Senior Project Manager

Plasmidsaurus•San Francisco, CA

4d•$145,000 - $195,000

About The Position

Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking a new level of productivity for scientists. Our sequencing services are used daily by thousands of innovators, including Nobel laureates, Fortune 100 pharma, and over 70,000 scientists. We began by revolutionizing plasmid sequencing, making it exponentially cheaper and faster, with innovative sequencing technologies and a global network of laboratories that turn samples into answers in hours, not weeks. Now we are expanding that same disruptive model across all of genomics. With the launch of our new RNA-seq service, we are taking a bold step toward our vision to sequence everything, providing scientists everywhere with faster, simpler, and more affordable access to the data that powers discovery. Every team member at Plasmidsaurus plays a crucial role in driving the future of biotech research. Together, we are building the world’s most efficient sequencing engine that operates overnight, scales globally, and helps scientists make breakthroughs faster than ever before. Role Overview Plasmidsaurus is looking for a Senior Project Manager to build a project management function to help us execute more high-impact, cross-functional work, faster. You’ll turn our existing patchwork of project and task management processes into an effective, practical system for managing new product development and product improvement projects from inception through launch, and monitoring overall health and velocity our project portfolio. This is a builder role. You won’t be stepping into an established PMO or simply managing a portfolio of existing project plans. You’ll have the opportunity to establish how project management works at Plasmidsaurus, build the system that help us prioritize our most important work, and you’ll be the driving force behind high impact projects across the company.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
Ideally, you have experience in genomics, sequencing, life science research tools or services, or you’ve worked in a closely related industry where scientific, technical, and operational teams work together to develop and launch products or services.
You have demonstrated success building or materially improving project management systems, not simply operating within an established PMO.
You have experience leading complex, cross-functional technical projects from inception through launch, ideally across Product, Engineering, R&D, and Marketing.
You’ve successfully created portfolio-level visibility across projects, resources, dependencies, timelines, and project health.
You’ve been able to implement project management tools and workflows across teams that use different systems. You have familiarity with Notion, Linear, Slack, or comparable platforms.
You been successful in fast-growing, dynamic environments where work and priorities evolve quickly, and teams operate with a high degree of autonomy.

Nice To Haves

PMP preferred. Other relevant project management training or certification considered.

Responsibilities

Build the Project Management System: Operationalize our existing product development and product commercialization processes into a standardized project management system that teams actually use.
Establish practical standards for project planning, milestones, ownership, dependencies, risks, decisions, resources, and reporting.
Integrate project management with the tools teams already use, including Notion, Linear, and Slack.
Train and support project and functional leads in using the system effectively.
Continuously improve the system based on what works, what doesn’t, and what teams need as we scale.
Drive Strategic Projects: Lead complex, cross-functional product development and product improvement projects from inception through launch.
Establish clear plans, owners, milestones, dependencies, and committed dates.
Keep teams aligned and accountable, identifying risks, blockers and constraints early and driving them toward resolution.
Create the coordination and visibility needed to increase project velocity and improve performance against launch commitments.
Create Portfolio Visibility: Build a clear portfolio view of project health, priorities, resources, dependencies, and constraints that allows teams to make better decisions about what work gets done, when, and with what resources
Help teams and leadership understand how new projects and changing priorities affect work already in flight.
Improve our ability to forecast timelines, understand capacity, and make informed decisions about what we take on.
Use project and portfolio data to identify opportunities to increase the amount of work we can successfully execute.