Project Manager

Location: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, 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.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Project Manager manages multiple cross-functional projects supporting R&D, new product introductions, product development, and continuous improvement. The role might support as a local coordination lead for technical teams at the UK site, helping align priorities, remove execution barriers, resolve issues, and identify innovative ways to solve problems.

This position reports into the Global Central R&D Functions group, has a dotted-line relationship to the senior R&D lead at the UK site. The role is located in Portsmouth, Harbourgate and is an on-site role.

What you will do

Coordinate cross-functional teams across R&D, engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, product management, and other relevant functions whilst leading multiple technical projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business objectives.

Serve as the site coordination liaison, translating local requests and business priorities into clear actions, accountable owners, deliverables, and execution plans for technical teams.

Facilitate project reviews, decision-making, and structured problem-solving sessions to maintain progress and accountability.

Identify risks, resource constraints, and execution barriers early; develop mitigation plans and escalate issues when leadership support is required.

Provide clear, timely updates or escalation needs to project sponsors, functional leaders, and key stakeholders; capture lessons learned and improve project management practices, technical workflows, and ways of working.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, life sciences, chemistry, bioprocessing, biotechnology, or a related technical discipline.
• Relevant experience managing technical, R&D, product development, engineering, or operational improvement projects in a cross-functional, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project planning, resource management, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to guide teams, facilitate decisions, resolve roadblocks, and drive work to completion without direct reporting authority.
• Fluent written and spoken English capability.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

Periodic travel will be required for projects and project related events.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Understanding of Danaher Business System tools, including Visual Project Management and Problem Solving Process (PSP), and familiarity with the Project Life Cycle process.

PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA, or an equivalent project management certification, plus experience with new product introduction or stage-gate product development in a regulated industry.

Familiarity with quality management systems such as Veeva or Magic and experience working with both local site teams and global functions.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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