Project Operations Coordinator

Azenta Inc.

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Job Title

Project Operations Coordinator

Job Description

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters with offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

How You’ll Add Value:

The Project Operations Coordinator supports the end-to-end execution of customer-site and strategic sample management projects, from opportunity assessment and implementation planning through operational delivery, transition, and closeout. This role connects project management, field operations, data management, quality, training, and commercial stakeholders to ensure work is planned accurately, launched effectively, executed safely, and completed with clear documentation and measurable outcomes. This role serves as a hands-on coordinator and subject-matter resource across multiple concurrent projects without direct people-management responsibility.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate project lifecycle activities from intake and scoping through planning, startup, execution, transition, and closeout for customer-site services, sample inventory, migration, storage optimization, relocation, and related operational initiatives

• Partner with project managers and functional stakeholders to translate customer requirements, statements of work, assumptions, and service definitions into practical implementation plans, task lists, resource needs, milestones, and acceptance criteria
• Maintain project trackers, schedules, action logs, risk and issue registers, decision records, change documentation, and status reporting; proactively identify dependencies, resource constraints, and potential schedule or quality impacts
• Support project readiness activities, including site assessments, equipment and supply planning, system access, workspace setup, quality-plan inputs, training coordination, staffing logistics, and operational handoff requirements
• Coordinate cross-functional execution among Operations, Customer Site Services, Data Management, Quality, Information Technology, Training, Transport, Commercial, and other internal or external partners
• Support data collection, reconciliation, validation, and reporting activities associated with sample inventories, relocations, registrations, dispositions, and system migrations while maintaining data integrity and traceability
• Assist managers with development and maintenance of project-specific workflows, job aids, training materials, controlled-document inputs, handoff packages, and lessons learned
• Promote standardized project methods, reusable templates, and continuous-improvement practices; analyze project outcomes and recommend improvements to planning assumptions, workflows, tools, and resource models
• Ensure assigned work is performed in accordance with applicable quality systems, customer requirements, safety procedures, confidentiality expectations, and regulatory or contractual obligations
• Provide on-site or remote operational support during critical project phases, including startup, inventory, migration, relocation, stabilization, and transition to sustained operations
• Build effective working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders by communicating clearly, responding promptly, and maintaining a service-oriented approach
• Perform other duties as assigned to support evolving business and project needs

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, operations, business, project management, supply chain, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 3+ experience supporting projects, laboratory operations, biorepository or sample management, logistics, data management, customer-site services, or another regulated operational environment
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines with strong attention to detail and follow-through

• Working knowledge of project lifecycle practices, including scope clarification, planning, risk and issue management, change control, status reporting, implementation, transition, and closeout
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to organize incomplete or complex information into clear actions and decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare professional project documentation and communicate effectively with technical, operational, and customer stakeholders

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and project or task-tracking tools.

• Experience with laboratory information management systems, sample inventory systems, dashboards, data reconciliation, or process-mapping tools is preferred

• Experience in a quality-regulated life sciences environment and familiarity with GxP, chain of custody, biological sample handling, cold-chain operations, IATA/DOT requirements, or controlled documentation is preferred

• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, protect confidential information, and adapt to changing project needs

• Ability to travel to customer or company sites as project needs require

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform extended periods of sitting or standing and routine computer-based work

• Ability to reach, bend, and use right- and left-hand finger dexterity.

• Ability to lift and move up to 25 kg (55 lb) using safe lifting practices and available material-handling equipment

• Ability to work with cold-chain materials such as dry ice or liquid nitrogen using required personal protective equipment and approved procedures, when assigned

• Ability to discern colors or use appropriate color-correction aids, when required by the work

Your Working Conditions: 

• Work may be performed in an office, laboratory, warehouse, biorepository, or customer-site environment and may include exposure to cold rooms, freezer areas, loading areas, and potentially infectious materials

• The employee is expected to maintain a clean and safe work environment and follow applicable universal precautions, bloodborne-pathogen controls, site safety requirements, and personal protective equipment practices

• Work may require schedule flexibility, occasional non-standard hours, and domestic or international travel to support project milestones, implementation activities, or operational transitions

Join us and help enable life‑changing discoveries by keeping critical life science systems running reliably—every day.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please email at [email protected] for assistance. 

Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

United States Base Compensation: $74,000.00 - $93,000.00

The posted pay range for this position is an estimate based on current market data and internal pay structure. Final compensation may vary above or below this range depending on factors such as experience, education (including licensure and certifications),  qualifications, performance, and geographic location, among other relevant business or organizational needs.