Manufacturing & Tech Ops, VP Practice Area Leader - Project Farma

About this role

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.
Job Title
Manufacturing & Tech Ops, VP Practice Area Leader - Project Farma

Location(s)

Raleigh, NC, Raleigh, NC, US Remote - AL, US Remote - AZ, US Remote - CO, US Remote - DC, US Remote - DE, US Remote - FL, US Remote - GA, US Remote - IL, US Remote - IN, US Remote - KS, US Remote - KY, US Remote - MA, US Remote - MD, US Remote - ME, US Remote - MI, US Remote - MN, US Remote - MO, US Remote - NH, US Remote - NJ, US Remote - NV, US Remote - NY, US Remote - NYC, US Remote - OH {+ 8 more}Job Description
This is a full-time salaried position withProject Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.
Market locations include but are not limited to: Boston, Philadelphia, DMV, Northern New Jersey, Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, St Louis, Kansas City, Raleigh-Durham, Houston, Dallas, Boulder, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles.
Project Farma’s purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.
This role contributes to organizational success by supporting financial performance, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement, while also investing in people through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and professional development. All team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.
This role provides executive leadership for a major function, discipline, or business area, with accountability for strategy, performance, talent, and outcomes. Depending on the role, this position may also serve as a highly skilled subject matter expert, providing deep functional, technical, or industry expertise that shapes decision-making, standards, and strategic direction. It partners closely with executive peers to drive growth, scalability, and alignment with enterprise goals while fostering a high-performance, values-driven culture.
The Manufacturing & Technical Operations VP is responsible for leading a team and overseeing the execution of work aligned to project, client, and business objectives. This role balances people leadership with operational accountability, including coaching, performance management, resource planning, and ensuring high-quality delivery within defined scope, timelines, and budget. This position is a senior individual contributor and cross-functional leader responsible for driving complex, high-impact programs across pharmaceutical manufacturing, process development, and supply chain functions. This role serves as the central coordinator and strategic integrator for technical initiatives spanning drug substance and drug product operations, technology transfers, regulatory submissions support, and continuous improvement programs.
The ideal candidate brings deep pharmaceutical technical knowledge, exceptional program management discipline, and the ability to influence without authority across a matrixed organization.
Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end program management for complex technical operations initiatives including new product introductions, technology transfers, process validations, and facility fit assessments.

Develop integrated program plans, critical path analyses, risk registers, and resource plans; proactively identify and escalate risks and issues.

Own stage-gate processes and governance deliverables, ensuring milestones are met on time, within scope, and aligned to regulatory commitments.

Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Manufacturing, Process Development, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, and Engineering.

Partner with technical subject matter experts to translate scientific and process requirements into executable operational plans and develop staff awareness of critical process parameters (CPP) and critical quality attributes (CQA).

Support technology transfer activities from development into GMP manufacturing, including documentation, gap assessments, and readiness reviews.

Facilitate resolution of technical, operational, and quality issues that arise during operations, startup or shutdown of manufacturing equipment.

Develop manufacturing batch records, SOPs, validation protocols, and regulatory filing sections as required.

Represent operations in regulatory audits, including defense of process control strategy and executed batch records.

Perform comprehensive operational readiness assessments to confirm that manufacturing areas, equipment, processes, materials, personnel, and support systems are prepared for safe, compliant, and reliable GMP operations. Areas of assessment include equipment readiness and reliability; facility fit and finish; material flow and warehouse operations; supply chain planning; training readiness; quality and compliance controls; sampling plans; area risk assessments; PPE/gowning requirements; cleaning procedures…