Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders (including team lead, scientists, engineers, design team, and leadership) to facilitate regular communication, provide status updates, and inform decision-making.
• Create concise project plans that establish scope, goals, and key metrics with detailed timelines, milestones, and resource allocations, in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Monitor and manage project progress and ensure milestones are met by conducting regular meetings with agendas, minutes, and action items.
• Summarize data and insights into articulate, consumable reports to stakeholders.
• Enhance project efficiency through process optimization and by performing project risk assessments with strategic mitigation suggestions when applicable. Escalate critical issues and facilitate change requests considering schedule and budget impacts.
• Consistently demonstrate initiative, and execute with limited oversight.
• Drive projects to ensure success while promoting team health.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.

Qualifications

• PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, synthetic biology, or another life science-related field is required. (Master’s degree with significant scientific, project management, and or startup experience may be considered).
• 3+ years of project management experience in a biotech startup environment is required.
• Demonstrated ability to meet project milestones, deadlines, and budgets. Experience seeing a project through its full life cycle.
• Excellent communication skills, including effective presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment. Able to remain calm and courteous under pressure.
• Demonstrated proficiency in advanced analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
• At ease identifying and mastering appropriate software tools.

Advanced Qualifications

• >1 year of project management success, as demonstrated by research output, collaborations, and/or product launches.
• Fluency with organizational tools such as Monday, Notion, Airtable, and Lucid.

We Offer

•  An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields.
•  Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan; parental leave.
•  Generous time off + paid holidays.
•  Allowance for fitness and wellness activities.