Full-Time

Project Manager Life Science

Posted on 10/31/2025

CAI

CAI

501-1,000 employees

Operational readiness consulting for pharma

No salary listed

Italy

Hybrid

Willing to travel internationally for projects.

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Quality Assurance (QA)
Requirements
  • At least 4 years of prior experience in the pharmaceutical industrial sector in the areas of QA, Validation, or Commissioning.
  • Degree requirements (level and fields) and if advanced degree preferred or equivalent experience accepted. (e.g. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.)
  • 4+ years of experience in professional services, consulting, or the life sciences sector.
  • Understanding of cGMP and regulatory requirements.
  • Experience in project management tools (Microsoft Project/ Primavera or similar).
  • Interprets client’s needs, assesses requirements, and identifies solutions to non-standard requests.
  • Works collaboratively to facilitate client and ensure alignment and best practices adopted.
  • Direct the accomplishment of the scope of work as defined within a proposal or contract.
  • Identify requested work that falls outside of the current proposal/ contract and initiates a scope change per CAI Procedure, Project Management prior to performing any out-of-scope work.
  • Performs Project safety assessment.
  • Submit monthly status reports to the customer and others.
  • Managing deliverables.
Responsibilities
  • Interprets client’s needs, assesses requirements, and identifies solutions to non-standard requests.
  • Works collaboratively to facilitate client and ensure alignment and best practices adopted.
  • Direct the accomplishment of the scope of work as defined within a proposal or contract.
  • Identify requested work that falls outside of the current proposal/ contract and initiates a scope change per CAI Procedure, Project Management prior to performing any out-of-scope work.
  • Performs Project safety assessment.
  • Submit monthly status reports to the customer and others.
  • Managing deliverables.
Desired Qualifications
  • Advanced degree preferred.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (DISPONIBILITA' A FARE TRASFERTE SIA ITALIA CHE ESTERO).
  • Leadership Competencies such as Deliver Business Growth Strategies, Apply Commercial Insights, Focus on Customers, Lead Execution, Influence and Engage Others, Build Talent, Achieve Results with People, Lead Courageously and Safely.

CAI Technical Consulting Malaysia SDN (cagents.com) delivers operational readiness consulting for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare clients to prepare for full-scale production. It works by conducting operational readiness assessments and then providing tailored implementation plans that cover project planning, production operations, asset management, reliability, and sustainability, plus specialized services like Digital Pathology Validation for Leica Biosystems. The firm differentiates itself through active industry collaboration, ongoing professional development, and a global, hands-on approach that pairs quick assessments with practical, cost-effective solutions. Its goal is to help clients achieve operational excellence and successful scale-up by delivering ready-to-deploy strategies and compliant processes.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Pre-seed

Total Funding

$3.4M

Headquarters

Indianapolis, Indiana

Founded

1996

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What believers are saying

  • JLL Partners investment expands CAI globally across four continents for 700 professionals.
  • Fedegari partnership integrates turnkey sterilization, cutting biotech lifecycle costs.
  • CAI's CQV services marked 30 years in 2026, accelerating facility compliance worldwide.

What critics are saying

  • Oracle Life Sciences automates CQV with cloud platforms, eroding CAI's share in 12 months.
  • Fedegari sells sterilization systems directly, capturing pharma clients in 18 months.
  • JLL-mandated expansion dilutes CAI expertise, causing CQV failures in 24 months.

What makes CAI unique

  • CAI specializes in commissioning, qualification, and validation for life sciences facilities.
  • CAI delivers operational readiness assessments for biotech and pharma full-scale production.
  • CAI pioneered neurodiversity hiring in enterprise consulting services.

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Benefits

100% Employee Owned

24 Days PTO/5 Sick days per year + Additional Holidays depending on Country

Medical / Dental / Vision (In accordance with each countries’ applicable regulations)

Professional Development (Approximately $5,000 paid career-related, continuing education)

ESOP/401k – 15% Company Contribution

Company Paid Long-Term Disability

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Parental Leave (In accordance with each countries’ applicable regulations)

Other Benefits Depending on Country

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