Technical Project Manager
About The Position
Nautilus is hiring a Technical Project Manager to manage multiple projects of varying size and complexity in the development of its proteomics platform. The role works across R&D, Product Management, and Manufacturing, and interfaces with R&D leadership and scientists. It is responsible for developing and managing product development schedules from early phases through verification and validation (V&V) and internal launch, coordinating project planning and tracking, managing deliverables, identifying risks, resolving issues, and coordinating department-wide meetings and communications. The successful candidate is a detail-oriented team leader who can manage cross-functional projects and engage with technical details while guiding diverse teams toward a launch-ready product. The role requires independently developing strategies, detailed goals, and plans with minimal supervision; aligning organizational goals and deliverables; and communicating effectively at all levels. The project manager must assess schedule, scope, and cost tradeoffs and credibly explain them to R&D and program leadership. This position is onsite in San Carlos, California, five days a week during normal business hours. Travel of 5–10% may be required.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of relevant project management experience focused on product development at a biotechnology or life science organization.
- Extensive knowledge of the product development process (PDP), including experience implementing, participating in, and actively contributing to it.
- Technical expertise in cross-functional projects integrating life sciences, software, hardware, assays, and consumables.
- Experience at an early-stage startup.
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science field.
- PMP certification and SAFe or equivalent Agile certification.
- Working knowledge of design control, quality systems, and change control as they apply to product development and release.
- Able to work onsite in San Carlos, California, five days per week during normal business hours.
- Available for 5–10% travel, if required.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or PhD.
- Experience taking a product from concept through successful commercial launch, ideally a platform product.
- Experience owning or co-owning a commercial launch, including manufacturing scale-up, service and support readiness, and commercial enablement.
- Experience working directly with Commercial, Marketing, Operations, and Service, and serving as the R&D interface to the commercial organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead medium- to large-scale development projects for platform assays, consumables, software, and hardware, managing simultaneous projects and their dependencies.
- Define project scope, objectives, and quarterly goals in alignment with company and program goals; measure and report status using project management dashboards, tools, and techniques.
- Develop project plans, milestones, and deliverables from initial product conception through product release, synthesizing ideas into plans that team leads can own.
- Create and manage detailed project schedules and work with team leads on schedule management strategies.
- Collaborate with technical leads and subject matter experts to turn technical risks and experimental outlines into actionable plans with measurable metrics, and connect technical areas and dependencies across teams.
- Identify and mitigate project risks and issues, remove obstacles, and support milestone delivery on tight timelines.
- Facilitate prioritization and tradeoff decisions, framing tradeoffs in terms of program impact and schedule for leadership.
- Communicate and present project status to senior management and stakeholders.
- Help identify technical resource gaps and work with functional managers to address resourcing issues.
- Use project management tools and techniques, including Smartsheet, Jira, and Excel, to develop appropriate processes with teams.
- Prepare agendas, lead meetings, and distribute meeting minutes and action items.
- Coordinate large department-wide meetings and communication.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
