Engineering Program Manager

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 offer⠀excellent⠀benefits,⠀which⠀include a⠀401K plan,⠀competitive⠀health⠀benefits,⠀flexible⠀vacation,⠀and equity⠀incentives.

We⠀are⠀seeking an⠀experienced⠀technical⠀Engineering⠀Program⠀Manager⠀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.⠀Good⠀business⠀acumen,⠀strong⠀influence⠀skills and⠀a⠀collaborative⠀leadership⠀mindset⠀are⠀essential⠀attributes.

• 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⠀process.

Education and Experience:

• BS in⠀engineering⠀or science⠀discipline⠀with 7+⠀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 plus.

Base⠀Compensation⠀Pay Range:⠀$119,000 -⠀$156,000