Senior Project Manager, R&D: Drug Development

CSL
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CSL's R&D organization is accelerating innovation to deliver greater impact for patients. With a project-led structure and a focus on collaboration, we’re building a future-ready team that thrives in dynamic biotech ecosystems. Joining CSL now means being part of an agile team committed to developing therapies that make a meaningful difference worldwide.

The role

We’re looking for a Drug Development Project Manager — someone who understands how discovery turns into development, and development turns into real therapies for patients. This is not a generic project management position; it’s about driving the scientific, technical and operational progress that determines whether a potential medicine succeeds.

You’ll be the connection between scientific strategy and operational delivery, coordinating complex, global programmes that draw on expertise from discovery, clinical, regulatory, CMC and commercial functions. Your focus will be keeping teams aligned, assessing scenarios and making decisions in a timely fashion. This ensures that every milestone moves us closer to patients who need new treatment options.

Why this job

This role sits along the central axis of some of CSL’s most strategically important development programmes — the kind of projects where coordination and clarity make the difference between momentum and delay. It’s an opportunity to work at the point where science, strategy and execution meet; to see the bigger picture while ensuring every moving part is in sync. For an experienced drug development project manager, this is the chance to apply your skills where they truly shape outcomes, not just track them.

CSL is at an inflection point. We’re undergoing a massive transformation in R&D.  It represents a tremendous opportunity to be involved, to work with key decision makers and have influence on project progression.  We have exciting, new assets coming out of our research portfolio as well as an existing portfolio of medicines which we’re looking into further transforming to improve the quality of patients’ lives

What you’ll do

  • Translate project strategy into executable plans with clear timelines, budgets and risk management.
  • Lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams across discovery, clinical, regulatory and CMC.
  • Anticipate challenges, evaluate scenarios and keep teams aligned on critical path activities.
  • Present concise updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Coach and mentor colleagues in project management best practice and delivery discipline.

What you’ll bring

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in science, engineering or related discipline (advanced degree preferred).
  • 7+ years in biotech or pharmaceutical R&D, including 5+ years managing cross-functional programmes.
  • Broad understanding of drug development, clinical, CMC and regulatory processes.
  • Demonstrated success in delivering projects on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones.
  • Strong proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (e.g. Microsoft Project, PMP certification advantageous).

Join us if you want to combine scientific curiosity with disciplined delivery — helping shape the therapies that make a lasting difference for patients around the world.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.


CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor  visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

 

Our Benefits

For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.

 

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

 To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.

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