Project Manager IV
About The Position
The Project Manager IV leads complex product-development programs from initiation through commercial launch, partnering across functions to align product vision, project scope, and strategic business objectives. The role translates ambiguity into data-driven plans with measurable milestones and guides teams through trade-off decisions, risk mitigation, phase-gate decisions, and program budget management. The position leads cross-functional teams and coordinates with functional leaders and external R&D development partners to align resources, schedules, budgets, dependencies, and program risks. It oversees adherence to structured design and development processes, including applicable quality management systems and regulatory requirements, and coaches team members in project management and stakeholder and risk management practices. The role is hybrid and must be based within commuting distance of Hercules, California, with at least 60% in-person attendance, including standard Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Travel may be required up to six times per year.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, business, or related field.
- 15 or more years of experience in medical device or in-vitro diagnostic product-development project management.
- Demonstrated capability to create, track, and adjust annual project budgets, including forecasting, tracking actuals, identifying funding needed to compress schedules, and assessing overspend risks.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive communication experience.
- Exceptional leadership skills and ability to lead with and without direct authority, aligning team members, leaders, and stakeholders around shared objectives.
- Demonstrated strategic decision-making capability, strong business acumen, critical-thinking skills, and ability to link business and strategic objectives to detailed project plans.
- Must be located within commuting distance of Hercules, California, and physically present there at least 60% of the time, including standard in-person Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
- Able to travel up to six times per year.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree and/or relevant certification, such as an MBA, PhD, MS, or PMP.
- Experience leading complex instrument and assay-development projects.
- Experience with Visual Project Management (VPM).
- Experience managing an annual variable budget of $10 million or more.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional teams developing new products from initiation through commercial launch, delivering outcomes within agreed schedule, resources, budget, and scope.
- Ensure alignment among the product value proposition, project scope, and strategic business objectives.
- Direct development of bottoms-up plans, align cross-functional teams to those plans, and maintain high-level and detailed plans through daily management.
- Define project resource needs, negotiate resourcing plans, and work with functional leaders and managers to secure appropriate resources and support performance excellence.
- Proactively manage project risks and establish transparent mechanisms for identifying, communicating, and resolving issues and challenges affecting deliverables.
- Analyze options and lead recommendations on courses of action, explaining implications for customer value, budget, resources, and the business case.
- Prepare teams for Phase Gate and other executive Go/No-Go decisions, ensuring decisions are informed by balanced, clearly articulated data.
- Manage stakeholders by anticipating information and engagement needs and using effective formal and informal communication.
- Partner with an external R&D development partner to align budget, schedule, cross-functional dependencies, schedule-compression opportunities, and program risks.
- Oversee adherence to structured design and development processes and applicable quality management systems and regulatory requirements.
- Coach core team members in project management tools, functional stakeholder management, and functional risk management.
- Actively manage project budgets by forecasting, tracking actuals, and course-correcting as needed.
- Travel up to six times per year.
Benefits
- Competitive medical plans for the employee and family.
- Free HSA funds.
- Fertility offering with stipend.
- Group life and disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) plus profit sharing.
- Employee stock purchase program.
- Mental health platform.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Education benefits.
- Student debt relief program.
- Pet insurance.
- Wellness challenges and support.
- Paid time off.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- Variable annual bonus based on individual objectives and company performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
