Technical Project Manager

Illumina • Hayward, CA

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About The Position

Illumina is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive execution of technical projects across a portfolio of sustaining engineering, lifecycle management, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations initiatives within Instrument Operations. The role partners with cross-functional teams to plan, coordinate, and execute projects while balancing scope, schedule, resources, quality, and business objectives. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced technical environment, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience leading technical, engineering, operational, manufacturing, or product-related projects.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, including project planning, schedule management, risk management, and status reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize information from multiple sources into actionable recommendations.
• Effective written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and maintain attention to detail in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in life sciences, biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics, or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM), engineering change control, design controls, or quality systems.
• Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Planisware, Smartsheet, Asana, or equivalent platforms.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Hybrid, Kanban, or Scrum methodologies.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive cross-functional technical projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource forecasts, budgets, risk registers, and mitigation plans.
• Facilitate project meetings, technical reviews, engineering reviews, and stakeholder updates.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, service, regulatory, and other functional teams.
• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, budget, quality, and success criteria.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and drive timely resolution and escalation when needed.
• Support engineering change orders (ECOs), product lifecycle management activities, sustaining engineering initiatives, new product introductions (NPI), cost reduction efforts, supply continuity programs, and end-of-life initiatives.
• Track and communicate milestones, decisions, action items, and project status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Maintain project documentation in accordance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.
• Develop dashboards, metrics, and portfolio reporting to support governance and data-driven decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement to strengthen project delivery, operational efficiency, business processes, and product quality.

Benefits

• Variable cash program (bonus or commission) eligibility.
• Equity for eligible roles.
• Access to genomics sequencing.
• Family planning benefits.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Employee Resource Groups offering career development experiences, cultural awareness, and social responsibility opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level