Genomics Tech Project Manager - Cross-Functional Delivery

Illumina; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumina, a leader in genomic technology, is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive the execution of cross-functional projects across sustaining engineering, lifecycle management, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations within Instrument Operations.

You will plan, coordinate, and monitor plans, budgets, risks, and milestones, partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams, and communicate progress to leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience leading technical, engineering, operational, manufacturing, or product-related projects.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, including project planning, schedule management, risk management, and status reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize information from multiple sources into actionable recommendations.
• Effective written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and maintain attention to detail in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive cross-functional technical projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource forecasts, budgets, risk registers, and mitigation plans.
• Facilitate project meetings, technical reviews, engineering reviews, and stakeholder updates.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, service, regulatory, and other functional teams.
• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, budget, quality, and success criteria.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and drive timely resolution and escalation when needed.
• Support engineering change orders (ECOs), product lifecycle management activities, sustaining engineering initiatives, new product introductions (NPI), cost reduction efforts, supply continuity programs, and end-of-life initiatives.
• Track and communicate milestones, decisions, action items, and project status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Maintain project documentation in accordance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.
• Develop dashboards, metrics, and portfolio reporting to support governance and data-driven decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement to strengthen project delivery, operational efficiency, business processes, and product quality.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Operations, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Planisware

Smartsheet

Asana

Job description

Illumina, a leader in genomic technology, is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive the execution of cross-functional projects across sustaining engineering, lifecycle management, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations within Instrument Operations.

You will plan, coordinate, and monitor plans, budgets, risks, and milestones, partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams, and communicate progress to leadership in a fast-paced environment.