Quality Control Project Manager as Fully Onsite at Need Local

Role        QC Project Manager

Duration     2+ years Contract

Location      Lebanon, IN (Need local)

Must have:

• QC PM experience with 3-4 external CMO’s

• Tactful ability to manage external partners

• Sample tracking, documentation, tracking deviations from inception to completion (not doing them, just tracking      

Overview

We are seeking a Quality Control Project Manager to support a large-scale advanced therapies manufacturing program. This role is focused on coordinating QC operations across internal teams and external partners, ensuring timelines are met and critical activities remain on track.

This is not a hands-on testing role — instead, the PM will drive visibility, accountability, and execution across complex QC workstreams, including labs and external manufacturing partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate QC activities across internal teams and 3–4 external partners (labs/CMOs)

• Track and drive timelines for:

• Sample lifecycle and testing progress

• Deviations, investigations, and CAPAs

• QC documentation (COAs, protocols, compliance docs)

• Proactively follow up with stakeholders to ensure deliverables stay on track

• Identify risks, issues, and delays — and escalate appropriately

• Facilitate communication between QC, lab teams, and external partners

• Provide clear reporting and status visibility to leadership

• Support transition from current PM, including knowledge transfer on active projects

What Makes This Role Unique

Heavy emphasis on coordination vs. execution — you are driving the people who own the work, not doing the work yourself

Requires a tactfully assertive PM who can hold stakeholders accountable in a complex environment

Exposure to advanced therapies and external manufacturing networks

Qualifications

• Experience in QC / laboratory / GMP environments

• Proven track record of managing timelines and driving project execution

• Strong experience working with external partners, labs, or CMOs

• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving project environments