Hybrid Project Manager - Biotech Scale-Up Leader

SecureBio, LLC; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Relocation assistance

Commuter benefits

Referral bonus

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

SecureBio Detection is seeking a Project Manager to drive execution of its largest program to date, reporting to the Head of Partnerships. You will manage end-to-end program delivery across lab, partnerships, and computational work, building a practical workplan and deployment plan that scales the initiative.

You will forecast intake, capacity, and buffers, conduct weekly team check-ins, and create a simple tracking system to inform leadership and funders of progress and risks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project or programme management in a technically oriented environment.
• Track record of running programmes involving scientific and operational teams.
• Experience with grants or contracts: tracking budgets, deliverables, and reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the workplan and deployment plan for the program’s scale-up across partnerships, lab, and computational activities.
• Forecast incoming samples, lab capacity, and computational readiness, with buffers to prevent slip-ups.
• Hold weekly check-ins with each team to translate what’s happening into a clear status picture.
• Spot problems early and flag them before delays occur at handoffs between lab and computation.
• Set up and maintain program tracking systems and reporting cadences from scratch.
• Take on a smaller second project to gain familiarity with SecureBio Detection’s operations.
• Own compliance and reporting: quarterly funder reports and tracking deliverables against grants.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Grant/contract management

Stakeholder communication

Education

PMP certification

Degree in business or life sciences

Job description

SecureBio Detection is seeking a Project Manager to drive execution of its largest program to date, reporting to the Head of Partnerships. You will manage end-to-end program delivery across lab, partnerships, and computational work, building a practical workplan and deployment plan that scales the initiative.

You will forecast intake, capacity, and buffers, conduct weekly team check-ins, and create a simple tracking system to inform leadership and funders of progress and risks.