Senior Manager Project Management, TIDES Discovery

About the role

Responsible for managing projects within WuXi TIDES. Leads the orderly progression of projects from the proposal stage through project completion by interacting with the client, technical team and business development team. The incumbent will also participate in business development activities such as visiting existing or new clients and promoting WuXi TIDES’ services in conferences/trade shows. This job is remote/work from home on the East Coast and requires bilingual language skills in Mandarin and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead all project initiation and planning efforts.
• Participate in the implementation and execution of a given project.
• Establish project objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Define project tasks and resource requirements.
• Closely monitor/control project progression to ensure the project is completed on schedule and within budget.
• Report project progress to all key stakeholders.
• Support the technical team to investigate any project challenges by necessary risk assessment tools & techniques, then implement corrective measures.
• Serve as liaison with client contacts, manage day-to-day communications, and organize project team meetings.
• Represent company in project meetings, prepare meeting agendas and minutes, and follow up on action items.
• Evaluate and assess project results and provide recommendations for future improvements.
• Provide support to the business development team by joining customer visits, conferences, or tradeshows.
• Facilitate the generation of Quotations/Proposals/Change Orders with inputs from key stakeholders for existing relationships.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in discovery chemistry.
• Working knowledge and understanding of current regulations and industry trends for oligonucleotide and solid‑state peptide experience is a plus.
• Experience in a Contract Research Organization (CRO) or Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) is preferred, but not required.
• Must have working knowledge of MS Office products, especially MS Project.
• Masters (MS) or PhD in life sciences; chemistry preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of pharmaceutical or CRO/CMO industry experience preferably in API process R&D and manufacturing and/or Drug Product R&D and manufacturing.
• Prior experience in project management or managing external research collaborations, with PMP certification desired.

Skills

• Strong and effective project management, problem‑solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record working cross‑functionally across technical, business, and operational areas.
• Good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and drug development.
• Proficiency in both English and Mandarin is required.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation).
• Self‑starter, self‑motivated, highly flexible for home‑based role with up to 10% travel.
• Organized and detail‑oriented.
• Proven experience in creating and carrying out successful plans and processes to solve complex problems.
• Ability to work closely with team members across Discovery, CMC related business units and with WuXi‑TIDES management team to ensure coordination and real‑time communication with stakeholders.