Project Manager (Chromatography Solutions, Medical Device, NPD)

About the role

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Phenomenex, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Phenomenex isn’t your typical scientific company. Founded nearly 40 years ago, Phenomenex is a global technology leader committed to developing novel analytical chemistry solutions that solve the separation and purification challenges of researchers, advancing the future of scientific analysis and investigation, ensuring the quality of essentials like your food, water, shampoo, and even cold medication. Be part of our global success and together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of New Product Development (NPD) and value engineering initiatives for separations consumables, leading cross‑functional teams through scope definition, integrated planning, execution, and risk management to achieve timeline, budget, quality, and regulatory/design control requirements.
• Operate in a matrix environment, drive stage‑gate/tollgate rigor, and communicate clear status, risks, and decisions to functional and senior leaders.
• Partner daily with R&D, Product Management, Marketing, Manufacturing/Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance to plan and deliver programs; interface with senior leadership to align priorities, escalate decisions, and maintain execution discipline.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to deliver NPD and value engineering programs from concept through launch, meeting scope, schedule, budget, and QMS requirements.
• Drive stage‑gate / tollgate execution by defining clear deliverables, ensuring decision readiness, and documenting outcomes.
• Build and run the integrated project plan (schedule, critical path, resources, dependencies), proactively managing risks/issues with countermeasures to protect on‑time delivery.
• Establish project governance & stakeholder alignment (cadence, action tracking, decision logs, comms),