Project Manager - Molecular Diagnostic Product Development

Bio-Techne • Austin, TX

9d • $78,100 - $128,500

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: $78,100.00 - $128,500.00 POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Project Manager will ensure cross-functional teams achieve development and commercialization objectives, coordinate collaborations with partners/evaluators, facilitate communications, and create, drive, and maintain schedules for product development projects. He/she will work with stakeholders and subject matter experts to initiate, plan, and execute project activities, identify resources, and define responsibilities & deliverables to ensure timely progress against project milestones, and provide visibility across all projects. The position is highly cross-functional and visible within the Research & Development, Commercial, and Operations teams and across the entire Bio-Techne Diagnostics Division.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of experience in a program or project management role
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Familiarity with diagnostic development project management
• Working knowledge of ISO, CLIA, CAP, FDA requirements.
• Detail oriented and highly organized.
• Shows high degree of persistence and drive to accomplish goals in a timely manner.
• Ability to determine the resources and support to meet project goals and timelines.
• Proficient in the use of computer and mobile applications and software, including but not limited to Microsoft Suite, Smartsheet, or similar
• Ability to work autonomously to manage and prioritize multiple tasks at one time.
• Professional demeanor
• Self-directed and creative
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partner collaboratively with multiple teams.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with scientific and non-scientific staff in a matrix management environment
• Excellent time management skills (timelines, schedules, task prioritization).

Nice To Haves

• Graduate Degree or advanced project management certification
• Demonstrated success with managing projects supporting diagnostic development

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements project plans, including cost, scope, schedule, risk, resource, and communications plans.
• Identifies potential programmatic bottlenecks or delays and drives efforts to ensure projects stay on schedule.
• Identifies, communicates, and mitigates project risks.
• Guides the team in appropriate decision-making through analyzing options and reviewing implications with the team; make decisions pertinent to the project as needed.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with product development processes and procedures
• Be responsible for team and cross-functional communications (written and oral).
• Act as liaison between the project team and the leadership team as required.
• Define and track key project metrics; coordinate and guide project phase reviews.
• Elevate critical business decisions to the appropriate leadership team members.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with functional leaders to drive success of projects and teams.
• Directs cross-functional teams to complete development deliverables, milestones, product launches, engineering changes, software releases, and other high priority projects.
• Builds team ownership and commitment to project plans.
• Influence in a complex, matrixed environment, for optimal project outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees