Project Manager Senior

Senior Project Manager

The Precision Medicine PMO team is seeking a highly organized and collaborative Program Manager to support management of strategic and above-asset initiatives for the Clinical Biomarkers Laboratory (CBL) and Translational Pathology team. This role will be responsible for driving planning, coordination, governance, and execution of complex cross-functional initiatives that enable PMed laboratory capabilities, biomarker platform development, and operational infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead program management activities supporting the establishment of the new laboratory footprint.
• Drive execution of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) implementation, including project planning, integrated timelines, milestone tracking, governance, budget coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate development and implementation of laboratory operational processes, governance models, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Support planning and execution of pilot assay transfers ensuring alignment across laboratory operations, scientific teams, quality, IT, and external partners.
• Provide program management support for strategic platform and technology development initiatives across Center for Technology & Innovation (CfTI).
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, and milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across scientific, laboratory, computational, operations, procurement, legal, finance, and external collaborators.
• Track project deliverables, risks, dependencies, budgets, and resource needs.
• Facilitate governance meetings and prepare agendas, meeting minutes, executive summaries, and status reports.
• Support vendor onboarding, Statements of Work (SOWs), purchase orders, and contract execution in partnership with Business Development, Procurement, and Legal.
• Develop dashboards and executive reporting to communicate project health, milestones, and key decisions.
• Drive implementation of standardized project management tools, templates, and best practices across platform development initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD and/or Master's degree and 2 years of relevant PM experience OR Bachelor's degree and 4 years of relevant PM experience OR Associate's degree and 6 years of relevant PM experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical / scientific/laboratory background with 6+ years industry and/or academic experience
• Prior pharma / consulting and/or drug development experience, specifically in research and early clinical development
• Experience supporting laboratory operations, biomarker development, diagnostics, or translational research.
• Familiarity with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) implementation or laboratory operational processes.
• Experience working with external research collaborations and technology partners.
• Program and project management skills with experience in a healthcare-related environment, operationalizing strategic initiatives, including cross-functional strategic planning, development of integrated plans, monitoring and driving execution to plan
• Emotional intelligence skills include influencing without authority and navigating within a matrix environment.
• Experience using Project Management and AI/ML tools, methodologies, practices and infrastructure, as related to the Biopharmaceutical Industry
• Highly experienced on MS Suite tools (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) and project management software such as Smartsheet, Planisware, SharePoint, etc.
• Finance and budget management experience
• Business process and systems management, Project planning and management (PMP preferred)
• Knowledge of SOPs, good clinical practices and regulatory requirements
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and motivate others in a complex, multi-functional matrix environment
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills