Senior Project Manager (w/m/d)

Overview

Responsible for leading the successful operational execution of global, cross-functional Tech Ops projects of strategic importance to CSL’s product portfolio, ensuring delivery against defined scope, timelines, budget, and quality requirements.

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Support the execution of cross-functional project plans in alignment with defined project strategy and objectives

• Translate project strategy into detailed operational plans, including scope, timelines, resource plans, and deliverables

• Drive day-to-day project management activities across global, matrixed teams to ensure timely and quality delivery

• Develop, maintain, and control project documentation, including schedules, resource forecasts, budgets, and risk registers

• Monitor project performance against plan (timeline, budget, scope) and proactively implement corrective actions where required

• Identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate critical topics in a structured and timely manner

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project information in project management systems, ensuring transparency and traceability of decisions, actions, and changes

• Analyze critical path, evaluate scenarios, and challenge assumptions to enhance robustness and predictability of project plans

• Prepare high-quality, concise project updates and reports for senior stakeholders

• Coordinate cross-functional alignment and ensure effective communication across stakeholders

• Support continuous improvement of project management practices, tools, and processes

• Provide informal guidance and knowledge sharing to less experienced project managers or team members

Qualifications & Experience

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field

• Preferred: Advanced degree (MSc, PhD) or MBA

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent preferred

• 8+ years of experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry

• 3–5 years of experience managing cross-functional projects in a global, matrixed environment

• Solid understanding of drug development, manufacturing, and Tech Ops processes

• Demonstrated track record of delivering projects on time, within budget, and meeting quality expectations

• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and planning skills

• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence without authority

• Ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrixed organization

• Proficient in project management tools and systems (e.g., Microsoft Project or equivalent)

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

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You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.