Senior Commercial Project Manager

Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra) is a world-class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to bring their sterile injectable products to market. With facilities in Bloomington, Indiana, US and Halle/Westfalen, Germany, we offer a wide range of delivery systems including pre-filled syringes, liquid/lyophilized vials, diluents for reconstitution, powder-filled vials and sterile crystallization.
Our product types include biologics and small molecules, cytotoxics, highly potent compounds, diluents for reconstitution and vaccines - which are all directly injected into patients worldwide. As such, there is a strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement at Simtra. We hold ourselves to the highest quality and regulatory standards.
While our primary focus is cGMP manufacturing, we offer many support services including formulation and development, lyophilization optimization, global regulatory support and secondary packaging. Our teams are driven to help clients scale, innovate and bring life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.
Why join Team Simtra?Because we:
Make it HAPPEN - We bring a growth mindset to every opportunity, developing new skillsets and exceeding our expectations and those of our customers.
Make it TOGETHER - We work as one, respecting each voice and tapping into our unique strengths across teams-so we can solve problems in new ways.
Make it RIGHT - We hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence, fulfilling our commitments to the customer, their patients, and our team members.
Make it COUNT - We take pride in our day-to-day work, knowing the impact we make - taking on challenges big and small to improve patient health.
This role:
The Senior Commercial Project Manager (PM) leads top facility and /or complex commercial projects while mentoring junior members of The Program Management team. The Sr. PM represents and manages the commercial customer through the Baxter BioPharma Solutions service experience by ensuring that all milestone requirements are delivered per agreed upon project specifications while balancing cost, resource and time commitments. This position reports to the Senior Commercial Manager in Bloomington IN.
The responsibilities:

• Accountable for
  • Profit & Loss achievement on a monthly basis
  • Contractual obligations and operating principles are achieved
  • Customer communication
  • Service recovery and customer satisfaction
  • Key customer experiences during the planning and manufacturing experience
• Leads continuous improvement activities to maximize business results.
• Mentors junior members of the PM group.
• Leads team meetings and ensure clear actions are documented and committed enabling timeline achievement. Ensures collaboration and respect are maintained in all experiences while constructively providing appropriate guidance and feedback.
• As primary contact for ongoing commercial clients' projects develops best practices in communication processes. Manages information appropriately with all parties while sharing feedback and insight to drive improvements.
• Regularly meet and discuss customer forecast and demand planning with internal and external partners to ensure minimum production schedule impact and proactively identify potential demand increases that can be planned into the schedule maximizing revenue and profit opportunities while minimizing customer disruptions across the system.
• Achieve annual customer demand and billable project activities per business guidelines and approved project charter
• Ensure financial obligations are assessed and collected from customer due to changes, additions in project scope.
• Participate in contract negotiations and product extensions to ensure facility terms such as forecasting, capacity planning, price, billing, and project scope are appropriately captured to maximize Baxter's business needs.
• Flexibility to manage high volume, high visibility clients as well as transfer programs or facility projects on an ad hoc basis to balance the work load within the department.

• Bachelor's degree required (preferred science or business related field). MBA highly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years project management experience.
• Must be well versed in Project Management tools and must possess knowledge of related disciplines
• PMP certification highly desired.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and the ability to use enterprise software (examples include: JDE, BPLM, Trackwise, etc.)

• Duties may require overtime work, including nights and weekends.
• Position requires sitting for long hours, but may involve walking or standing for periods of time.
• Use of hands and fingers to manipulate office equipment is required
• Ability to qualify for Grade C gowning

• Day One Benefits
  • Medical & Dental Coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
    • Spouse Life Insurance
    • Child Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
  • Time Off Program
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Time Off
    • Paid Parental Leave and more
  • Adoption Reimbursement Program
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Community and Volunteer Service Program
• Additional Benefits
  • Voluntary Insurance Benefits
    • Vision Coverage
    • Accident
    • Critical Illness
    • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
    • Identity Theft Protection
    • Legal and more
  • Onsite Campus Amenities
    • Workout Facility
    • Cafeteria
    • Credit Union