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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.

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The Project Manager - Custom Upstream is responsible for delivering customized upstream hardware unit operations supporting our Hardware Solutions Business Unit.

This position reports to the Technical Director and is part of the Custom Upstream Hardware Project Management Office, located in Marlborough, MA and will be an on-site role.

What you’ll do

• Manages Custom Upstream Hardware delivery projects

• Scope, Budget, and Schedule.

• Establishes plans based on the data provided by the Customer Contract, User Requirement Specifications, and availability of Functional Resources

• Works in partnership with the Product Manager, Lead System Designers, Automation, Commercial Operations, Product Teams, and Quoting/Proposal Teams to execute the Custom Hardware Project Milestone Reviews

• Ability to review and comment on customer URS for biopharmaceutical equipment and evaluate possible technologies or designs to meet customer requirements.

• Works with Lead System Designer, Supply Chain, and Qualification Services/Automation (if necessary), and the customer to execute Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)

Who you are.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Natural Sciences, Operations, Computer Science, or a related field, with working experience across areas such as automation, mechanical equipment, software/electronics, manufacturing, supply chain, biology, or chemistry.

• Prefer minimum of 3 years of experience in a Project Management role within a regulated manufacturing environment (Pharma or Medical Device strongly preferred).

• Demonstrated ability to manage cross‑functional projects in complex, compliance‑driven settings while balancing technical and operational requirements.

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.

The annual salary range for this role is $80,000 - $90,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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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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