Project Controls - Senior Director - Project Farma

Responsibilities

• PROJECT CONTROLS EXECUTION
• Provide expert analysis of complex project data and deliver clear, strategic insights that drive executive level decision‑making.
• Independently develop and oversee high-quality project controls deliverables, including reports, dashboards, and management summaries.
• Integrate and validate inputs from Project Coordinators, field teams, and cross functional stakeholders while maintaining full accountability for final project controls outputs.
• Communicate critical project information with clarity and urgency, ensuring field decisions are translated into long-range schedule, cost, and resource impacts.
• Offer hands-on technical support to clients navigating the engineering life cycle of advanced equipment and manufacturing systems.
• Lead the design and implementation of comprehensive project tools such as site level dashboards, integrated schedules, and deliverable tracking systems.
• Conduct rigorous due diligence and quality assurance reviews to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance of all project controls deliverables.
• Proactively identify risks, roadblocks, and performance gaps; escalate appropriately and apply advanced problem-solving skills to develop innovative solutions.
• Continuously expand subject‑matter expertise across life sciences project controls, including:
• Capital project management (CAPEX) for new and existing facilities
• Facility shutdowns and turnarounds
• Technology transfers
• Enterprise system integrations
• Validation Life Cycle (CQV, PV, CSV)
• Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance frameworks
• GxP automated systems
• Quality Control (construction & commercial)
• Operational readiness and startup
• SCHEDULE, COST & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
• Lead the development, maintenance, and governance of integrated project schedules, including baseline establishment, progress updates, and forward looking planning.
• Establish and refine methodologies for tracking installed quantities, productivity, and earned value to support accurate forecasting and performance measurement.
• Monitor cost performance, change impacts, and emerging trends in partnership with Project Managers to ensure financial alignment and predictability.
• Identify and challenge schedule and cost variances, assess risks and opportunities, and recommend actionable mit

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Additional Information

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 Project Controls - Senior Director - Project Farma Location(s) Customer Site - DC, Customer Site - MA, Customer Site - MD, Customer Site - NJ, Customer Site - PA, Customer Site - VA Job Description This is a full-time salaried position with Project 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. 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. The Project Controls - Director/Senior Director is a senior leader responsible for setting direction, driving execution, and delivering results across a function, portfolio, or business segment. This role provides strategic leadership, oversees multiple teams or initiatives, and partners cross-functionally to align people, processes, and priorities with company objectives. At more senior levels, this role is accountable for shaping strategy, leading leaders, and driving sustained business impact across a significant area of the organization, while influencing enterprise-level decisions, ensuring operational excellence, and developing leadership talent to balance short-term execution with long-term growth objectives.

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