Project Manager, Operations & IT

The role

This person will lead large and complex technology programs and projects from initiation through delivery. They will also coach and mentor individual contributors and project managers running smaller-scale IT projects.

What you will do

• Lead and manage largest, most complex, and highest-risk technology programs and projects
• Mentor and coach individual-contributor project managers
• Develop and maintain program-level roadmaps, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and risk registers
• Build and deliver program and portfolio status reports and executive-level presentations
• Establish and improve IT project and program management standards, templates, and governance
• Partner cross-functionally with IT, R&D, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, and Finance
• Identify, escalate, and help resolve project and program risks, issues, and interdependencies
• Track and report on financials for programs and projects
• Support change management and adoption planning for major technology rollouts

Required qualifications

• BS in business, information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related discipline plus 5+ years of relevant industry experience in technical program and project management
• MS in business, information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related discipline plus 3+ years of relevant industry experience in technical program and project management
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex, cross-functional technology programs and projects end-to-end
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or otherwise developing the project management skills of other individual contributors
• Demonstrated ability to build, maintain, and present portfolio-level reporting and dashboards to executive leadership
• Strong analytical skills to translate technical project details into business and financial terms
• Maintain a high level of professionalism in cross-functional and executive-facing meetings
• Ability to multitask, perform consistently under pressure, and work with a high degree of autonomy
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid)
• Working knowledge of standard PM tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Asana)
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the life sciences, biotech, or another regulated manufacturing environment
• Experience in enterprise IT systems implementations (ERP, LIMS, CRM), infrastructure or cloud programs, and cybersecurity or compliance-driven initiatives
• Previous experience coaching or leading other project managers
• Prior exposure to reporting into executive or finance leadership
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent Project/Program Management Certification

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off
• Holidays
• Employer covers 75% of base medical plan with buy-up options
• EAP (employee assistance program)
• Employer paid dental with a buy-up option
• Employer paid vision
• Employer paid $25,000 life/AD&D policy
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% match

Before you apply

• Submit a Letter of Motivation (cover letter) in PDF format
• All applicants will be asked if currently eligible to work in the United States of America and if they will require visa sponsorship
• May be subject to pre-employment checks including driving history check, drug screening and a background check

About the company

Watchmaker Genomics is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a culturally diverse environment.