NPD Project Manager - Chromatography Solutions

Phenomenex; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Phenomenex, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end NPD and value engineering initiatives within the R&D team in Torrance, CA. You will coordinate cross-functional groups, manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality while ensuring QMS compliance in a fast-paced, on-site role.

You will partner with R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver programs on time, with clear status updates to senior leadership and an emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
• 3+ years of project management experience, including at least one product development program delivered to launch (or equivalent lifecycle release).
• Regulated/design control experience in a regulated development/manufacturing environment (ISO-based QMS).

Responsibilities

• Lead cross‑functional teams to deliver NPD and value engineering programs from concept through launch, meeting scope, schedule, budget, and QMS requirements.
• Drive stage-gate / tollgate execution by defining clear deliverables, ensuring decision readiness, and documenting outcomes.
• Build and run the integrated project plan (schedule, critical path, resources, dependencies), proactively managing risks/issues with countermeasures to protect on‑time delivery.
• Establish project governance & stakeholder alignment (cadence, action tracking, decision logs, comms), including coordination of external vendors/partners as needed.
• Own performance reporting & continuous improvement (RAG, milestones, cost/capex forecasts, escalations), applying DBS/structured problem-solving and ensuring design control/compliant documentation.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Risk management

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in life science/chemistry/chemical engineering

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft 365

Job description

Phenomenex, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end NPD and value engineering initiatives within the R&D team in Torrance, CA. You will coordinate cross-functional groups, manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality while ensuring QMS compliance in a fast-paced, on-site role.

You will partner with R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver programs on time, with clear status updates to senior leadership and an emphasis on