Are you looking for your next career step in biopharmaceutical development? Would you like to play a key role in ensuring successful CMC project execution and supporting innovative drug development? Join a team that is building a biopharmaceutical success story and a better tomorrow.
We are now looking for a CMC Project Manager for our partner Aurealis Therapeutics for a permanent position. The role can be based in Kuopio or elsewhere in Finland, with the flexibility of remote work.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a CMC Project Manager, you are responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving CMC projects forward. You ensure that projects progress according to agreed timelines, budgets, and quality requirements, in line with ATMP, GxP, ICH, and other relevant regulatory standards.
The role combines project management, stakeholder collaboration, and hands-on coordination. You act as a key link between internal experts and external partners, such as CROs and service providers, ensuring smooth execution and high-quality outcomes. Your approach is proactive and solution-oriented, and you take ownership of project progress - making sure that the right actions are taken at the right time by the right stakeholders.
Your key responsibilities include:
👉 Developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, and budgets
👉 Monitoring progress and proactively identifying and mitigating risks
👉 Coordinating multiple CMC projects in alignment with company milestones and regulatory requirements (ATMP, GxP, GMO)
👉 Managing vendor and CRO collaboration and guiding external partners
👉 Evaluating vendor proposals to ensure scientific and cost alignment
👉 Contributing to the preparation of CMC sections in regulatory documentation
👉 Reviewing reports and ensuring high quality before submission
In your daily work, you focus on hands-on coordination and problem-solving. You take ownership of tasks, identify suitable partners when needed, evaluate proposed solutions, and ensure smooth implementation and follow-up of project activities.
You will be part of a highly skilled team and report to the Chief Technology Officer.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
👉 Relevant academic degree (e.g. chemistry, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, or pharmacy)
👉 Understanding of analytical methods, laboratory environments, and GMP practices
👉 Approximately 2+ years of experience in laboratory work or a similar environment
👉 Experience working with CROs and/or vendors
👉 Understanding of GxP principles and regulatory requirements
👉 Fluency in English
👉 Good IT and MS Office skills
As a Project Manager, you have a structured and systematic way of working and the ability to plan, coordinate, and follow up on multiple projects simultaneously. You understand how individual tasks contribute to the overall CMC project and can prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment. You bring strong collaboration and communication skills and work seamlessly with internal teams and external partners. In addition, you can interpret and present scientific data clearly and make well-informed decisions that support project progress.
Experience with CMC in ATMPs, as well as familiarity with cell and gene therapies, GMOs, or MVGT/rLBP, is considered an advantage in this role.
WHAT AUREALIS THERAPEUTICS OFFER
A meaningful, versatile, and responsible role in an international and dynamic working environment where you can truly develop your career. In this position, you play a key role in enabling high-quality clinical research and ensuring patient safety.
Aurealis offers a flexible and autonomous working environment built on a foundation of trust. Employees are encouraged to define their own ways of working, including schedules and locations, in an organisation where work-life balance is a lived value. The work community is warm, informal, and approachable, bringing together people with diverse personalities and backgrounds. The culture is non-hierarchical, emphasizing open collaboration, mutual respect, and low-threshold communication. In addition,
Aurealis offers comprehensive employee benefits, including extensive occupational healthcare, leisure accident insurance, ePassi benefits, free parking, and the opportunity to participate in the company's bonus and option program.
The employment follows the collective agreement for white-collar employees in the chemical industry, and the salary is based on your experience and skills. The start date is negotiable but expected to take place in 2026. The position is full-time and permanent.
ABOUT AUREALIS THERAPEUTICS
Aurealis Therapeutics is a biotech company working to solve one of the most challenging problems in medicine: diseases that don't respond to single-target treatments. Our platform uses engineered bacteria to deliver multiple therapeutic proteins simultaneously, directly at the site of the disease. Come help us bring these therapies to patients. We are a small, committed team that values trust, close collaboration, and the people behind science. We meet in person several times a year in Kuopio, trust people to work in the way that suits them best, and love working with people who are genuinely passionate about what they do. If that sounds like your kind of place, look at what we are working on!
Read more: https://aurealistherapeutics.com/
CONTACT AND APPLICATION PROCESS
The recruitment process is handled by Adecco Finland Oy. For further information, please contact us during week 27, when we are best reached:
📩 Miia Tarvainen at Adecco via email (miia.tarvainen@adecco.fi).
The first round of interviews will be conducted by Adecco during the weeks 28-29. Applications are reviewed during the application period, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, but no later than July 5, 2026.
The second round of interviews will be conducted by Aurealis Therapeutics, expected to take place in august, possibly earlier depending on summer holiday schedules.
Thank you for your application! ⭐
