R&D Project Manager / Scientific Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary
RadioMedix is seeking a highly organized, scientifically strong R&D Project Manager with a PhD in biology, chemistry, radiochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related discipline to support and advance a growing portfolio of radiopharmaceutical research and development programs.
This individual will serve as the operational backbone for RMX R&D projects—driving timelines, coordinating cross-functional activities, identifying risks, maintaining clear documentation, and ensuring that project decisions are translated into actionable next steps. Unlike a traditional project manager, this role requires someone who can understand the science, review data at a high level, participate in technical discussions, and provide hands-on support to laboratory activities when needed.

The ideal candidate is comfortable moving between the lab bench, project plans, data review meetings, and cross-functional leadership discussions. They will bring structure and accountability to complex scientific programs without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

Key Responsibilities
Project Management & Program Execution

• Lead day-to-day planning, coordination, tracking, and execution of RMX R&D programs, including preclinical, CMC, radiochemistry, analytical, and translational research activities.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, workstreams, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Facilitate recurring project team meetings, prepare agendas, document decisions, track action items, and ensure follow-through.
• Identify program risks, resource constraints, technical dependencies, and timeline threats early; develop mitigation plans with project leads.
• Coordinate activities across R&D, radiochemistry, analytical development, QC, QA, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical operations, and external collaborators.
• Prepare concise project dashboards, status updates, decision logs, meeting minutes, and leadership presentations.
• Help prioritize R&D activities based on program objectives, development stage, available resources, regulatory needs, and strategic value.
• Maintain clear ownership across workstreams and ensure deliverables are completed on time and to the expected scientific standard.

Scientific & Technical Support

• Participate actively in scientific discussions and demonstrate the ability to understand experimental design, study objectives, data interpretation, and technical risks.
• Review experimental data, reports, protocols, and presentations for completeness, consistency, scientific rationale, and alignment with program goals.
• Assist with planning and coordinating in vitro, in vivo, radiochemistry, analytical, formulation, and stability studies, as applicable.
• Support preparation, review, and organization of study protocols, technical reports, development summaries, and supporting documentation for regulatory submissions.
• Serve as an additional technical resource for the R&D team by helping organize experiments, compile data packages, prepare figures, draft summaries, and follow up on study outcomes.
• Provide hands-on laboratory support when needed, including assisting with study preparation, sample organization, documentation, inventory coordination, and other appropriate bench activities.
• Help ensure data generated across projects are organized, traceable, review-ready, and available for internal decision-making, partner discussions, and regulatory use.

Laboratory & Operational Support

• Work closely with laboratory personnel to improve planning, scheduling, documentation, material readiness, and communication across experiments.
• Assist with laboratory organization, reagent and consumable tracking, equipment scheduling, and coordination of external testing or study vendors.
• Help establish practical R&D operating rhythms, including project templates, experiment tracking tools, data review processes, and standardized meeting structures.
• Support the transfer of R&D knowledge and data packages to CMC, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and clinical teams as programs mature.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of R&D workflows, documentation practices, and cross-functional communication.

External Partner & Collaboration Management

• Coordinate project activities with CROs, academic collaborators, suppliers, CDMOs, and other external partners.
• Track external deliverables, timelines, budgets, data packages, and follow-up actions.
• Support preparation for technical meetings with collaborators, investors, partners, and regulatory consultants.
• Assist with review and organization of externally generated reports, raw data, certificates, and supporting documentation.

Qualifications
Required

• PhD in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Radiochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Oncology, Molecular Biology, or a related scientific discipline.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, radiopharmaceuticals, oncology, drug development, or a related life sciences environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex scientific or technical projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong ability to understand and discuss scientific data, experimental design, technical development plans, and program risks.
• Experience working in a laboratory, preclinical research, translational research, CMC, or drug development environment.
• Excellent organizational, written communication, presentation, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to independently drive action items, hold teams accountable, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where responsibilities may evolve quickly.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and project-tracking tools.

Preferred

• Experience in radiopharmaceutical development, nuclear medicine, radiochemistry, molecular imaging, targeted therapeutics, oncology, or peptide-based therapeutics.
• Experience supporting IND-enabling studies, preclinical development, CMC development, regulatory documentation, or clinical trial preparation.
• Familiarity with GLP, GMP, GxP, data integrity, quality systems, and regulated documentation practices.
• PMP certification, formal project management training, or experience using project management platforms such as Smartsheet, Monday.com, Asana, Microsoft Project, or similar tools.
• Experience managing external CROs, academic collaborators, CDMOs, or contract laboratories.
• Ability to perform basic laboratory techniques or support radiochemistry/preclinical workflows under appropriate training and supervision.

Disclaimer
This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

 

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