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Job Title: Project Manager II – CDx Pharma Services Job Description This onsite Project Manager II role in CDx Pharma Services focuses on optimizing product delivery and overseeing projects that range from simple to highly complex. You will lead initiatives from initial concept through completion by developing detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. The position requires a highly autonomous self-starter who exercises independent judgment, proactively resolves challenges, and excels with minimal supervision.
You will act as a trusted advisor, translating project needs into tangible outcomes, driving continuous improvement, and helping the organization respond quickly and effectively to changing business needs. Responsibilities Manage multiple small and large improvement projects, including process improvement and other business-related initiatives, from initiation through successful completion. Develop and direct detailed project work plans, schedules, timelines, estimates, resource plans, and status reports to ensure optimized product delivery.
Track progress of project activities and manage execution of cross-functional plans to keep initiatives on schedule and within scope. Facilitate cross-functional interactions to ensure projects are completed within defined deadlines and in compliance with the service plan. Oversee and guide day-to-day activities related to sample process flow, ensuring accurate reporting of results and adherence to operational standards.
Maintain data integrity of resource trackers and capacity charts, ensuring alignment with project management best practices. Manage the CAPEX budget associated with projects, including updating and maintaining dashboards and communicating clear project reports to stakeholders. Implement and promote best practices within the clinical sciences team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
Proactively identify project risks, potential bottlenecks, and delays, and perform critical path analysis to mitigate issues before they impact delivery. Challenge assumptions and refine plans to ensure realistic timelines and effective resource utilization. Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation of project requirements and outcomes throughout the project lifecycle. Conduct lessons learned sessions at the conclusion of projects to capture insights and drive future process and performance improvements.
Engage, influence, and manage a diverse group of cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment on project goals, deliverables, and priorities. Coordinate stakeholders across diagnostic medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech environments to support product development and process improvement initiatives. Communicate project status, risks, and decisions effectively to stakeholders using reports, presentations, and dashboards.
Work through unknowns and ambiguity with a solution-oriented mindset, adapting plans as needed in dynamic and fast-paced environments. Support projects and business initiatives that require rapid activity achievement, ensuring timely execution without compromising quality. Essential Skills Bachelor’s degree, with a preference for a degree in life sciences. 2–5 years of experience in project management within the diagnostic medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry.
Proven experience leading product development or process improvement projects from initiation through completion. Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse stakeholders. Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously. Demonstrated ability to work through unknowns and ambiguity with a solution-oriented mindset.
Proven capability in managing diverse cross-functional stakeholders and fostering alignment across teams. Advanced proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Pr