Associate Director, Program Management - Element Biosciences
Company: Element Biosciences
Location: San Diego
Posted on: October 24, 2024
Job Description:
At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to
empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility
to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a
highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can
learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging
environment. We are committed to scientific integrity,
collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.We are seeking an
experienced technical Associate Director, Program Management for
the development and commercialization of advanced DNA sequencing
instruments. This cross-functional leader will drive initiation,
planning, execution, control and closure of key programs while
evolving our product development process management tools and best
practices. They will interact widely with internal functions and
external stakeholders including Research and Development,
Operations, Commercial and Finance to provide clear direction and
achieve program goals. Successful candidates will have relevant
previous experience in program management for complex scientific
instruments. This role will be an in-person, San Diego based role
and will report to our VP, Portfolio Management.If you possess the
following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to
explore this role.Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute development programs spanning the product
lifecycle from concept to commercialization
- Ensure program charter and product requirements are clear,
grounded in customer needs and aligned with strategic business
objectives
- Build and execute integrated project plans synthesizing work
breakdown structure, timeline, resource loading, budget and risk
management
- Create and manage a comprehensive program schedule that
includes deliverables, milestones, dependencies and contingency
plans
- Assemble and lead project teams while deploying effective
project management practices
- Lead programs through a dynamic phase gate process ensuring
that decisions are informed by a balanced and transparent
representation of the relevant program data
- Provide ongoing assessment of progress toward meeting
performance, quality, timeline and cost targets
- Apply decision analysis tools to analyze changing
circumstances, offering pragmatic recommendations for adapting to
and overcoming challenges
- Mentor program team staff and contribute to performance
reviews
- Establish technical project management best practices and drive
implementation of those methodologies across the company to improve
the product development processEducation and Experience:
- BS in Engineering or Life Science discipline with 9+ years of
relevant experience in complex scientific instrument product
development (life sciences, biotechnology or medical device
industries preferred)
- Proven track record as a technical program manager leading
commercial product development in a multidisciplinary
environment
- Ability to hold team members accountable for deliverables while
maintaining strong, constructive interpersonal relationships with
diverse stakeholders
- Track record of successfully collaborating with other program
teams, external partners and executives
- Strong motivational, analytical, delegation and problem-solving
skills
- Proactive decision maker who understands how to assess and
mitigate risk
- Ability to lead effectively in a fast-paced and
interdisciplinary technical environment
- Proficient with project management tools and software (eg: MS
Project, LucidChart, JIRA)
- Experience in molecular diagnostics or genomic product
development preferred
- Experience with commercialization of clinical diagnostic or
similar regulated products is beneficial
- Experience in high-growth start-up companies is a plusPhysical
Requirements:
- Frequently moves boxes weighing up to 20 pounds.Location:
- San DiegoTravel:
- List amount of travel required or anticipated, if any.Job Type:
- Full-time, ExemptBase Compensation Pay Range:
- $167,000 - $197,000In addition to base compensation noted
above, you will be eligible for stock options, discretionary annual
bonus, no cost health insurance plans, 401k with company match, and
flexible paid time off.Please note: Base compensation will depend
on multiple factors, including geographic location, qualifications,
and experience.We foster an environment such that all people are
afforded the freedom to pursue their passions without regard to
race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including
pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age,
disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected
by law.
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