characterization studies / design of experiment (DOE), including mixing, coating, drying, filling, and packaging of transdermal/inhalation products.
• Investigate deviations, implement CAPAs, and perform root cause analyses to ensure ongoing process control and compliance.
• Apply project management principles to track milestones, timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation across technical projects.
• Prepare and review GMP documents such as batch records, validation protocols, SOPs, and change controls.
• Coordinate with external partners to ensure timely and compliant manufacturing execution.
• Support regulatory submissions with technical data and process documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and apply risk assessment tools such as FMEA or Ishikawa (fishbone) diagrams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• 2+ years in project leadership or formal project management roles; PMP certification is a plus.
• In-depth understanding of cGMPs, FDA/EMA regulatory requirements, and ICH guidelines relevant to complex dosage forms.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet) and technical software (e.g., Minitab, JMP).

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working within fast-paced contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) – highly preferred.
• Knowledge of aerosol performance testing, and transdermal property studies.
• Exposure to continuous improvement principles and tools such as Lean Manufacturing, Six-Sigma, PDCA, etc.
• Significant exposure to transdermal and/or inhalation product manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with coating, drying, laminating, rotary converting, filling, and packaging technologies for patches and inhalers.

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The expected compensation range for this position represents a good faith estimate. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental, & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and 401k Benefits, etc.).

Kindeva Drug Delivery is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, Protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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