Project Manager - Molecular Diagnostic Product Development

By joining Bio-Techne, you'll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range:

$78,100.00 - $128,500.00

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Project Manager will ensure cross-functional teams achieve development and commercialization objectives, coordinate collaborations with partners/evaluators, facilitate communications, and create, drive, and maintain schedules for product development projects. He/she will work with stakeholders and subject matter experts to initiate, plan, and execute project activities, identify resources, and define responsibilities & deliverables to ensure timely progress against project milestones, and provide visibility across all projects. The position is highly cross-functional and visible within the Research & Development, Commercial, and Operations teams and across the entire Bio-Techne Diagnostics Division.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Project Management:

• Develops and implements project plans, including cost, scope, schedule, risk, resource, and communications plans.

• Identifies potential programmatic bottlenecks or delays and drives efforts to ensure projects stay on schedule.

• Identifies, communicates, and mitigates project risks.

• Guides the team in appropriate decision-making through analyzing options and reviewing implications with the team; make decisions pertinent to the project as needed.

• Monitor and ensure compliance with product development processes and procedures

Communications and Reviews:

• Be responsible for team and cross-functional communications (written and oral).

• Act as liaison between the project team and the leadership team as required.

• Define and track key project metrics; coordinate and guide project phase reviews.

• Elevate critical business decisions to the appropriate leadership team members.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with functional leaders to drive success of projects and teams.

Team Management:

• Directs cross-functional teams to complete development deliverables, milestones, product launches, engineering changes, software releases, and other high priority projects.

• Builds team ownership and commitment to project plans.

• Influence in a complex, matrixed environment, for optimal project outcomes.

Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 3+ years of experience in a program or project management role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate Degree or advanced project management certification

• Demonstrated success with managing projects supporting diagnostic development

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Familiarity with diagnostic development project management

• Working knowledge of ISO, CLIA, CAP, FDA requirements.

• Detail oriented and highly organized.

• Shows high degree of persistence and drive to accomplish goals in a timely manner.

• Ability to determine the resources and support to meet project goals and timelines.

• Proficient in the use of computer and mobile applications and software, including but not limited to Microsoft Suite, Smartsheet, or similar

• Ability to work autonomously to manage and prioritize multiple tasks at one time.

• Professional demeanor

• Self-directed and creative

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partner collaboratively with multiple teams.

• Ability to work cross-functionally with scientific and non-scientific staff in a matrix management environment

• Excellent time management skills (timelines, schedules, task prioritization).

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.

• We invest in our employees' financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.

• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.

• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.

• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.